https://gregsalvesen.com/race-history/upcoming/2024-02-27T19:35:44+00:00weekly0.6https://gregsalvesen.com/race-history/previous/2024-02-27T19:33:41+00:00weekly0.6https://gregsalvesen.com/sponsors/https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/body-image-for-greg-10-5-18.pngBody Image for Greg - 10.5.18https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/bodyglide_mountain.jpgBodyGlide_mountainRan up Mauna Kea (13,796') in Hawaii after the HURT 100 miler. (Photo credit: Cassie Scallon)https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/bodyglide_beach.jpgBodyGlide_beachThen caught the sunset at a green sand beach (0'...duh) near the southernmost part of the U.S. (Photo credit: Cassie Scallon)https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bodyglide.pngbodyglidehttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bodyglide_logo.jpgbodyglide_logo2018-10-15T20:47:56+00:00weekly0.6https://gregsalvesen.com/2018/06/17/551-miles-in-fewer-words/https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/hatsandwich1.jpgHatSandwichhttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/philcircle.pngPhilCircleI could have almost left Santa Barbara behind and run back to Colorado!https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/watercrossing.jpgWaterCrossinghttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/treeduck.jpgTreeDuckhttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/treedown.jpgTreeDownhttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/goshendam.jpgGoshenDamhttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/pond.jpgPondhttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/finishwatch.jpgFinishWatchhttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/pinkflower.jpgPinkFlowerThe trail has hidden secrets, like this lone lady slipper...https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/orangesalamandar.jpgOrangeSalamandar2018-06-17T05:37:38+00:00monthlyhttps://gregsalvesen.com/2017/09/08/old-people-need-role-models-too/https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dan_baglione.jpgDan_BaglioneDan Baglione sneaking in mile 101 at the last second of A Race For The Ages (2015) the day before his 85^th birthday. (Photo credit: John Price)2017-09-08T22:53:31+00:00monthlyhttps://gregsalvesen.com/2017/07/21/nothing-is-written-at-hardrock/https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/start.jpgstartOff to the races!https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/greg_standing.jpggreg_standingI'm going to give that no good mountain a piece of my mind! It's standing right behind me isn't it?https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/greg_krogers.jpggreg_krogersI can smell the pierogis!https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/greg_climb.jpggreg_climbhttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/greg_cassie_squint.jpggreg_cassie_squinthttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/greg_big_sky.jpggreg_big_skyhttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/greg_above.jpggreg_abovehttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/finish.jpgfinishCelebrating the start of the Hardrock PTSD.https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cave.jpgcaveToo tired to come up with a caveman joke.https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/beyonce.jpgbeyonceJon and Beyonce brought me out of Telluride.2017-07-21T20:00:37+00:00monthlyhttps://gregsalvesen.com/about/https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/greg_boulder24.jpggreg_boulder24Photo credit: <a href="http://jilawww.colorado.edu/~pja/">Phil Armitage</a>2017-06-08T18:33:56+00:00weekly0.6https://gregsalvesen.com/2017/06/06/the-ultrarunning-infinite-loop/https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/greg_dad_finish1.jpgGreg_Dad_finishhttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/wise_monkeys.jpgwise_monkeys"Six-day racing is a where it's at." – The Three Wise Monkeyshttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/greg_yellow_shorts.jpgGreg_yellow_shortsTrail running rain shorts by Derelicte.https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/greg_wet_smile.jpgGreg_wet_smileShirley checking out the strip tease.https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/greg_wet_night.jpgGreg_wet_nightCold, wet, and upbeat...?https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/greg_thumbs_up.jpgGreg_thumbs_upLet the post-100 miler feast begin!https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/greg_sock_inside.jpgGreg_sock_insideFixing my feet. It's a fetish.https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/greg_pass_the_torch.jpgGreg_pass_the_torchMy dad passing the (head) torch.https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/greg_pack.jpgGreg_packAccessorizing...what to wear?https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/greg_leaving.jpgGreg_leavingSoggy sandwich sans sunshine.2017-06-06T18:26:35+00:00monthlyhttps://gregsalvesen.com/2016/06/13/comrades-marathon-the-long-walk/https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/comrades_finish_greg.pngComrades_Finish_Greghttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/comrades_greg.pngComrades_GregDon't let the smile fool you. I think my face just does that. Blinded by the white...I'll try to work on my tan this summer.https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/william_sichel.jpegWilliam_SichelI met multi-day specialist, William Sichel!https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/comrades_postrace.jpgComrades_postracePost-race finish photo. We made