http://www.randyfranklin.com Tue, 18 Oct 2005 05:25:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I knew things were going to be brutal when before the race had even begun I was questioning my motives for putting myself through the agony of these types of races. Usually I save this sort of faithlessness for the later hours of a race, after a tire ... http://www.randyfranklin.com/2005/10/17/big-blue-tahoe-24hr-race-october-2005/ Finally got a few pics of Lover’s Leap rock climbing… Russo climbing at Lover’s Leap. Russo relaxing at the belay station. Ritwik and I at the top of the climb. The view from the top of the climb. http://www.randyfranklin.com/2005/09/30/lovers-leap-climbing-pics/ This weekend I joined Ritwik and his cousin Russo for some nice rock climbing at Lover’s Leap. Lover’s Leap is located just a few miles west of the Lake on Highway 50. We got a late start on Saturday but we were able to get in a nice ... http://www.randyfranklin.com/2005/09/20/south-lake-adventures/ Been awhile since an update…. The 12/24 hike went well. Keith, Raquel, and I hiked 20 miles in around 7 hours and then I bid them farewell at Brockway Summit as I hiked an extra 30 miles solo. I ended up doing 50 miles in 19hrs 15minutes - as ... http://www.randyfranklin.com/2005/08/20/updates/ Off to the 12/24 Training Hike tonight - updates on Monday! Here’s the gear list if you’re interested: - Backpack (mine will be roughly 1892 cubic inches) - Headlamp with enough batteries to last 12 hours - Water purification (either water tablets or pump-based purifier) - Sunscreen - Bug spray ... http://www.randyfranklin.com/2005/08/12/1224-hike/ The past weekend was busy, fun, and interesting just like I said it was. Friday morning by some grace or miracle I was able to get up at 5am to meet Aaron up at Tahoe for a nice 29mile mountain bike ride on the Flume/Red Flume trails. The Flume ... http://www.randyfranklin.com/2005/08/09/the-past-weekend/ Man, my run last night was sluggish! I don’t know if it’s the heat or just my lack of conistent running lately but I felt like an elephant trying to cram itself into a paper towel tube. Gotta keep on the run or else I’m going to bomb that ... http://www.randyfranklin.com/2005/08/04/the-sluggish-run/ Keith, Raquel, and I met up for a quick 9 mile mountain bike ride after work yesterday in Keystone Canyon. I forgot to start recording the training session on my Forefunner until we had biked into the canyon a bit so it looks like we only did 8.58 miles. ... http://www.randyfranklin.com/2005/08/03/biking-after-work/ I had a nice time up at Tahoe this weekend meeting up with the Norcamba folks (http://www.norcamba.org) for some trail work on the Tahoe Rim Trail and then a couple of rides on Saturday and Sunday. The trailwork on Saturday turned out not to be the excruciating work I ... http://www.randyfranklin.com/2005/08/01/tahoe-weekend/ SVS #2. - 7/9/2005 Brandon’s report: here. After poring over maps and gear the Friday night before the race my racing partner Brandon and I arrived at the start of the race refreshed and ready to race. This was my first race with Brandon and I feel our goals and ... http://www.randyfranklin.com/2005/07/12/shooting-star-adventures-svs2/