Continued from Setting the challenge. (50 Miles, Part 1) and Prepping for ‘race’ day. (50 Miles, Part 2). Fifty miles was a distance that I found a little scary. 50K had seemed achievable, just another 5 miles beyond a marathon. At my …
Category: Race Reports
An Epic Race.
What can I say about the Volcanic 50km? Actually I’m guessing a lot. But the first things that occur to me are all just noises like “Whoosh!” and “Uuunggh.” This was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. Maybe …
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 …
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 …
Race Report: Fort Ebey & Kettles Trail Marathon.
We were supposed to close out February with our first 50K. Then February brought an unusual amount of snow and cold weather to the Puget Sound area. Even in the heart of Seattle, the roads and sidewalks were coated in …
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Race Report! St. Edward Park 8 Miler.
We continue to run little races when they fit in to our training schedule. This past week has been a cutback week (I ran about 16.5 miles and BB ran maybe a few more), and we were resting up after …
The 12 K’s of Christmas Race Report!
This year BB and I have raced more short races than ever before, I think. Our favorite distance has always been the half-marathon. Long enough to justify a serious stack of pancakes, short enough that we’re not destroyed for two …
Grand Ridge Half-Marathon Race Report!
This weekend represented the kickoff of our second attempt at ultramarathon training. BB and I are now about three months away from the starting line of the Fragrance Lake 50km. There’s a lot to do between now and then. Even …
Another Perspective: Cougar Mountain Trail Series 19.5 Miler.
Gene wrote about his experience of the Cougar Mountain trail event. In an unusual turn, though, we didn’t run this together as we do most of our races. So this is my take on the day… and the day leading …
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Race Report! The Cougar Mountain 20 Miler.
We were supposed to have run the 50 km race but, as you might know from prior posts, we were injured for a long time and unable to train for the long distance. So, reluctantly but necessarily, we dropped back …
Boundary Conditions 