As I slogged along the muddy MUC this year, it was raining – hard, to hardly, then back to hard again – from beginning to end. I wasn’t sure I was ready for MUC this year – hadn’t run much, I’d gone skiing in CO in early February then down with a bad cold for […]
Race Reports
Just a Little Pub Run
Some clubs do pub runs. DPMR does pub marathons, at minimum. The 3rd Annual Pub run featured Tahoe Mountain Brewing Company from their Tahoe City location to a fun finish at the Truckee location. Almost all dirt trails! Here are a few shots from the festive finish by Helen Pelster.
Run the Alps
I had good intentions – notes to self every day, cogent reflection on my Alps ‘runcation’ experience in periodic posts to Facebook (FB) with photos of the day so everyone at home could vicariously experience the Alps with me. That lasted 2 days – maybe 3. I’ll tell you why: I found no words to […]
Brockway 2018, Unfiltered* (Tahoe200 clockwise edition)
Tahoe 200 (Tahoe 206.7 is just not as catchy) is back in our ‘hood again. This year, the race is going in the opposite, clockwise direction — which gives something to do for those who have run counterclockwise previously, gets in the loneliest farthest afield crewless miles – last (right as you’re 2- to 4-days […]
A Race Directing Perspective – Castle Peak 100k
“The hardest race you didn’t know you wanted to do!” -2018 Castle Peak tagline I have often suggested that the Castle Peak 100k could possibly be the toughest 100k in the country. We’ve had several participants that have run both Canyons and Castle Peak in the same year, and you would find me eagerly asking […]
Todd Vogel TRT #5 Report July 2018
After a week of outdoor education work north of Lake Tahoe I reported, only slightly tardy, to Carson City for the pre race meeting for my sixth start of the TRT 100. The weather was hot, windy and threatening a thunderstorm. Hundreds of us gathered in the grass near the capitol building as RD George […]
A Sweeper’s View of Western States 2018
My alarm went off at 4:30 a.m. and I struggled to remember why. As I rubbed the sleep from my eyes, I realized that it was Saturday morning and the 45th Annual Western States Endurance Run was starting in an hour. I threw on some clothes and made my way to meet Dan Brounstein and […]
TRT100 Recap
Normally, I would not be inclined to share a race report for a DNF. But, since this was not the run-of-the-mill situation and I had so much joy at Tahoe Rim Trail 100 2018 despite the outcome, I wanted to share. Also, I learned a new definition for DNF (thanks to I-Tao Tsai) that I […]
Keeping the Goal In Mind… Alps runcation training
So, in my last note to you, I reveled in the post race flush of finishing the Canyons 25K upright and in one piece, i.e., no falling, tired but got the job done. That was one tough “go”, especially the uphill return trip to Foresthill and the finish. Next on the “Alps runcation” training schedule […]
Shadow of the Giants 2018 Race Report
It’s about 4:30am and my husband Mark and I are in the car, driving to Fish Camp where we start our 50K, Shadow of the Giants. I’m looking out the window, watching trees go by running through the list of everything my coach told me. The biggest item, leave the self-doubt in LA. I thought […]
