My Tribute to Uncle Gary
My uncle Gary passed away on September 2 after a 10 month battle with pancreatic cancer. Gary was an extremely important person in my life and was much more than an uncle. I was asked to say a eulogy at … Continued
Wild Idaho SUC (Standhope Ultra Challenge) Stage Race – 12-15 Aug 2015
My friend Mindy ran the Standhope 60k last year and said it was a fantastic race and really recommended it. I looked it up this spring and found that Ben, the race director, was now doing a stage race that … Continued
Running in the Wind River Range
We have wanted to visit the Wind River Range in Wyoming for years as friends always talk about how amazing it is. We planned a quick weekend with a short run Friday, then a 50+ mile loop fast-pack style for … Continued
Getting Aced by The Deuce
Ever since running the first section of the Maah Daah Hey trail through the North Dakota Badlands, Emily and I have wanted to spend more time running there. When the second section known as ‘The Duece’ was finished (I believe just last fall) … Continued
Jemez 50 – an amazing race
In mid March Emily and I decided to do Jemez 50 in Los Alamos New Mexico. It was still full on ski season and I had not even started to think about running yet. I had run ~30 miles so … Continued
Spring – Ski or Run???
We had a crazy winter in the Wasatch. We set a record for the least amount of snow – EVER. As everyone complained about the skiing, I had an amazing ski season with lots of great ski days, not as … Continued
World Ski Mountaineering Championships and Chamonix – Part 2
My last posting covered my first week in Verbier (Sunday to Sunday). Races, meetings, and the team were much busier the second week as the ‘big’ races (Individual and Team) were scheduled Monday and Wednesday. There were a lot of … Continued
Verbier and the World Ski Mountaineering Championships – Part 1
This year I was once again lucky enough to travel with the US National Ski Mountaineering Team to the World Ski Mountaineering Championships in Verbier, Switzerland. I was in Verbier in 2014 just after my back went out and I … Continued
Powder Skiing vs. Skimo Racing
That really is a silly blog title. There is no competition at all. Powder skiing will always reign champion in that battle. We had a slow start to our snow pack this year so skimo training was able to take … Continued
Reflections – Part 2
If you haven’t read, Part 1, please reach that first. Taking a quick step back to May, we also started a large house remodel as soon as the snow melted. We extended our master bedroom above the 2nd garage (which … Continued