We have a somewhat annual tradition of a running road trip to Arizona for Thanksgiving to be with family. This year we once again were able to put together a great run. Our original plan was an ~35 mile run … Continued
I’ve had a quiet and somewhat boring fall spending the last 10 weeks getting healthy after Leadman. Between my back/hip issue which lead to a knee issue, I have being doing virtually no running. No running was made easier with … Continued
After just over 5 months of using the new Suunto Ambit, I finally wrote a details review for Matt Hart at Coaching Endurance. See my review here. Copy of review I have been a huge fan of GPS running watches … Continued
I was very excited for and had very high expectations for this year’s Wasatch 100. I had been training hard and had a good Bighorn 100 (100 miler PR) and really learned and practiced things that I needed to improve … Continued
A short video of my 2012 Leadman series. 2012 Leadman
“That’s the mark of a great crew. When your masochism weakens, their sadism strengthens.” – Jim Knight It’s hard to know where to even start, but that quote definitely sums up my race. I love running 100’s and out of … Continued
I had plenty of nervous anticipation leading up to the Silver Rush 50 race. After the massive cramping I had at the marathon, I was unsure how my legs would respond. I had numerous good training runs since the marathon, … Continued
I focused last week on recovering. My recovery seemed to be going slowly at high elevation so on July 3 I drove to Salida to get to a lower elevation for a day of recovery. The lower elevation definitely helped … Continued
On Independence Day Emily S, Mindy, and I ran the 3 summits of Mt. Nebo and made a loop running back to the car on the Bench Trail. We put this run together very quickly: Jared showed us the trail … Continued
Ever since first coming to Leadville in 2004 to race the Leadville Trail 100 Bike Race, I have loved the Leadville area. Not being an ultra runner in 2004, when I heard about the Leadman competition during the awards ceremony, … Continued