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Steve

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Adventurer and Photographer
Location
Alaska
Interests
Mountaineering skiing biking running hiking kayaking and other human powered activities.
This space is about mountaineering, hence the VERTICAL HORIZONS. It is also about my outdoor sports, recreation and athletic endeavor that supports fitness. This newer add on to this space is the NEW HORIZONS part.

This story will start with a collection of my mountain experiences which began when I was 14 years old, and will continue into real time as my adventures continue.
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Evelynwrote:
Hope you have a great one!
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Aug. 22
Anitawrote:
OMG -- wonderful video and mountain shots!  I'll stick to living vicariously through your work.  The one and only time I attempted to get a good shot of a mountain top (Mt. Baker from the San Juan Islands in Washington), I stepped off into a hole and tumbled a good 20 feet to a ledge below.  Disappointed  Got the picture, but a photographer I'm not.  Thank goodness I didn't break my neck!
 
Love,
Anita
July 21
Linda Burnettwrote:
Good video. Is this a recent trip??? Looks like fun, but a little scary since I am not into heights much. Also, looks like a bit of work. You are a busy guy. Thanks for the cool pics.
July 12
Katsumi (Kutch) Imayoshiwrote:
Famtastic, awesome, most interesting, nature at its best.
 
Kutch
Apr. 18
JaeEllewrote:
Have an awesome week-end,  Steve.
Mar. 7
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Peak 9400, Chugach Mountains, Alaska  
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July 24

Before

Circa 1981 somewhere near Mentasta Alaska at a house we were staying at for the summer construction season.
Wishing I was in Yosemite Valley at the time,
I was doing some rather difficult moves to get up onto the porch platform you can see the shadow of.
Of course I didn't have far to fall in this case.
The only rule is once your body leaves the ground it can't touch it again till you're up.
Nowdays I am pretty happy going up the regular (or as climbers say, tourist) route.
Porch Mantle
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June 13

June Race and Training Log

Run For The Waves 5K, at the Alaska Ocean Festival

IMGP4191 Run For The Waves 5K

My time, a personal best and first 5K in less than 30 minutes!

IMGP4193

Next Race June 14...tomorrow

 

June 09 Workout Log
Dist Reps/Splits
Date Activity K Where or Laps Times Notes
2 Run HS-Elmore Ball Field & rtn 36:44:00 walked for a bit several times
3
4 Run 5 Tack 3 miles 34:42:00
5
6 Run 5 Run For The Waves 28:39.9 First 5K under 30!
7 Hike 5 Wolverine Mtn. Trail 300 ft ascent, 3.3mph
8 Bike 8
9 Run 3 Track 10:18 1 mile
1 lap cool down
10:43 1 mile
1 lap cool down
10
11 Run 3 Elmore path 10:06 1 mile
walk .25 mile
9:51 1 mile
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April 16

April and May Race Schedule and Training Logs

Saturday April 18, Road Bike Time Trial, 10 Miles, done
33:13 at 18mph overall pace, 18 of 20 in the Master Men category. these guys are blood and guts!
Started too fast and pursued better bikers too hard,
the last 2 miles was tough not to drop down a gear, live and learn once again!
Still my best time this year for 10 miles.
 

