“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 […]
Race Reports
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 […]
Canyons 100k: it takes a racing community
A race report… I don’t write race reports, I read race reports, it’s just that none of my races are that interesting. I don’t go to a scary dark place mid-race, don’t question my life choices, don’t kiss imaginary frogs. I just run, try to have some fun and get done. Don’t get me wrong, […]
2018 Napa Valley 50K race report
April 7, 2018 Napa Valley 50K race report By: JoAnn and Andy So, we decided to do the Scena Napa Valley 50K to get another long run in before the Canyons 100K….theoretically thinking that Napa would be “fun” and “easy”….after all, the word “Napa” conjures up lounging in wineries sipping chardonnay, relaxing in posh spas, […]
Canyons 25k Race Report
To get ready for my alps “runcation”, I signed up to run a race every month through the summer, thinking it will help me stay on track with my training…. you, know, little mini-goals to advance me toward the real goal of not embarrassing myself in front of a bunch of 30 year old gazelles/ibex […]
Escape from Prison Hill 1/2 Marathon Report
“So I decided to pick an easy one for my first Trail Half Marathon” A wise man once told me, the metric to determine that you are well trained is to be able to drop into a half marathon on any given day. So this past weekend I decided to put this theory (and my […]
