The cold snap being felt throughout the Midwest is brutal. Here in the Keweenaw Peninsula we are ‘lucky’ to be buffered by Lake Superior, and our coldest temps this week are in the teens below zero, much preferred to 30 or 40 below, as our inland neighbors are experiencing. But being surrounded by Lake Superior […]
Trip report- Winter Study
Editor’s note: I asked my sister Lynette (this month’s Member Highlight) to share some stories and photos from her experiences at winter study on Isle Royale – she’s not doing any running up there currently, but definitely getting the cross training in. I plan to join her there this summer when the trails are more […]
Crewing the TRT-Team Nelly P
After a late night and restless sleep, the alarm went off at 2:45 am. The evening before had been spent watching Jenelle Potvin (Nel) pack the crew bag, choose her clothing for the race, and waffle between hand held water bottles or a vest with a bladder. I drank beer and looked over the map […]
Race Report – Gold Discovery Run, Fairbanks AK
During a recent work trip to Fairbanks, on a whim (2 days pre-race), I decided to sign up for a the Gold Discovery Run, a 16.3 mile race where Felix Pedro discovered the first major gold deposits in the area in the early 1900s. The point to point run commemorates his discovery and the major boom […]
