At the start of September of 2023, I started eating vegetarian for 2 of 3 daily meals. For the veggie meals, I chose to allow cheese and eggs. When I started that I wanted to see if I would notice any changes. I was curious to see what effects I would see on my blood …
I went into the Paramount Ranch 10K without a lot of expectations. I had been training with low volume and had recently started a treadmill challenge that focused on getting a healthy dose of daily vertical gain. Race DayI woke up before my alarm around 3am and was going to get a little more sleep …
Ok, it is another DNF story. I ran the Ray Miller 30K this past weekend out at La Jolla Canyon. I went into the race coming off a hip flare up, similar to one that hit me earlier this year. When it gets bad it feels like someone is sticking an ice pick in my …
After having an amazing time at last year’s inaugural Mammoth Trail Fest, I knew I had to come back – and hopefully bring friends. Besides the great races, chill atmosphere and friend building of last year, this year the Golden Trail World series added the 26K race to its schedule. I had to go. The …
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I barely made it to the starting line of this year’s Tough Mugu race. Quick life update – the last few weeks I was on a stressful jury duty panel, caught a week-long summer cold then strained a hip flexor at the end of that.After several weeks of zero running I was able to get …
It’s the day after the Leona Divide trail races, 2023 edition. I got up and went through my morning routine then headed out to the gym, something I hadn’t done in a while. Did some elliptical, then some barbells and finished up with some bench presses on the machine. I went to Kimball Park and …
I only had two more races scheduled for 2023 after the Sean O’Brien race but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to jump into the Point Mugu Trail Run which would be on local trails. I had an unorthodox training buildup as I was running every street in Santa Paula and was mostly running 2 …
This had been a new training block for me where I’ve been super dialed in on my nutrition, getting more sleep, and hitting the gym to do cardio and strength work on a consistent basis. Running, not so much. I’ve still been dealing with vertigo symptoms but I think I figured out when it happens …
Photo credit @paksitphotos Leading up to the Ray Miller 50k, I woke up one early morning and the room was spinning. Hours later the house was still a washing machine and I was doing what I could not to upchuck. Days later things got better and little by little I started to walk around the …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGa2tS1c9p0 I’m still glowing from our trip up to the Eastern Sierras to be a part of the first annual Mammoth Trail Fest in Mammoth Lakes, California. The dream of elite ultra runner, Tim Tollefson, the festival was also a must do for me and our family loves going there to enjoy the outdoors. The …
