Drawing the Line – High Lonesome 100 mile DNF
In the ultrarunning community, grit, tolerance for pain and suffering, pushing through to the finish, and never quitting are sources of pride. There is some […]
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Quad Rock 50 mile – A Great Race Is All Perspective
On May 11th, we were up in Fort Collins for the Quad Rock 50 miler. Josh logged some training miles and watched the sunrise over […]
Moab Run The Rocks – A HUGE WIN and a Factory Reset
Spoiler alert, I did not actually win this race, but it was a huge personal win for me in several ways. If you follow my […]
Time Travel – Dealing with Major Setbacks Years after TBI
After my last post, I really thought things would be rough for a few days, maybe a week…okay, maybe two weeks. Here we are, a […]
Black Canyon 100k – 3rd Edition – The One With All the Water
This was my third and final time at Black Canyon 100k. Josh took the photo above as the sunset on the trail, and that is […]
San Tan Scramble 50k – Skipping the Long Run
I’m writing this post from the comfort of our Airbnb in Cave Creek, Arizona. It isn’t quite as warm as I wanted it to be […]
The 2023 Black Canyon 100k – This Course Owns You
Well, that did not go as planned. This race was my first “real” DNF. I have one previous DNF at Sheep Mountain 50 miler, but […]
Arches Ultra 50k 2023
Coming into this race looked a lot different than the last time in 2020. That year, I had trained with Kristi to do this as […]
Run the Year – 2022 and 100 Bonus Miles
As one year comes to a close, many people choose to set resolutions for the year to come. I prefer to look back and appreciate […]
Leadville Trail 100 – The Great Comeback
When I was 16, I had a high school cross-country meet in Leadville. The altitude was no joke, and I had an asthma attack about […]