Moose Run Time Trial Photo by Andy Romang of Anchorage

Saturday April 25, 5k Heart Run, done!
Run time: 34:22, 11:27 pace, 5.2mph, best yet! 
IMGP3277 Heart Run
Sunday April 26, Seward Highway 35k Bike Time Trial, did not enter.
April Workout Log
Dist Reps/Splits
Date Activity K Where or Laps Times Notes
1 ski 2.5 Besh 1 sticky snow with volcano ash, last ski!!
2
3
4
5 hike Turnagain 1+hrs
6 Bike 16.1 Swd Hwy 41:44:00 14.6mph mov ave 19mph max,   old mtn bike w/85psi tires
7
8
9 Run 5 Neighhborhood streets 42:09 overall total ascent 261
walked 1.5-2.0,
4.4mph mov ave
10
11 Hike 1 Turnagain Trail by Windy Corner 48 minutes steep trail with some ice & snow      .8 miles           1.9mph mov ave          290 ft ascent                 
12 Run 5 Old Seward Hwy along Potter 38:15:00 3.1 miles                 4.8mph mov ave            100 ft ascent
13
14 Road Bike 16 Seward Hwy Potter to Beluga and rtn 34:57:00 17mph overall ave,      18- out 20+ in   first ride on the old racing bike
15
16 Road Bike 26 Seward Hwy.,        Potter South 8 miles & rtn 53:00:00 16 miles, first time using aerobars, quite nice a little squirrelly,   18.1mph overall, about 16-17 out, 20+ back
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18 Road Bike 12.9 8 mile pre race warm up
Time Trial 16.1 Fort Rich shooting range to Arctic Valley Road driving range and rtn 33:13:00 10 mile Time Trial, started out too fast and pursued faster rider too hard, was tough the last 2 miles to hold a pace, glad it's done!    18mph overall pace
19 Run 5 Old Seward Hwy along Potter 38:52:00 3.1 miles                 4.7mph mov ave            100 ft ascent
20 Bike 40 Seward Hwy.   Potter South to Indian Creek and rtn 1:34:00 25 mile out and back, tough head wind after the turn around for a few miles,               16mph overall pace
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23 Run 5 Elmore-Abbott Paved Path 39:23:00 126 feet ascent, 4.7mph move ave
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25 Run 5 Heart Run 34:22.6 Mat to Mat (actual run time)
947 of 1238 mat to mat
11:27 pace, 5.2mph
26 Hike 4 Abbott Trail head to Campbell Creek 2.6mph, stiil a lot of snow and mud and had to bushwack a couple places around ponds
27 Hike 2.5 Woranzof Coastal Trail 1.5 miles at lunch
Bike 25 Seward Hwy Potter 5 8mi and rtn 57:20:00 16 miles moderate pace with some speed intervals on aero bars 16.74mph
28 Run 5 Waronzof S out and back 37:30:00 3.1 miles, 179 feet ascent, slow on uphills! 
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30 Hike Coast Trail 1 mile at lunch, 3.7mph
Run/Walk 3 Potter Old Rd 11:10 1 mile run, walked back, felt too tight
May Workout Log
Dist Reps/Splits
Date Activity K Where or Laps Times Notes
2 Hike 5 Jodpur track to Lekisch along bluff 2.7 mph move ave 720 feet total ascent
3
4 Run 5 Potter Old Rd 35:49:00 3.1 miles, 5.2mph
5
6
7 Bike 16 Potter to Beluga and return 22:50                   12:00 5 miles out, 13.1, mph                           5 miles return, 25mph
8
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10 Run 5 Potter Old Rd 37:10:00
11 Bike 17 Abbott Elmore & rtn 44:00:00 10.6 miles with hills
12 Bike 32 Seward Hwy Potter 10mi and rtn 1:12:00 20 miles, 10 out and 10 back, was cruisin out, headwind back but geared down and kept going, wind relented the last 2 miles and was able to put on a good burn to complete, nice! 18mph ave 
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16 Run 5 Bear Valley Challenge approx. 42 minutes 409 foot vertical ascent, some steep muddy single track trail
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18 Run 5 Round the block 42:10:00 Hills!
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21 Run 3 Elmore Path 1 mile 10:05 6mph
22 1 mile 11:15
23 Bike 32 Potter 10 mi S & Rtn 10 mi 41:10:00 14.6mph out
10 mi 26:19:00 22:8mph rtn
1:07:29 17.9mph ave
24 Hike 3 Ridge above Bear Valley with Courtney 1.5 hours up and back, approx. 1,000ft climb
25 Run 3 Elmore Paved Path 9:43 First Mile, walked some after
26 9:50 Second Mile
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29 Run 3 High School Track 2 miles 21:27 2 miles, 5.6mph ave
30 Run 3 Track 2 miles 21:54 really windy
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March 11

