Beelined it to the desert after work on a Thursday arriving just in time for a short hike to Mesa Arch and a spectacular sunset in Canyonlands National Park. Crawled into the back of my car and slept like a baby like I always do in the back of Rubes. A crazy tight Achilles and…
Racing
My Cortina Trail 2016 Race Report
As I made the final turn onto the cobblestone path that led to the Cortina Town Center, Juan from Espagna ran up from behind me, grabbed my hand and started sprinting at 400 meter pace dragging me screaming, laughing, and flailing all the way to the finish line. Thirty miles, 9,000 feet of climbing, about…
From Three Hip Scopes to Stoke!
When I first asked my hip surgeon if I would ever run again he said, “Yes!” to which I of course was thrilled to hear. And then he followed with a “but it’s not like you’ll ever be able to run the Wasatch 100.” Well turns out I won’t be able to run the Wasatch…
Moab Red Hot 55K Race Report
“Life is a bitch, his dark companion said–and then you die. Not so cried Henry! Life is a glorious shining and splendid adventure, and then you die.” ~Edward Abbey This run gets classified as a total WOW, OMG, AMAZEBALLS, cannot wait to do this again, OVERSTOKE, I LOVE RUNNING, I think my head just exploded,…
Crowbar Backcountry Ski Race Report
I participated in another episode of WTF SkiMo last weekend. The Crowbar Backcountry Ski Race is held near Logan, Utah and it is one of the only ski mountaineering races held entirely in the backcountry meaning outside the bounds of any ski resort. It has pretty much been non-stop snowing in Utah since Christmas and…
Obligatory 2016 Running Goal Setting Post
My New Year begins on February 1st. Reason being I always ring in the New Year with my family in Wisconsin downing Fireball, eating fried cheese, and staying up to the wee hours of the morning playing cribbage and Giant Spoons. Although super fun, not an ideal time for goal setting or resolutions. 2015 was…
Face Plants, Tears & Gear Malfunctions: WTF Skimo?!?
There were so many possible titles for this blog post (e.g. SkiMo for Dummies, WTF Am I Doing?, These Skinny Skis are Going to Kill Me and I Really, Really Hate This!), but I went with “Face Plants” because that is what happened when I forgot to put my boots into ski mode during my…
The Rut 50K-Razy Race Report
“And the world cannot be discovered by a journey of miles, no matter how long, but only by a spiritual journey, a journey of one inch, very arduous and humbling and joyful, by which we arrive at the ground at our own feet, and learn to be at home. ” — Wendell Berry About six…
The Rut: From Zero to 50K in 5 Weeks?!?
“If you build the guts to do something, anything, then you better save enough to face the consequences.” ~Criss Jami “You made it into the Rut 50K! Immediate Reply Needed,” screamed a new email in my inbox. “Yeah right, very funny!” was my immediate thought as I pondered my pathetic, broken, out-of-shape self. Fast forward…
Wasatch 100 Pacing & Peruvian Downhill Ridiculousness
My pal Kev-O had one of his pacers bail at the last moment and asked if I would pace him for 22 miles of the Wasatch 100. The longest run I had done post FAI surgery drama was about 12 miles, so sure what is another 10! I love pacing and so desperately wanted to…