After the grueling run at Henry Coe just 4 days ago, I was pleasantly surprised to see my body recover really well. I wanted to switching things up a bit and run a flat one, which turns out has its … Continue reading
It’s kinda ridiculous when you pour over the map of Henry Coe and realize what a monster it truly is. With 87,000 acres it’s the largest park in northern California and the second largest in the state. This was a … Continue reading
I didn’t have much time this week to chart up a new route, but saw that Stuart Taylor ran this course in the Calero County Park trails with a short segment in Almaden. Made my decision easy, especially since I’ve … Continue reading
Last week was super busy and I didn’t really get to run much during the week. I suppose I’ll chalk it up to extra rest days. The Puddle Jumper route was pretty fun, running it right after a storm passed … Continue reading
There are two fun aspects of running an ultra every (almost) week. The first one is mapping out a route that’s interesting, looping back to the car every 10ish miles or so and the second one is naming the run! … Continue reading
Even before I ran my first hundo, I was planning to run 50 ultras this year because, well, I’m turning five-oh. But life apparently had other plans. After the hundo, I recovered pretty well and was getting ready to get … Continue reading
This is my 4th running of Skyline 50K, the longest running trail 50K races in the US! It’s also my first ultra, 5 months after ankle surgery. If I can summarize this race report, it would be this: Holy s$@!. … Continue reading
Ultramook 50K was an inaugural race organized by Patrick Zweifel, who as I found out is quite the Born to Coach dude! He owns the amazing Hydrangea Range in Tillamook, cross-country coach for Tillamook High school, organizes cross country camps … Continue reading
Last year I ran the Quicksilver 50K with just a handheld & GoPro and lived off of the aid stations. Not so fast this year. With a cloudless sky and temperatures in the high 80’s, it was scorching out there. I … Continue reading
The suspense was killing me. In the two weeks preceding the Marin Ultra Challenge 50K, the weather went from all clear, maybe rain, scattered thunderstorms, torrential rain and finally just Karl the Fog. Even that morning, I didn’t trust the … Continue reading