Injuries this summer derailed our training plans. When it became clear that it wouldn’t be smart to attempt the 50K start (i.e. we might finish but maybe not within time limit or without serious setbacks) in October, I started reforming …
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 …
“Race” Preview: Cougar Mountain Trail Series, 19.5 Miler.
Tomorrow we tackle our first endurance race in almost a year, and our longest trail race to date. If you’ve been here before, you probably know that we were originally training for the 50K distance. But with injuries this summer, …
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Trip Report: Dorothy, Bear, Deer & Snoqualmie Lakes.
This trail run doesn’t really have a name. It rises from the Lake Dorothy trailhead, in the Mount Baker – Snoqualmie National Forest. Heading out from Seattle, you go north up to highway 522 east, then 2 east, and then …
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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 …
Injury Roundup and Next Steps.
After months of injuries, I am finally on the mend. Melissa has been much better, and had been running regularly for a month or so. I, on the other hand, have had several setbacks. As Melissa wrote in the Lake …
Trip Report: Colchuck Lake.
Two weeks ago, we headed up to Leavenworth for the weekend. Leavenworth is quirky little town filled with Bavarian facades—very touristy. But it put us close to the Colchuck and Stuart Lake Trailheads for an early start on Sunday. Leavenworth …
How We Prepare for a Day Trip.
While for the most part hiking and trail running are safe, fun hobbies, there are precautions that you really ought to take if you plan to be safe out there. If you’re doing a hike in a municipal park or …
Trip Report: Mount Pleasant.
Sunday we hiked up to Mt. Pleasant, which is a peak on a ridge that, together with Hessong Rock, forms a small massif-like formation just to the northwest of Mount Rainier, in Mount Rainier National Park. The way to get …
Boundary Conditions 