Stories from Active Toby's Adventure Blog
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Kicking the Tires
Active Toby's Adventure Blog &bull Jan 28, 2010
2010 is underway and the last few weeks flew by with all sorts of things happening. I’ll start by recapping this past weekend and then go back and share my adventures during the past month. Enjoy! Last weekend was a blast! My friend and I traveled up to Julian to play in the… Full Story »
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2009 Review - 2010 Preview
Active Toby's Adventure Blog &bull Jan 8, 2010
Happy New Year! Thank you all for joining me in 2009. My year would not have been a success without your support, and I can promise you an exciting 2010 with new challenges, higher peaks, epic runs, beautiful photos, video and, of course, blogs! 2009 Review I crushed my “A” race and had fun doing it.… Full Story »
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Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run: Race Report
Active Toby's Adventure Blog &bull Jul 25, 2009
My goal for the Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run was to unite my family and friends who crewed for me during my attempt at a sub-24 hour finish. If you've been following along, you know that I've been training all season for this event. If you're just joining in, this is my second attempt at the 100-mile distance, having run 24 hours 32 minutes at the 2008 San Diego 100 Mile Endurance Run . The adventure was a total success! Here's how it went down: Never stop exploring your limits! It was raining when my dad, brother and I made… Full Story »
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Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run: Race Report
Active Toby's Adventure Blog &bull Jul 25, 2009
My goal for the Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run was to unite my family and friends who crewed for me during my attempt at a sub-24 hour finish. If you've been following along, you know that I've been training all season for this event. If you're just joining in, this is my second attempt at the 100-mile distance, having run 24 hours 32 minutes at the 2008 San Diego 100 Mile Endurance Run . The adventure was a total success! Here's how it went down: Never stop exploring your limits! It was raining when my dad, brother and I made… Full Story »
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VT100 Race Info
Active Toby's Adventure Blog &bull Jul 17, 2009
This taper week has been super relaxing so I've caught up on all the rest and nutrition I need before throwing down for real this weekend! Cruising on the CT River Tomorrow my crew and I go to Vermont, check… Full Story »
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CA 14ers: Palisades Traverse (Fail #2)
Active Toby's Adventure Blog &bull Jul 8, 2009
The Palisades Traverse is a classic alpine ridge traverse that connects the summits of five of California's fourteen thousand foot peaks. My old climbing partner Gil and I attempted the route in October of 2007 and were snowed out during the night at the base of (what we thought was) Thunderbolt Peak (14,003'). Alpine bouquet Over the holiday weekend, me… Full Story »
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9 Peak Challenge
Active Toby's Adventure Blog &bull Jun 24, 2009
On Friday I drove up to the San Bernardino National Forest to take on the San Bernardino Traverse / 9 Peak Challenge as my final peak training weekend for the Vermont 100 Endurance Run . I checked in at the ranger station, cached a jug of water at the Angelus Oaks trailhead (5,960'), set up camp at the Vivian Creek trailhead (6,080') and prepped my gear. I decided to go with a 2 a.m. start time to try and reach the summit of San Gorgonio for sunrise, so I slept at 7:30… Full Story »
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I'm Freakin Peakin
Active Toby's Adventure Blog &bull Jun 18, 2009
Last week I focused on cross-training to give my hip rest while maintaining fitness leading up to my peak in training. On Friday morning, I went for a 3-mile test run to see if my hip was good to go for the weekend. My hip and legs felt great so I geared up for a big training weekend in Warner Springs and hit the road with my buddy, Austin. We checked into Warner Springs Ranch , then Austin dropped… Full Story »
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The journey IS the destination
Active Toby's Adventure Blog &bull Jun 10, 2009
I ran the San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon while wearing a POV (point-of-view) camera to film the race and somehow managed to run the race in under 4 hours, with a negative split of 10 minutes. This was my first "major marathon," so I… Full Story »
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Two Steps Forward and One Step Back
Active Toby's Adventure Blog &bull May 29, 2009
On Saturday, my buddy Bryan and I met at Daley Ranch , where he took me on a hilly 12-mile loop. We had a solid run and then ate some quality Mexican food in Escondido before I went home. After… Full Story »
