Gorge Waterfalls 100K. A scenic course in the Columbia River Gorge. Part of a 3-day event put on by Daybreak and Freetrail. And for me, an elusive goal. Prologue Round 1. I first signed up for the race in 2023. …
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Training for another 100 miles (+5.5)
Two years ago, I finished my first—and to date, only—100 miler. The summer was full of training runs. I was (over)prepared on the crew and project management side—backup pacer, spreadsheet of segments, detailed guide listing out what to have ready …
Making time for adventure
The past few years, Gene & I have talked about iconic routes in Washington we wanted to do. But we just weren’t finding much time for them. There was Ironman training for him, then we sort of inherited a dog …
Lessons for running—from stillness in yoga.
“Allow the weight of your body to relax into the earth, not your heart.” When I heard this phrase from (Yoga with) Adriene one day, it struck me immediately. I turned it over in my mind, processed what it meant. …
Making it official – a journey to 50 miles.
“Journey” feels like a truly appropriate term. If you follow us elsewhere, you may recall I first registered for a 50 miler late in 2019, scheduled for… May 2020. That was of course canceled due to COVID. I recognized then …
Training in Plague Times.
“We live in plague times.” That’s the phrase G has taken to saying when I comment on how… weird… things are. I like to think it’s a tiny bit tongue in cheek—yet also so accurate. In December, I decided to …
Why Am I Running?
Late last spring, I was reading The Happy Runner. I had finished my first ultra (a 55K) a month or two before and wondered, What’s next, and how do I want to get there? David and Megan Roche have a …
Embracing the Runners We Are Today
Dear runner, You do objectively amazing things. Maybe you run fast. Maybe you run far. Maybe you run up and down mountains or through country sides or along beaches. Maybe, in your words, you “just” run, or even jog. But …
Seasons of Training.
When we first started this blog, I talked about our big goal race: our first 50K. We’re less than a week out from the race we’d registered for. But we won’t be there for the 50K. Time to Refocus This …
Boundary Conditions 