I live at the moment and for a few months now in a city a lot consider as one of the prettiest in the country. Honestly, I’m glad that I don’t have to stay in it for too much longer. As it does on many, my time in Boulder probably spoiled me a lot. My […]
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San Juan Solstice 2015
I can be a mental basket case during races, I just can’t keep my head in the game for long periods of time. Sometimes I’ll have ten seconds of some terrible pop song stuck in my head for hours on end. Or maybe I’ll start composing a race report mid-race: “my downfall began when I […]

Mississippi 50 Mile, a Debut Day in the South
I could hardly control myself in the few weeks leading up to my first 50 miler. My training had been going really well, the course was going to be pretty dry, and I was getting to fly home and see family and race in my home state where I ran a solid 50k the year […]

Superior Trail 50 – September 6, 2014
“What race? Where?” These questions invariably popped up whenever I answered the question: “What race do you have coming up next?” This question is as common as tired legs among the people with whom I regularly keep company. It comes up at least once a week and, on larger group runs, is often asked several […]

San Juan Solstice 50
The mountains are big here! Driving south along the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River, treeless, rocky peaks loomed large. They towered over the town of Lake City, a small mountain hamlet of about 350 people that plays host to what is widely recognized as the hardest and most beautiful 50 mile race in […]