it!2016-06-13T00:24:33+00:00monthlyhttps://gregsalvesen.com/friends/https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/boulder_banditos_logo.jpgboulder_banditos_logohttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/rmr_logo_round_green1-300x300.pngRMR_LOGO_ROUND_GREEN1-300x3002016-03-10T06:13:43+00:00weekly0.6https://gregsalvesen.com/2016/03/10/i-did-a-marathon-so-im-a-real-runner-now/https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/woodlands_finish_gregcassie.pngWoodlands_finish_GregCassieCassie had no trouble. I laid down in the dirt for awhile after the race, wanting to die.https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/woodlands_finish.pngWoodlands_finishHating everything right here. Just imagine how much worse it would have been without the gaiters.https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/woodlands_prerace.jpgWoodlands_preraceLet the misery begin! My aunt, Karen, ran the 5K, while my brother, Jeff, and cousin, Erica, ran the 1/2 marathon. Although Erica demolished him, Jeff impressed us all with his hungover performance.2016-03-10T05:40:13+00:00monthlyhttps://gregsalvesen.com/2015/12/27/running-100-miles-each-month-for-a-year/https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/triple_bypass_greg_matt.jpgtriple_bypass_greg_mattTriple Bypass bike ride. When drinking beers with Matt Malloy, I can always count on him to sign up for something dumb way far off in the future.https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/bighorn_start.jpgbighorn_startBighorn 100 start. Maybe I should get a camera.https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/badass_green1.jpgbadass_greenFinally met up with Ryan Smith and Nick Pedatella on top of Green Mountain with loads of pacers -- Emily Royal, Mike Randall, Jon Davis, Eric Lee.https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hurt_almost_done1.jpghurt_almost_doneHeading out of the last aid station with machine gun blasting!https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hurt_finish1.jpghurt_finishFinish!https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/buckle_pic.jpgbuckle_pichttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/eat_and_run.jpgeat_and_runEating a banana with jazz hands.https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/more_eating.jpgmore_eatinghttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/startline_rmr.jpgstartline_RMRReady to go do something stupid.https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/startline_shoe_tie.jpgstartline_shoe_tie2015-12-27T05:21:24+00:00monthlyhttps://gregsalvesen.com/2015/11/01/allez-les-templiers/https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/pre_templiers.jpgpre_templiersThe roadie running with the rockstars in a pre-race "shake out," though I found the pace to be a little brisk!https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/templiers_finish.jpgTempliers_finishBusting out my Blue Steel pose at the finish line.2015-11-01T19:56:42+00:00monthlyhttps://gregsalvesen.com/2015/08/24/squashed-at-squamish/https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/squamish_start.jpgsquamish_startLoitering at the start line. Don't let the smiles fool you. One of us is going down!2015-08-24T23:24:26+00:00monthlyhttps://gregsalvesen.com/2015/07/18/my-hardrock-100-graduation/https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/silke_koester_9.jpgsilke_koester_9Done! Sandwiched between my two beautiful pacers and crew extraordinaire. (Photo credit: Silke Koester)https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/silke_koester_8.jpgsilke_koester_8Telling Cassie that this is about to be the slowest 50k of her entire life and she's going to love me anyways, so there! (Photo credit: Silke Koester)https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/silke_koester_7.jpgsilke_koester_7To hell I rode (Telluride) with Thor some time after his frank pep talk that turned my race around. (Photo credit: Silke Koester)https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/silke_koester_6.jpgsilke_koester_6https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/silke_koester_5.jpgsilke_koester_5Jon taking good care of me. "Somebody bring me his goddamn venti non-fat sugar-free mocha frappa lappa ding dong! Come on!" (Photo credit: Silke Koester)https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/silke_koester_4.jpgsilke_koester_4https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/silke_koester_3.jpgsilke_koester_3People say it's easy to get lost at Hardrock. Not so! If you see a mountain, go up it. Easy as pie. (Photo credit: Silke Koester)https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/silke_koester_2.jpgsilke_koester_2https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/silke_koester_1.jpgsilke_koester_1Getting my feet wet. One of the only things that turn me into the Hulk. (Photo credit: Silke Koester)https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/philip_snyder.jpgphilip_snyder2015-07-18T22:13:03+00:00monthlyhttps://gregsalvesen.com/race-history/100-milers/https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/profiles5.pngprofileshttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/profiles4.pngprofiles2015-07-13T17:17:58+00:00weekly0.6https://gregsalvesen.com/2015/06/26/infinitus-888-km-i-found-my-thrill-on-blueberry-hill/https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/birdseye.jpgbirdseyeBird's-eye view of the Blueberry Hill race venue. Can you spot the RV?https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/551milesusa.jpg551milesUSA551 mile radius centered on