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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

My Cortina Trail 2016 Race Report

July 29, 2016 by Amiee

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…

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Filed Under: Featured, The Adventures, The Mountains, Trail Running Adventures, Trail Running Mountains Tagged With: Dolomites, Featured, Italy, Racing, Trail Racing, Trail Running, Ultramarathon

From Three Hip Scopes to Stoke!

February 26, 2016 by Amiee

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…

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Filed Under: FAI Surgery, The Life, The Mountains, Trail Running Mountains Tagged With: FAI, FAI Hip Surgery Recovery, FAI Recovery, FAI Surgery, FAI Surgery Recovery, Racing, Stoke, The Bear 100, Trail Running, Ultramarathons

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

Obligatory 2016 Running Goal Setting Post

February 1, 2016 by Amiee

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…

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Filed Under: Featured, The Life, Trail Running, Trail Running Adventures Tagged With: Featured, Goals, Racing, Trail Running

Face Plants, Tears & Gear Malfunctions: WTF Skimo?!?

January 11, 2016 by Amiee

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…

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

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

Wasatch 100 Pacing & Peruvian Downhill Ridiculousness

September 20, 2013 by Amiee

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…

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Filed Under: The Mountains, Trail Running Mountains Tagged With: Alta, Pacing, Racing, Salt Lake City, Trail Races, Trail Racing, Trail Running, Utah, Wasatch 100

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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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