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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Taking on the Teanaway Country 100: A Celebration of Mind, Body, Soul & Magic
Trust the nerves. They’re a sign of something that’s scary, and that’s were the magic happens. M. Vaught Teanaway Country 100. It’s a relatively young race, just 6 years of events and 5 of finishes. And yet, where it’s known, …
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Tiger test. (50 Miles, Part 3)
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 …
Prepping for ‘race’ day. (50 Miles, Part 2)
Continued from Setting the challenge. (50 Miles, Part 1) Before Wy’east Wonder was canceled, I clocked in some big (for me) training weeks. My coach threw in a little downtime to recover after the cancellation (early May), followed by an easy …
Setting the challenge. (50 Miles, Part 1)
Friday, 5 am. Normally I’d be rolling out of bed in another 15 or 20 minutes. But this day I was already at the trailhead and gearing up to run and to try something I’d never attempted before. 2020 threw …
Boundary Conditions 