Recent content by David Metsky

You're going faster than everyone who is on the couch.

If the law had been in place when the Games were awarded, Sochi would never have gotten the bid.

3-4 months prep is the generally recommended time; there are plenty of marathon prep plans online. My longest run was 22 which I did three weeks before the marathon, plus a few 18 milers along the way. Your weekends consist of preparing to run, running, and recovering from runs.

We spent a week in Arlberg this year, quite amazing although it's a bit expensive. Lots of amazing off piste, bring avy gear and the world is your oyster.

The report was from this morning. If you want to confirm, call the Ravine Lodge at (603) 764-5858.

If you want to go tough there are plenty of races beyond marathon length that put any marathon to shame. Some of the 100 milers have 20,000+ elevation gain, or there's Badwater which starts at the lowest point in Death Valley and ends partway up Mt Whitney (135 miles away). For road marathons...

I saw a report on VFTT that Gorge Brook is closed due to a section of the trail being wiped out by recent rains. The Snapper trail up and down would be the easiest route, but if you are willing to add 2 miles to the journey you can do a loop with the Asquam Ridge trail that is a gentle (but...

It was muddy, knee-deep in places, but I finished. :)

- Be in good shape for the week in Banff we have scheduled - Lots more backcountry this year, hit some trails and stashes I haven't been to in a while - Hit Saddleback for a long weekend - Call in sick on a powder day

Baxter is fantastic, but requires some advanced planning to get lodging in the park. Travel within the park is slow and if you are staying outside the park you can easily get shut out of certain trails (parking lot is full and no more cars are allowed) if you aren't in line at the gate at 5:00...

A lot of folks use stabilizing software - I use the software built into Youtube. I haven't found that I can do much to affect the image by changing how I hold my neck/head; I'm too busy skiing.

Are you from New England? If so, then yes. If you're from away, probably not. :)

Only if Rondeau stole thousands of dollars worth of goods from disabled folks.

If you need to ask, this is not the pasttime for you. :)

It's fully documented - http://adamiata.blogspot.com/2013/03/winter-hut-traverse-in-day-0392013.html Adam is a monster ultra athlete. He's held the summer Pemi loop record at times, and had done near record times for a Presie Traverse, the summer Hut Traverse, and the 48.