Part 1: The Marathon. How It All Began

I was a surprise. With 7 years between me and my closest sibling, saying I’m the baby of the family is an understatement.  Being the baby didn’t mean I wasn’t going to claw and fight my way into the mischief and general competitiveness of my sisters and brother. Being the baby also didn’t mean I …

The Big Day- Trinity Alps Edition

“The Big Day” is known well by Steens Mountain Campers as a day of endurance; an opportunity to, as Harland Yriarte says, “overemphasize to trivialize”.  Campers are led on a 28 mile journey down, through and out of the glacial cut gorges on the Steens Mountain.  For many of them it allows an opportunity to …

Flagline 50k

Sundays Flagline 50k was a grind from the start, not sure why, but it was one of those tough days on the trail. Just glad to have reeled in a few guys over the 2nd half of the race and pull off a 3rd place finish. (AKA It was 50K, There was some dirt, I …

Mt. Ashland Hill Climb

Over the past year the dirt road up to the Mt. Ashland Ski Area and I have become quite well acquainted.  This route, has seen me at my best and my worst.  I’ve ran hard, easy, powerhiked, limped, and flew up and down just about every section of the road, as well as the trails …

Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run

June 30, 2014 48 hours ago I was hobbling onto the track at Placer High School in Auburn California.  It seems like a lifetime ago. 3 days ago I was laying in bed, in Squaw Valley, resting my legs for the next days running of the Western States Trail.  That seems like an eternity ago. …

23 Days Till The Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run

The Western States 100 is getting close.  As I finish my hard training, figure out my race plan, and finalize my training schedule I sometimes think about how I got to this place. What set me on the track to be running this race? My Dad was a ski racer, he loves the mountains and would …

Transvulcania

Off the coast of Morocco lie The Canaries.  A group of rugged volcanic islands whose peaks rise straight out of the clear blue Atlantic.  Once a year long distance runners from around the globe gather on the Island of La Palma for one of the most beautiful, challanging and exciting footraces in the world. As …