Category: Races

Prologue It was 2014. Early that year, I ran my first half-marathon. Then, for the first time, I trained consistently with long runs through the summer. I started trail running. At group runs and races, I rubbed elbows with marathoners and… ultramarathoners?  I had known of marathons for a long time, but ultramarathons were new… Continue reading 2018 Flagstaff to Grand Canyon Stagecoach Line 100

This might read like a list of excuses, but that’s not what it’s meant to be. It also might read like some sort of extended self-flagellation, but that’s not what it’s meant to be, either. I made a lot of mistakes leading up to and during the race (only one of which was really out… Continue reading 2018 Zane Grey 50: Analyzing My First DNF

I don’t know how I’m going to do another 20 miles. I said more than that, but it seemed like that was where my pacer, Lisa, got worried and stopped listening. I was actually trying to be a little inspirational, leading with a complaint, but finishing with resolution. Instead, I shot wide of the mark… Continue reading 2016 Javelina Jundred 100k

If you want to read about how I trained for the race, you can find it here. Race Day I showed up early on race day to see the 50 mile runners start. Partly because one of my friends from San Tan was running it, and partly because I just wanted to cheer for them as… Continue reading All Day in the Desert: McDowell Mountain Frenzy 50K

Last weekend, I ran my second Ragnar Trail Relay! As before, it was on the trails out at McDowell Mountain Park. I talk a lot about my first Ragnar Trail Relay—a lot of the posts on this site reference it in one way or another—but there’s a reason for that. It planted so many important seeds of my… Continue reading Half as Many Going Twice as Far: Ragnar Trail Ultra 2015