Workout Log, Feb-March 09

Feb. 09 Workout Log
    Dist   Reps    
Date Activity K Where or Laps Times Notes
16 ski 5 Gas Line 5    
17 ski 3.5 Besh 1    
      Gas Line 1    
18 ski 2.5 Besh 1    
19 ski 2.5 Besh 1    
20 ski 5 Besh 2   getting easier!
21 RW 5 dome 4 14:43 2 stops
        4 14:10  
        4 18:55 walk
22 ski 2.5 Besh 1   hard trail, sticky
23 ski 5 Besh 2    
24 ski 7 Gas Line 2    
      Besh 2    
25 ski 5 Besh 2    
26 ski 5 Besh 2    
27 ski 7.5 Besh 3    
28 RW 5.6 dome 4 14:56  
        4 15:45  
        4 16:15  
        2   walk cool down
March 09 Workout Log
    Dist   Reps/Splits    
Date Activity K Where or Laps Times Notes
1 ski 2.5 Besh 1   soft new snow, dreadfull
2 walk   dome   1:14:00 could not run
3 ski 3 Gas Line 3    
4 WR 5 dome 2 6:15:00 only timed running laps
        4 12:56  
        1 3:00  
5 ski 7.5 Besh 3   groomed and fast, nice morning workout
6 snow 1 driveway     scooped and shovelled 2 inches
  ski 6 Besh 2   nice skiing, fair glide good edging
      Gasline 1    
7 ski 10 Besh 4   hard at the end but my form is getting better on hills
8 ski 5 Besh 2   nice enough, a little cold for CH8
9 walk 5 dome 12   walk with Courtney
10            
11 ski 5 Besh 2   First 5K continuous! Nice and smooth.
    2.5 Besh 1 11:51 afternoon ski for time, moderate pace
12 ski 16.2 Coastal Trail, Westchester-5mi. South and return 1 1:30:00 half speed, good trail, pretty hard, stopped several times just to breath, some finger numbness from polling but normal stuff
13 snow 1 driveway     about 1 inch
  hike 3 Falls Creek Area     Photographing Dall Sheep on the mountainside
14 WR 5 dome 2   walk/stretch
        4 12:45  
        2   walk
        2 7:02  
        2   walk cool down
  ski 12 Coastal Trail, Waronzof to 6.5mi 1 0:58:00 stopped and rested approx. 4 min total, had to dig to get through this one, felt great
15 Hike   Falls Creek Trail   0:50:00 Steep Trail hill climb, 30 min up 20 down
16            
17
18 WR 5 dome 2 walk
2 6:26 left calf tightened up
2 walk
4 15:45
2 walk
19 ski 5 2.5 11:34
5 23:06 I was surprised at the conistency, must be settling into a pace!
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21 ski 6 Besh 2.5 10:40
5 21:00 personal best 5k
Gasline 1 na
22 snow 2 driveway scooped and shovelled 5 inches
23 hike 1.7mi Turnagain Trail like walking in sand sorta
24
25 WR 5 dome 4 13:55
1
4 12:50 rt calf tightened but held up
3 walk cool down
26
27 WR 6.5 dome WR2
4 12:51
W2
4 12:29
W4
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29 run 6.5 dome WR2 warm up
12 44:00:00 first 5k continuous run
W2 cool down
30 snow 2 driveway scooped and shovelled 4 inches
31 WR 5 dome WR2 warm up
4 14:05
W1
4 14:27
W1 cool down
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March 01

New Beginnings

I am revising my Vertical Horizon Space to include what I call New Horizons, in order to log and blog about training and athletic endeavor. I still want to do blogs on some of my past climbs, but I want to concentrate forward as much as possible, which has kept me away from this site for some time. I have enjoyed and admired my friends on spaces who have shared their running and biking, and although this is a little scary, I will try to do the same here.

After a winter fraught with cold weather and intermittent high winds it has been a wonderful 20 something degrees and relatively light winds since mid February. I got back on my skis and have managed to work out every day since, augmenting the ski program with a couple indoor run/walks. So far I have logged 50K on my skis, not bad for the first couple weeks and a cold start, and 10K in two sessions of run/walk. Anchorage has some 150K of groomed trails, many are lighted, and the only indoor 400 meter track in North America at the Alaska Dome. It sure is nice to run where it’s warm! I am adding running to hopefully have another activity to carry on through the summer and add to my cross training choices.

It's good to have the first two weeks behind me!IMGP2389 ac Back On the Boards!

 

The skiing I do incorporates the skate ski technique, I used to classic ski also but have pretty much given that up. I began skate skiing in 1997 and have competed in several 20K and 25K races. Because of my late start this year my choices for races are limited to one or more of a few events at the end of March and into April.

For the first couple weeks I limited my efforts to short 2.5-7.5K skis, and last week my overall goal was 30K which I made. My goal this week is to extend the individual distance to 10K and log in 40K for the week. I will be working on skiing faster and more steady. I want to do another run sometime this week also.

 Longer term goals include a possible ski race this month or next, if I am sufficiently satisfied with my results. If my running works out I will be looking for a 5K this month or next. I will set specific event goals when I have enough confidence in my progress.

I have kept detailed logs of my skiing since almost day 1, and have a chart that shows the distances on a cumulative scaled graph.

Steve's Ski Log Feb 09

The little yellow line way at the bottom at the end of February is this year so far. Hopefully this year’s line will cross a few from the past, and that is a realistic goal if the weather cooperates.

My past ski race results are presented here just to be completely open and accountable.

 

2002      Tour of Anchorage 25K

Time: 1:44:59.2 

Place 15 of 56 25K Freestyle Male 44-49

Overall 109 of  287 Male

 

2000      Tour of Anchorage 25K

Time: 1:55:25.3

Place 28 of 43 25K Freestyle Male 40-44

Overall 188 of 270 Male

 

2000  Sonot KKaazoot 20K (Fairbanks)

            Time: 1:11:01.1

            Place 5 of 10 Male 40-44

            Overall 33 of 158

 

1998   Tour of Anchoage

Time: 1:40:49.4

Place 8th for 25K Freestyle Male 40-44

Overall 66 (I don’t have full stats for this far back)

 

I could say a lot about each one of these races, it’s amazing to me the detail I remember. But that’s history now and I want to look forward as much as possible.

Ok that’s about it for now, I got some distance to cover so I’m outta here!

 

IMGP2382 See Ya!

Happy Trails!

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