June 16th we did a hike I’ve been wanting to do for several months, really ever since learning of it. Mt Baldy is a bare peak in the Alpine Lakes, part of a large ridge between Lakes Kachess and Cle …
The Runner I Want to Be.
I have this image of the runner I want to be. She is fit. Tone. But also a bit muscular. She moves with purpose. Confidence. I like to imagine a bit of grace but also strength. Maybe not “fast” by …
Tech Frustration!
In my day job, I work in systems engineering and data science for a hospital. But I’m a weird combination of tech-geek and luddite. I don’t like a lot of modern smart-tech because it all thinks it’s smarter than you …
Race Report: Teanaway Trail Half.
This is the story of my race day. For more general info about the event, check out my review on BibRave. Sunday Gene and I headed out early to the Cascades, driving about 1 hour 45 minutes to for the …
Mount Ellinor Trail
For the first time since moving back to Seattle, I returned to the Olympic Mountains, with BB in tow. We decided to try to bag a peak on the peninsula. We found Mt. Ellinor, which seemed a good candidate. Just …
Taming the Tiger.
Saturday, undertrained and still a bit injured, BB and I took on Tiger Claw, a new trail race that’s the brainchild of Ethan Newberry, who along with his wife Kimberly Teshima-Newberry, hosts the popular Ginger Runner podcast. Tiger Claw is …
A Goal Achieved.
For the past several years we’ve been thinking about and talking about doing an ultramarathon. I don’t remember when I first heard of their existence. I remember hearing about some crazy death-defying race through Death Valley called Badwater many years …
