We all go through this period where we have a big race we're training for, or a season that requires us to focus on training and all we do is run, run for tomorrow, for tomorrow's races, for tomorrows goals and the expectations we set for ourselves. I fell into this rut, setting a goal …
Familiarity and Satisfaction in the Desert
Sitting in near complete darkness, it's early in the morning and the sun hasn't risen yet. Steam from my coffee gently rises to my face, a -12F degree morning waits to greet me outside, it can wait. Reflecting on what I had experienced in the last five days has slowed my thought processes to a dreamlike …
Beware The Gummy Bears, It’s A Trap
I don't get up at 6:00 in the morning for very much, if anything at all and yet here I am sitting on the couch barely able to focus on the coffee cup less than three feet from my face. I had little to no motivation to do anything at this hour aside for trying …
On The Road To The Trail, Eagle River
It was 4 hours of sleep, 6 and a half hours of driving over 340 miles to get here to Eagle River and the Eagle River Campground. I finally found a camp site, reserved it and was back in the car to find the trail head of the South Fork Trail of the Eagle River. …
Running the Ridge, Down and Bound For Kesugi
A couple of years ago I back packed the Kesugi Ridge, it has haunted me ever since. The trail left an incredible impression on me, even now I don't stop thinking of it, I was thinking that one day I should run it. And I have, from the Little Coal Creek Trail but not as …
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Starting Over………again
After running in my first ultra not to long ago, I was focused on recovery and how my body with my mangled knees would respond to the slow recovery that I had prescribed. A couple weeks went by and I started going out for test runs, seeing what was good and what needed attention. My …
Reflections Of A First Ultra
Toeing the line, standing there as the race director counts the clock down, tick, tock. Just like in previous races I have to remind myself not to launch, after all this is an ultra trail race, not a 10k or half marathon. So when he yelled go I went off nice and casually with everybody …
On The Eve Of A Race
So I have been through many races in my life, multiple marathons, a crazy amount of half marathon races or races just under marathon distance but, never have I truly ever entered the realm of the ultra distance trail races. I've ran a fare share of long trail runs upwards of 30 miles, but that …
Inspiration From An Ancient Source
An hour of driving has led me to the Bandelier National Monument and to the heart of the ancient Yapashi Indian culture. The park visitor center was a visual confliction of images past and present, teaming with huge RV's and milling tourists overshadowed by the cave dwellings lining the base of the cliffs bordering both side of the little …
Racing By Myself With Friends
You're not acclimated, don't launch, don't launch! These words resonated in my brain as I'm standing at the start of the Cedro Peak Half Marathon located in the mountains just east of Albuquerque, New Mexico and about to start a trail race at a little over 7,000 feet elevation. Having literally no experience running at …
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