Comments on: THE START OF THE ROCKIES. http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=1842 tony mangan - ultrarunner Tue, 23 Feb 2016 23:27:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ruth & Chet http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=1842#comment-4093 Ruth & Chet Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:20:58 +0000 http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=1842#comment-4093 Go Tony Go! Go Tony Go!

]]> By: Katheryn Cochrane http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=1842#comment-4086 Katheryn Cochrane Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:15:18 +0000 http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=1842#comment-4086 Hey Tony! Just checking in, looks like your well on your way through Colorado! Keep that head up! : ) Katheryn Hey Tony!
Just checking in, looks like your well on your way through Colorado!

Keep that head up! : )

Katheryn

]]> By: theworldjog http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=1842#comment-4085 theworldjog Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:04:16 +0000 http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=1842#comment-4085 Hi Ed! Good luck with your trail run.. Dont hold back..Go for it and dont wait 20 years to live your dream :) Nice and steady is always my best advice. Thanks for the offer of help. I have thought of this but as simple as it seems I just haven't been able to find the time. I have had many offers of help but they never last I am sorry to say. Please feel free to spread the word to clubs and I can deal with any other issues. Please encourage the runners to put a mention on local forums as I have found this to be a great source. Good luck with everything and thanks again, TonyPS I have changed my Colorado route. I will be going from Montrose to Cortez aand not Durango.Today I am making a side trip to my ' spiritual home ' Lake City from Gunnison. I decided against running into Lake City (very disapointed) because the southern road out of town is over Engineers Pass circa 14,200 ft (must be one of the highest mountain passes in the world?) will be closed till mid-June. From Gunnison I will go to Montrose and then to Cortez and onto Arizona.The rest of my route is unchanged.Tony Hi Ed! Good luck with your trail run.. Dont hold back..Go for it and dont wait 20 years to live your dream :) Nice and steady is always my best advice.
Thanks for the offer of help. I have thought of this but as simple as it seems I just haven’t been able to find the time. I have had many offers of help but they never last I am sorry to say. Please feel free to spread the word to clubs and I can deal with any other issues. Please encourage the runners to put a mention on local forums as I have found this to be a great source. Good luck with everything and thanks again, TonyPS I have changed my Colorado route. I will be going from Montrose to Cortez aand not Durango.Today I am making a side trip to my ‘ spiritual home ‘ Lake City from Gunnison. I decided against running into Lake City (very disapointed) because the southern road out of town is over Engineers Pass circa 14,200 ft (must be one of the highest mountain passes in the world?) will be closed till mid-June. From Gunnison I will go to Montrose and then to Cortez and onto Arizona.The rest of my route is unchanged.Tony

]]> By: Ed http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=1842#comment-4084 Ed Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:08:08 +0000 http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=1842#comment-4084 Hi Tony, I've been following your blog since November and am inspired by your feat (and your feet). I too was thinking of spreading word of your run through facebook and have linked to your blog many times. But further to that i was thinking of finding running clubs on your route to let them know you'd be passing through as i'm sure likeminded people would be likely to offer accomodation and assistance en route. In the end i decided I shouldn't interfere because with too much publicity could come more complications, but if you think it would be useful i would be happy to help. I'm attempting my longest trail run to date in two weeks, only 33k with 1800 climb, an easy day for you!! But its my dream to achieve a fraction of what you have. Keep living your dream and stay well! Hi Tony, I’ve been following your blog since November and am inspired by your feat (and your feet). I too was thinking of spreading word of your run through facebook and have linked to your blog many times. But further to that i was thinking of finding running clubs on your route to let them know you’d be passing through as i’m sure likeminded people would be likely to offer accomodation and assistance en route. In the end i decided I shouldn’t interfere because with too much publicity could come more complications, but if you think it would be useful i would be happy to help. I’m attempting my longest trail run to date in two weeks, only 33k with 1800 climb, an easy day for you!! But its my dream to achieve a fraction of what you have. Keep living your dream and stay well!

