This was my 3rd TRT100 in 3 years and my goal was to finish sub 24 hrs and get that gold coin in the middle of the buckle. My training had finally come together; I felt confident. I logged 1300 miles and 220K feet of climbing (440k total change). The last 3 weeks focused on […]
Race Reports
Western States Endurance Run DNF Report
My story with the Western States Endurance Run begins on the Thursday afternoon before what should have been the start of the 2008 running of the race. That afternoon I received a phone call at our catering company from one of the ladies involved with the race, I believe it was Shannon Weil (considered the […]
My Bighorn 100 Adventure
Finding Inner Peace at The BigHorn 100 100 miles by no means is a short run. 100 miles takes grit, courage and determination to complete. The Bighorn 100 was no different as there was a large majority of the first half where I wondered if I would even finish. This was hands down the […]
My Me-Ow Marathons
The website for Mark Swanson’s The Me-Ow Marathons claims, “You have to be pretty dumb to enter Me-Ow. It’s sorta like Barkley only easier…” I can understand why most people have no desire to wander around with limited and devious directions to lead you through a maze of scrub brush and poison oak(PO) infested mountain […]
Bishop High Sierra 50-miler
When the Bishop High Sierra Endurance Runs came under new management this year I thought, “Thank God!” The rumors last year were that it may cease to exist. This race is a gem and losing it would be a tragedy for both the ultra community and the local community the race benefits. My next thought was, […]
Inaugural Canyons 50k
Donner Party Mountain Runners had a fabulous showing at the Inaugural Canyons 50k race, which was run through the canyons of the Historical Western States Trail out of Foresthill. The course is extremely challenging with somewhere in the neighborhood of 10,000 feet of elevation gain. (Our GPS devices are varying quite a bit on the […]
Lake Sonoma 50
Lake Sonoma 50 Race Report The Start I finally got a chance to tackle Lake Sonoma this year. I was signed up last year but injury knocked me out of the race just days before. It has become one of the most popular Ultras in the country and I was excited to toe the line […]
