Quicksilver has been on my race radar for a few years now. Back in 2015, I knew my Spring 2016 race was going to come down to either Quicksilver or Miwok, and I told myself if I didn’t get into Miwok through its lottery, I’d hop on over to my second choice, Quicksilver. Of course,…
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Griffith Park 50K 2018
As I was running, I thought of a few phrases to describe this race: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly A Day in a Mud Bath The Dirty 30
Chicago Marathon 2016: Race Recap
If I could draw any similarities between my first Chicago Marathon and this one, it would be the weather was awfully similar. Very similar. In fact, practically identical. And that would be the only similarity because this time around, everything else was different.
Javelina Jundred: On the Backbone Trail
I wanted to write about my training adventure on the Backbone Trail while it was still very fresh in my mind, but I realized if I immediately wrote about it, there’d be a whole lot more “F Bombs” dropped in the post. Best to take a day, or four, to reflect about the experience.
Bulldog 50K 2016 recap
I love when the night before a big race I have my things ready early, I go to bed early, and I get the best sleep ever only to wake up feeling so energized and refreshed for the big day. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen the night before the Bulldog 50K.
miwok 100k 2016
You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have my Miwok 100K race recap! Aha! You thought I was going to say “the facts of life” didn’t you? Actually I understand there may be a generation gap not aware of the old 80’s tv show “The Facts of Life”…
leona divide 50k 2016
There were a couple of great reasons for me to run the Leona Divide 50K. One reason was for me to tie up loose ends, and seek redemption at a race which was supposed to be my first ultra marathon when it turned out to be my first DNF. Another reason had something a little bigger on…
san diego 50 2016
Going into the San Diego 50, I had a few main goals in mind: don’t die, don’t get injured, don’t hear any coyotes howling, have fun, and finish…in one piece. I’d like to say I succeeded on ALL of those, but there was one particular goal, I just couldn’t avoid.