]]> By: theworldjog http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=1842#comment-4081 theworldjog Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:23:34 +0000 http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=1842#comment-4081 Thanks Stewart. Other than the occasional shortness of breath no problems :) I have been in Colo. for 2 and a half weeks now. My approach was very gradual. A month ago in Nebraska I remember seeing elevation signs for 1,000ft. Closer to the Colo line it was around 2,000. Then 2 weeks ago in the Colo praries it was 4,200 and last week in the Estes Park/Boulder it was 5,500ft. I rose gradually and was surprised then to see a sign stating 8,000. I have run over 4 passes so far. 9,346, 9,993, 10,001, and 11, 312. Gunnison where I am at the moment if I remember correctly is around 8,800.The wind this last two weeks has been fierce and always in my face! As always thanks for your loyal support. Tony. PS I am sorry for the lack of pictures as I am a bit overwhelmed, time-wise as I rarely have internet service and as you can imagine I have a huge amout of other things to do. My computer is very slow downloading pictures. I will have to do something about it! Tony Thanks Stewart. Other than the occasional shortness of breath no problems :) I have been in Colo. for 2 and a half weeks now. My approach was very gradual. A month ago in Nebraska I remember seeing elevation signs for 1,000ft. Closer to the Colo line it was around 2,000. Then 2 weeks ago in the Colo praries it was 4,200 and last week in the Estes Park/Boulder it was 5,500ft. I rose gradually and was surprised then to see a sign stating 8,000. I have run over 4 passes so far. 9,346, 9,993, 10,001, and 11, 312.
Gunnison where I am at the moment if I remember correctly is around 8,800.The wind this last two weeks has been fierce and always in my face!
As always thanks for your loyal support. Tony. PS I am sorry for the lack of pictures as I am a bit overwhelmed, time-wise as I rarely have internet service and as you can imagine I have a huge amout of other things to do. My computer is very slow downloading pictures. I will have to do something about it! Tony

]]> By: stewart cochrane http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=1842#comment-4075 stewart cochrane Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:35:00 +0000 http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=1842#comment-4075 another great read tony!!!! i see from google earth ( street view) that you are increasing in altitude!! does this affect you???...your up around 10,000' ASL!!! Any way i hope all is well with you and we continue to check your progress each and every day god speed stewart and bernie newfoundland canada another great read tony!!!!
i see from google earth ( street view) that you are increasing in altitude!!
does this affect you???…your up around 10,000′ ASL!!!
Any way i hope all is well with you and we continue to check your progress each and every day

god speed

stewart and bernie
newfoundland
canada

]]> By: theworldjog http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=1842#comment-4074 theworldjog Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:46:27 +0000 http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=1842#comment-4074 Thanks Joseph. Yes if you could spread the word in Irish media circles I would appreciate it. I take it you are in Ireland.I am willing to do Irish radio interviews in particular. I listen to clasic rock, a large collection but particularly U2, Bon Jovi, Guns n Roses, Lynard Skynard, Doors, Dylan, Clapton etc. I love talk radio and over here NPRNational Public radio but it is hard as the signal is not always great when I am running. I listen more when stopped. Tony. PS how could I forget AC DC and Pink Floyd! Thanks Joseph. Yes if you could spread the word in Irish media circles I would appreciate it. I take it you are in Ireland.I am willing to do Irish radio interviews in particular. I listen to clasic rock, a large collection but particularly U2, Bon Jovi, Guns n Roses, Lynard Skynard, Doors, Dylan, Clapton etc.
I love talk radio and over here NPRNational Public radio but it is hard as the signal is not always great when I am running. I listen more when stopped. Tony. PS how could I forget AC DC and Pink Floyd!

]]> By: Joseph Angel http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=1842#comment-4072 Joseph Angel Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:08:41 +0000 http://www.theworldjog.com/blog/?p=1842#comment-4072 Hi Tony I hope you are well. I have been watching your progress for the past two months and I have read a lot about you and I just wanted to say OI WAY TO GO MATE. You are very inspiring; I am really impressed by your bold perseverance. I also think that you should get much more media attention. Yours is the kind of positive story more people need to see. I wish you well a will say a prayer for you to be safe just one question what do you listen to in your iPod specifically? I hope to hear from you also I am going to see if I can spread the word about your marvelous endeavor on facebook T2UL. Hi Tony I hope you are well. I have been watching your progress for the past two months and I have read a lot about you and I just wanted to say OI WAY TO GO MATE. You are very inspiring; I am really impressed by your bold perseverance. I also think that you should get much more media attention. Yours is the kind of positive story more people need to see. I wish you well a will say a prayer for you to be safe just one question what do you listen to in your iPod specifically? I hope to hear from you also I am going to see if I can spread the word about your marvelous endeavor on facebook T2UL.

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