Quick pre-race post.  Busy week at work going into this race, so not much time to devote to writing. Castle Peak 100k is this Saturday, 18 Aug.  I ran it last year, so this'll be my second go at it.   When I was deciding what races to do this year, Castle Peak was an easy … Continue reading Castle Peak 100k: Prerace

Lately I've been spending a fair amount of time on the bike, relatively speaking.  In fact, my training log indicates that over the last 90 days (roughly since my last ultramarathon, Lake Sonoma 50mile), I've logged many more miles on the bike than I have running (478 to 272).  This has mostly because injuries have … Continue reading Running vs Biking

After Lake Sonoma, my hip did not bounce back like I hoped or thought it would.  Running was pretty much intermittent or non-existent through much of May and June.  In fact, I took three weeks almost completely off in early May, in an effort to coax it back to normalcy. Not only did it hurt, … Continue reading Uncertainty, patience, and optimism

  Race info at a glance: Location: Lake Sonoma, CA (90 min N of San Francisco) Date: 14 April 2018, start time 6:30am Distance: 50 miles Surface: 86% singletrack, 9% doubletrack road, 5% pavement Vertical gain: Officially 10500 feet. My garmin recorded 9,928 Wx: Cool for first 3 hours, then hot Starters: 338 Finishers: 292 … Continue reading Lake Sonoma 50: Recap

Well it's been seven months since my last post.  So much for my "post content every month" goal.   Time to re-engage. Note:  it wasn't my intent for all my posts to be running-centric, but that's kind of how it has played out.  Running has become a relatively big part of my life, so for me writing … Continue reading Lake Sonoma 50 mile: Pre-race

I crossed the quiet finish line at 5:40am, just before sunrise on Sunday morning, 17 September.  23:40 total time, fourth place, and a sub-24 hour buckle.  It was a great race; I executed my gameplan (see pre-race post ), and it paid off.  Here is a recap of my experience from the Mogollon Monster 100 … Continue reading Mogollon Monster 100

One year ago today I ran the Run Rabbit Run 50 miler in Steamboat Springs, CO (Race Recap here).   Three weeks ago I ran the Castle Peak 100k at Donner Pass near Tahoe.  This morning I'm sitting in an Airbnb cabin in Pine, AZ, 24 hours out from starting my first 100 mile run.   A … Continue reading Before my first 100 miler

So we recently moved across country to California.   Allie has been here for a month, me for about 3 weeks.  It’s been a difficult experience….the whole process from the packing, the house prep for rental, the physical act of getting across the country, the move-in, unpacking, and downsizing.   But it's healthy, it kind of feels … Continue reading Uprooting and Resetting

The blog has been quiet for a few months now.  Not because I don't have anything to write about, but rather because I haven't made it a priority (in other words....lazy).  A regular writing schedule was something I wanted to sustain when I started this thing up, and it's already falling off.   So this is … Continue reading Sunrise Lodge, Mar 2017

My race recaps have a tendency to go long, but this one will be short.   I promise… Race info at a glance: Date:  Saturday, 11 Feb 2017 Distance:  50k+ (actual distance just over 32 miles) Participants:  230 starters, 222 finishers Course:  2 loops, alternating directions Vert:  negligible for a trail ultra.  Not flat, but no … Continue reading Holiday Lake 50k+