Like a setup to a joke, “What do you call a guy who is always wearing a brightly colored hoodie and goes by the name of a bird?”… meet this month’s DPMR member Jaybird Vacca! Where are you from and where do you live now?I’m originally from Hot Springs, Arkansas, and I currently live in […]
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Tahoe Rim Trail Unsupported Fastest Known Time Report
As I began writing this report on Friday, July 10, my friend Sean Ranney had just taken off at about 5AM that morning for his own attempt at what was still my Unsupported FKT on the Tahoe Rim Trail at that time. I am finally back at the computer to finish my report 4 days later and […]
Running the Tahoe Rim Trail – Educational Series Event #5
Please join me next week, Tuesday, May 19 at Alpenglow Sports in Tahoe City for my slideshow presentation on running the Tahoe Rim Trail. Last July, four friends and I set out for four days to cover the entire trail. My talk will include the story of our adventure, as well as information on training, logistics, […]
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 […]
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 […]