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 …
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 …
When first heard that professional ultrarunner Tim Tollefson was working on creating a trail festival in Mammoth Lakes, I knew I would want to be a part of this. Why? First of all, Mammoth Lakes is a family vacation spot for us so I am familiar with the trails around Mammoth and other lakes. Second, …
The Ray Miller Trail is my home trail. I live 30 minutes away and have run these mountains many times. So when I had a break in my brutally busy work schedule, I jumped at the opportunity to sign up for the 5-mile. I actually signed up for the race last year but it was …
The pain in my stomach started at mile 7. Oh no, was this going to be a repeat of last fall’s 50k that turned into a 30k because of GI issues? Regardless of what my body started telling me, I was going to power on and get this done. Race Day I got up extra …
I ran the XTERRA Malibu Creek Challenge 22K Trail Run on Saturday and it was hot. The good news was that it wasn’t as hot as it had been all week (high 90’s and low 100’s) but it was still plenty hot in the high 80’s.
The Ojai Half Marathon was my second half marathon, the first being the Santa To The Sea race in December. The Santa To The Sea was on a very flat course with an elevation loss but the Ojai race features a bounty of rolling hills.
