The Western States 100-mile Endurance Run did not disappoint this year. The race always promises heat and competition, and it wasn’t short on either. Temperatures were in the 90’s in Auburn, which means the canyons were smoking, and the competition was fierce, especially on the women’s side. In the front of the women’s pack, first time WS […]
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2015 Western States 100 Preview – UNAFRAID! edition
The buzz is in the air, the snow has melted from the trail (didn’t take much this year), and the tapers are on… it’s time for the Big Dance. Year after year the Western States 100-mile Endurance Run boasts arguably the deepest US field of female and male 100 mile runners. At 5:00 AM on Saturday morning the feeling in […]
Overnight Trail Running Lake Tahoe
Philosophy and Preparation Distance running has never seemed all that appealing to me: monotony, pain, and a lack of grand scale (as a road cyclist, the ground you can cover in a single is much greater and, as a result, that undertaking has always taken preference with me). Living at Lake Tahoe, however, has redefined what possibilities […]
Castle Peak 100k
The Castle Peak 100k Endurance Run run is a minimally supported FREE run for Donner Party Mountain Runners members only. The point-to-point course starts at the Stampede Reservoir Boat Ramp and ends at Donner Memorial State Park, featuring plenty of single track and some dirt roads. The course is very challenging and features the most scenic trails that Truckee / […]
Speedgoat 50k Race Report
After the race, Sarah and I went back to our hotel room where I opened my laptop and re-read my Canyons 50km race report and had to laugh. I felt I had run a pretty good race in Foresthill and I wrote of “running with gratitude and smiling”. Speedgoat was a completely different beast, almost […]
TRT50 – 1st 50 Miler Race Report
The day started not too hot, not too cold but my nerves were on OVERLOAD. I had self-doubt of the splits that I sent to my crew. Was I over-estimating my training? Was I being overly confident of how the day would go? I stood next to people with course records and friends of mine […]
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 […]
