After completing the Aravaipa Strong virtual race in April, it wasn’t my intention to take 8 months off before writing again. But I didn’t make it a priority. However, if there was anything I wanted to accomplish before this year ended it was to get one last post in. After Aravaipa Strong, I completed…
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Leona Divide 50 2018
Going into the Leona Divide 50 Mile, my body wasn’t feeling 100%. Recently, I’ve been experiencing a weird sensation on the outside of my left leg; below the hip and above the knee. It doesn’t hurt when I run. It doesn’t hurt at all. No pain whatsoever, but something is there. I can feel something…
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
Sean O’Brien 50K 2018
The Monday before the race, I was still registered for the Sean O’Brien 50 Mile. I knew it was in my best interest to dip my body down to the 50K distance but the ego kept talking to me! Oh just go for the 50 miles. You know you want to. You’re trained. Well, somewhat.
Leona Divide 50K 2017: Race Recap
The butterflies showed up early on race morning and I wasn’t expecting them. It’s always normal for me to feel a little nervous before a race, but my stomach was in total knots. So I did what I always do: I took deep breaths and told myself, “One foot in front of the other. That’s…
2016: The Year of the Ultras
Back in November of 2015 I wrote a post, titled “First and Last in 2016,” and in it, I was already calling 2016, “The Year of the Ultras.” It felt very strange reading this old post because while some things turned out slightly differently than how I imagined, I’m amazed at how much 2016 actually panned out.
Javelina Jundred: I Am
This is it! I’ve come down to the last couple of days before I toe the line at my first 100 mile race – Javelina Jundred! I think back to a few years ago when I told my friend Tracy that going 100 miles is something I have absolutely no aspirations of ever doing. Never. Nope. Not…
Javelina Jundred: What I’ve Learned So Far
I can’t believe I’m only a few short days away from undertaking my first 100 mile race! What began as a 15 month journey, has whittled down to a matter of hours. Eek!!! When I signed up to do Javelina Jundred on the morning of January 1, 2016, after deciding to do it back in July 2015,…