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Speedgoat or Bust!

July 28, 2017 by Amiee

Can one rely on muscle memory for 32 miles? Uh, I guess we will see. I have psychological issues with racing and with well heat and with not being able to eat solid food and uh maybe life in general. It has been ELEVEN DAYS since I have had a sandwich, and make that ten days…

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Filed Under: Racing, The Adventures, The Mountains, Trail Running, Trail Running Mountains Tagged With: 50K, Anxiety, Fear, Speedgoat 50K, Trail Racing, Trail Running, Ultramarathons, Utah, Wasatch Adventures, Wasatch Mountains

Monument Valley 50K Race Report

May 18, 2017 by Amiee

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…

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Filed Under: Racing, The Adventures, The Desert, Trail Running Tagged With: 50K, Monument Valley, Racing, Southern Utah, Trail Races, Trail Racing, Trail Running, Ultramarathons, Utah

Moab Red Hot 55K Race Report

February 15, 2016 by Amiee

“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,…

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Filed Under: Featured, Racing, The Adventures, The Desert, Trail Running Adventures, Trail Running Desert Tagged With: 55K, Desert, Dirtbagging, Featured, Moab, Racing, Trail Racing, Trail Running, Ultramarathon, Utah

Crowbar Backcountry Ski Race Report

February 7, 2016 by Amiee

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…

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Filed Under: Backcountry Skiing, Racing, The Adventures, The Mountains Tagged With: Racing, SkiMo, SkiMo Racing, Utah

Dugway Isolation 30K+ Trail Run Report

November 27, 2015 by Amiee

The only disappointing thing about the Dugway Isolation Trail Run was that more people didn’t participate! The views were amazing, the single-track super fun, the race volunteers friendly, and the schwag over the top. This was the 3rd year of the Dugway Isolation Run and I’ve wanted to do it each year but I am…

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Filed Under: Featured, Racing, The Adventures, The Desert, Trail Running, Trail Running Desert Tagged With: 30K, Desert, Trail Races, Trail Racing, Trail Running, Utah

The Rut 50K-Razy Race Report

September 30, 2014 by Amiee

“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…

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Filed Under: Racing, The Adventures, The Mountains, Trail Running Mountains Tagged With: 50K, Montana, Mountains, Racing, Trail Races, Trail Racing, Trail Running, Ultramarathon

The Rut: From Zero to 50K in 5 Weeks?!?

August 7, 2014 by Amiee

“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…

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Filed Under: Racing, The Adventures, The Mountains, Trail Running, Trail Running Mountains Tagged With: 50K, Adventure, Montana, Racing, Trail Races, Trail Racing, Trail Running, Training, Ultramarathon

Park City Trail Half Marathon Race Report

September 14, 2013 by Amiee

Ummm… that was SO HARD! I have been toying with the idea of running the Park City Trail Half all week and when I won a Facebook drawing for a free entry a few days ago I guess I was in. I had a blast running the Park City Trail 15K a month ago and…

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Filed Under: Racing, The Adventures, The Mountains, Trail Running Mountains Tagged With: FAI Surgery Recovery, Half Marathon, Park City, Racing, Trail Races, Trail Racing, Trail Running, Utah

Park City Trail Series 15K Race Report (2013)

August 11, 2013 by Amiee

Saying I bawled my eyes out would be a huge understatement! I set out to run the Park City Trail 15K on August 10, 2013, my first trail run after two years of stupid hip drama FAI surgery blah blah crap. The course is all on dirt roads and single-track trail on Park City, Utah’s…

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Filed Under: Racing, The Adventures, The Mountains, Trail Running Mountains Tagged With: 15K, FAI Hip Surgery Recovery, Park City, Racing, Trail Races, Trail Racing, Trail Running, Utah

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July 20, 2019 - Wasatch Speedgoat SHORTGOAT
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I still don’t quite understand how one can “ow I still don’t quite understand how one can “own” a bazillion years of geological time 🤔
New obsession, desert ice! New obsession, desert ice!
Not sure if either one of us is ever going to get Not sure if either one of us is ever going to get used to these average Monday morning run views (not a fan of how close he gets to the edge though).
Was worried I’d miss the snow living in the dese Was worried I’d miss the snow living in the desert this winter. Guess I don’t have to 🤷🏼‍♀️
Took my mom on her first slot canyon adventure the Took my mom on her first slot canyon adventure the other week. She said she learned those moves watching Ninja Warriors 😂 We then ticked off another of her bucket list items and had dinner at @hellsbackbonegrill (holy moly carrot cupcake desert, no photos cuz we enjoyed every second!). Now she just needs to buy a horse or at least find one to borrow and her winter in the desert will be complete (although she still has four more months here)!
Day 41 in a tent. Temps never got above freezing t Day 41 in a tent. Temps never got above freezing today. Hotel tomorrow 😜
A few bits of fall in the desert now that I live h A few bits of fall in the desert now that I live here 🌵🍂 💛
When your dog and hubby are sporting matching @sto When your dog and hubby are sporting matching @stormykromerofficial masks and only one of them is wearing it appropriately...
Last night we played bananagrams and I only used f Last night we played bananagrams and I only used flower words. I did not win 🤷🏼‍♀️, yet I did 🎨 💐!
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