Ohhhh the magical world of UltraSignup. If you ever find yourself on this site — beware. You could find yourself gazing deep into it’s Hot List and the Deal pages’ eyes and before you know it, 8 hours of your life have passed by and you didn’t even stop for snacks. If I could describe…
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san diego 50 2016
Going into the San Diego 50, I had a few main goals in mind: don’t die, don’t get injured, don’t hear any coyotes howling, have fun, and finish…in one piece. I’d like to say I succeeded on ALL of those, but there was one particular goal, I just couldn’t avoid.
what’s to come: san diego 50 mile
In a matter of minutes, it seems, I’ll be toeing the line at my second 50 Mile race, the San Diego 50. As of right now, I’m experiencing a flurry of emotions — a little nervousness tied in with a little excitement — okay, that’s pretty much it. Seeing as I participated in this race last year,…
first and last in 2016
Fresh off the heels from my finish of the Ray Miller 50K, I’m already looking ahead to 2016. It’s never too early to begin planning these things because next year is going to be a BIG year in terms of race goals. Let’s just say, I’m calling 2016, “The Year of the Ultras.” At least that’s my plan at…
ray miller 50k 2015
If you’ve read a few posts in the past month or so, you may have known I had a little race coming up called the Ray Miller 50K. Initially, I signed up for the 50 Mile back in July, but as time went on and training wasn’t going as well as I planned, I decided to…
one month to go: ray miller
Last week was a big first for me. I ran on Monday evening. I ran on Friday evening. And I ran late Sunday afternoon/early evening. That quite possibly was the first time I ever did that! In the same week! Wait, let me think….
angeles crest 100 mile endurance run
Most of the time as runners, we’re focused on the training plans, the miles we need to run, the fuel, clothes, shoes, weather, post-race euphoria… Somewhere along the lines we forget the races we’re training for don’t just happen automatically by the wave of someone’s magic racing wand. Planning, organizing, figuring out the logistics, and…
final thoughts before 50 miles
I had something a little more elaborate and more well-thought of that I had written, but I tossed it and decided to make this post raw. Excuse all the grammatical mistakes that may follow. These are just last minute thoughts running through my mind and hoping I can type fast enough to get them all,…