Sierra Nevada Endurance Testing Grounds by John Stamstad, part 2 Sleep deprivation is a pretty fascinating thing. Everywhere I looked, inanimate objects were moving, even the rocks, they just kept shifting around. The big rocks looked like tents, I mean they looked exactly like tents. I would stop and go up to them, usually say, [...]
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John Stamstad Running the John Muir Trail Unsupported
A John Muir Trail Record Attempt by John Stamstad, Part 1 I lay down on a rock in the sun to warm up for a bit and I dozed off. A nice middle aged woman sat down next to me and looked at all my gear. She said, ‘Looks like you have some decisions to [...]
The Hard Man Woman PB & J Sandwich
Thanks to Alex Newport-Berra for his second contribution to DolomiteSport. Alex is a great friend and remains the fastest man I have seen on a bike. He has his own blog which I find to be one of the most creative and fun sites in my list of bookmarks. At the end, we’re throwing out [...]
Nina Silitch US Ski Mountaineering Team Member
I just wanted to say thanks to Dan Patitucci who invited me to write this post for Dolomite Sport. Like Dan & Janine, we too are expat mountain enthusiasts. My husband led me to the Alps 10 years ago and we are still here with a family of two young boys who also share the [...]
Shopping Cart Enlightenment
When I asked Alex Newport-Berra if he would like to contribute a mountain sport post to DolomiteSport, I had absolutely no idea I would get a story about a shopping cart. Coming from Alex I can understand his seeking enlightenment, but through a shopping cart? Well… this is his genius and exactly why I asked [...]
Professional Road Racing Training Tips
Training for a Granfondo? Perhaps the Maratona dles Dolomites Post courtesy of Bruce Hendler at AthletiCamps: High Quality Coaching and Performance Cycling Camps, based in Northern California. Bruce is an old cycling friend of mine with whom I spent many hours pedaling and racing alongside. He has become a legend of cycling wisdom thanks to [...]