Boulder, Colorado. I'd like to think I'd keep running to avoid being stuck in Missouri. (Credit: Phil Armitage)https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/infinitus_clothes-e1434515089601.jpgInfinitus_ClothesTons of clothes, brand new socks, and shoes a few sizes too large. My parents did laundry for me and other runners at least twice during the race.https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/infinitus_gear-e1434515071179.jpgInfinitus_GearLoads of gear. Yes, I actually went through all of that Body Glide.https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/infinitus_food-e1434515050527.jpgInfinitus_FoodDespite having all this food, my parents still had to make grocery runs and my mom brought a homemade pumpkin pie, which I think I ate in one day.https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/infinitus_clown.jpgInfinitus_clownJordan and the clown, who marked the summit of Mt. Romance.https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/infinitus_888.pngInfinitus_888The Infinitus 888 km elevation profile consisted of 21 figure 8 loops and 71,400 feet of gain, which is the same amount of climbing as summiting Mount Everest 2.5 times starting from sea level. Turns out the course was probably about a score short of 551 miles.https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/infinitus_loop.pngInfinitus_LoopElevation profile for one full figure 8 loop of the Infinitus 888 km course. The top loop was 9.3 miles with 1400 feet of gain and the bottom loop was 16.0 miles with 2000 feet of gain.https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/infinitus_gettingthere.jpgInfinitus_GettingTherehttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/infinitus_momdad.jpgInfinitus_MomDadMy parents spent a combined 16 days (!) of their lives supporting me at Infinitus. Guess I'll have to return the favor when they're old and drooling.2015-06-26T21:09:30+00:00monthlyhttps://gregsalvesen.com/2015/06/03/crewing-algeo-the-ambulator-a-plucky-pedestrian/https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ready2rock1.jpgReady2Rockhttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ready2rock.jpgReady2RockAlgeo the Ambulator ready to rock at the start of his 24 hour debut!2015-06-03T16:34:39+00:00monthlyhttps://gregsalvesen.com/2015/04/06/getting-loopy-at-the-pickled-feet-48-hour/https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sign_pickled-feet.jpgEvery step is a gift? Your anger is a gift!https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/pickled_feet_splits_salvesen.pngpickled_feet_splits_salvesenThe proof is in the pudding. On paper, I thought hitting 200 miles in 48 hours should be very doable. Turns out it's harder than I thought. In many ways, this was like my first 100 miler --- I fell apart and I learned a lot.https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/pic6_pickled.jpgpic6_pickledAll done with some very cool handmade finisher awards (thanks Rachael and Jon!). It felt really nice to not be running anymore.https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/pic5_pickled.jpgpic5_pickledJordan and I sandwiched by our hosts, Ryan and Trina. Over 500 miles between the four of us!https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/pic4_pickled.jpgpic4_pickledFirst lap together as a turn of turtles playing the name game.https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/pic3_pickled.jpgpic3_pickledRocking the clown shoes. As my friend, Ed, says, "It's like running on a baby's bottom."https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/pic2_pickled.jpgpic2_pickledGroundhog day. Not much else to say about endlessly running in circles.https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/pic1_pickled.jpgpic1_pickledCrossing the timing mat and about to beg for some ice, ice baby.2015-04-06T21:18:42+00:00monthlyhttps://gregsalvesen.com/2014/05/12/buffalo-run-100-zion-100/https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/hurt_pbj.jpghurt_pbjhttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/hurt_80m.jpghurt_80Mhttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/hurt_finish.jpghurt_finishhttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/hurt_buckle.jpghurt_bucklehttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/greg_marcy.jpggreg_marcyhttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/marcy_greg.jpgmarcy_greghttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/leadville_marcy.jpgleadville_marcyhttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rocky.jpgrockyhttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rr_erica.jpgrr_ericahttps://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rocky_agegroup-e1392182903443.jpgrocky_agegroup-e13921829034432015-04-06T03:32:20+00:00monthlyhttps://gregsalvesen.com/2014/02/12/hurt-100-rocky-raccoon-100-double/2015-04-06T03:28:51+00:00monthlyhttps://gregsalvesen.com/race-history/https://gregsalvesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/peak200_splits2.pngPeak 200 SplitsThis shows my progress throughout the Peak 200 miler. Like a good and experienced crew, my dad correctly told me I was going too fast every single time I came in toward the beginning of the race. I intentionally slowed down to the point that the first 100 miles felt very easy. After 140 miles and about 41 hours, I took my first and only sleep break of 2.5 hours. I felt fresh after that and continued to plod along conservatively. With the incentive to be done, my final lap was my second fastest of the entire race!2015-02-16T06:39:20+00:00weekly0.6https://gregsalvesen.comdaily1.02024-02-27T19:35:44+00:00