The Wednesday evening before my weekend race in Moab I found myself in the supine position, watching as little tiny needles were being jabbed into my calves, feet, and hips. What is this blasphemy you may ask? Acupuncture. I had sprained my ankle pretty badly on a crazy long trail run a couple of weeks […]
Written by Jack Daly As a new ultrarunner fresh out of high school, getting accustomed to racing long distances was the first goal. Once I had some minor success, I figured it was time to sign up for some higher profile races and see if I could hold my own. After moving to Boulder last […]
The Golden Gate Dirty Thirty is one of the best local races in the Boulder area and as such attracts a lot of runners from Boulder and beyond. This year was no exception and saw a large contingent of green shirts descending on Golden Gate State Park to tackle the 50K or 12M distance, both of […]
My hands were frozen. Alarmingly so in fact. I tried to move my pinky and it wouldn’t respond. I prodded it with the other hand and there was no sensation. The rain had turned into stinging hail now and there was no shelter from the howling winds. Things were definitely getting spicy in the desert! Just […]
The adventure tourism town of Moab, UT is home to two national parks (Arches & Canyonlands) and countless outdoor recreations: whitewater rafting, mountain biking, rock climbing, and BASE jumping to name a few. This past President’s Day weekend, Moab saw a different breed of extreme athlete take part in Moab’s Red Hot 55K and 33K, […]
