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Adding some variety to your quarantine runs with sprint, hill, and tempo workouts

Running is on the rise, thanks to quarantine. Running is the perfect quarantine sport; it’s naturally socially-distanced, and it doesn’t … More

health, HIIT, hills, quarantine, sprints, tabata, tempo, training, workouts

Neon and Fires and Bears – Oh my! 72 miles around Lake Tahoe

A few weeks ago, I ran the Midnight Express, a 72-mile solo race around Lake Tahoe. It was very hard … More

100k, altitude, BEARS, breathing, california, crew, elevation, finishing, fuel, health, hills, Lake Tahoe, motivation, nevada, pacer, race, race report, recovery, solo, ultra, ultramarathon

Rodeo Valley Trail Run – 2nd place

A few weeks ago, I ran the Rodeo Valley Trail 50k, with Inside Trail, one of the racing groups here … More

#winning, 50k, california, finishing, fuel, hills, marin, podium, race, race report, san francisco, ultra, ultramarathon

Avenue of the Giants Marathon – May the 4th be with you

Ever since visiting Redwood National Park a few years ago, I’ve wanted to run the Avenue of the Giants Marathon. … More

beauty, california, finishing, hills, marathon, nature, NPS, race, race report, san francisco, scenery, stories

Oakland Marathon – Running with Pacers

I ran Oakland Marathon back in March – about a week after my birthday. I signed up for it because … More

california, finishing, graphs, hills, marathon, oakland, pace, pace group, pacer, race, race report, running, san francisco, speed, training

Golden Gate 50K (and a little extra) – Race #4 of 2019

Last weekend was the Golden Gate 50k, with my favorite Coastal Trail Runs. I ran it with my friend Ingrid, … More

50k, elevation, finishing, gear, graphs, hills, no excuses, race, race report, running, san francisco, ultramarathon, weather

Zion 100 – Race Report

Tl;dr: ran 100 miles in Zion. Course was gorgeous, challengingly vertical, and extremely muddy. They pulled us off the course … More

100m, challenge, desert, finishing, hallucination, hills, insights, inspiration, motivation, National park, no excuses, pacer, race, race report, rain, running, stories, technical, training, ultramarathon, utah, weather

Getting past the burnout – 2nd place at Redtail Ridge

This is a race report about the Redtail Ridge 50k at Lake Chabot, put on by the illustrious Inside Trail Running. On … More

#winning, 50k, california, finishing, fundraise, hills, inspiration, motivation, no excuses, pacer, podium, race, race report, runner heaven, stories, training, ultramarathon

North Face 50m, round II

On Saturday, I broke a personal rule: I ran the same race a second time. The last time I ran … More

50m, california, elevation, finishing, hills, north face, photos, running, ultramarathon

Moosalamoo 36-miler: Redefining “runnable” since 2012

This weekend, I visited my friend Patti, in Vermont, who I met on the trip to Antarctica in March. I came up to … More

finishing, hills, insights, inspiration, Lake Tahoe, motivation, no excuses, race report, singletrack, technical, ultramarathon

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