My first 100 miler… Shaky training, lingering injury, and bad weather reports made the weeks leading up to this race stressful, to say the least. Race information What? Mountain Lakes 100 When? September 22, 2018 How far? 100 Miles w/ 11k’ of gain Where? Olallie Lake Resort, OR Website: https://gobeyondracing.com/races/mountain-lakes-100/ Strava activity: https://www.strava.com/activities/1861753587 Goals Goal Description Completed? A Finish […]
A gorgeous 50k that was too good to pass up for a PNW boy like myself. My girlfriend and I used this race as an excuse for an epic 10 day road trip around the south west. Full deets can be found below. Race information What? Arches Ultra 50k When? January 27, 2018 How far? 31 Miles with ~3k’ […]
My first 100k… Having never ran anything more than a 50k, I really had no idea what to expect or how my body would handle it. I went with my typical strategy of being under-trained and overweight, which has served me well in the past. Full deets can be found below. Race information What? BigFoot 100k […]
This race sucked. Lots of logging roads and lots of roots/rocks. I suppose it helped my training though.
My first race that was an actual marathon… I had heard great things about this race and my girlfriend and I used it as an excuse to get away to Whidbey island for the weekend. The race was tough but we both had a blast.
This was really the only race of the year I went into hoping to run (somewhat) fast and get a big course PR.
Race Summary I decided to do this race on a whim a week or two before the event. I like that area of Washington (Bellingham is the closest city) and it seemed like something I could slog my under-trained self through, something I am very familiar with doing. The race itself went […]
First trail Race!
first ultra… got stung by a bunch of bees at mile 3ish and then struggled on to the finish.
Ran with my girlfriend for her first trail race