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Transvulcania Race Report (2014)

Transvulcania Race Report (2014)

SUERTE  (luck)   “When you get to the top of The Volcano you can stop.” These words became my mantra as I struggled to negotiate the technical rocks of La Palma’s GR-131 trail route. I had ascended about 11,000 feet of vertical in the past 24 miles and had accumulated a significant amount of fatigue. […]

May 14, 2014 | By | 41 Replies More
Tarawera Ultra Marathon Race Report

Tarawera Ultra Marathon Race Report

Kia Ora! Running in New Zealand has been a surreal experience. Having the opportunity to race a world-class field in such a wonderful country is one major reason why I do this sport.  I realize that such distant travel is a luxury and a privilege and it’s not something that I take for granted. I’ve […]

March 24, 2014 | By | 48 Replies More
Moving Down To The Marathon

Moving Down To The Marathon

Moving Down To The Marathon   Photo Credit: CrusePhoto. com,  Also on Twitter at @CrusePhoto.   I ran my very first marathon at the 2007 Houston Marathon in 2:22:21 missed the Olympic Trials standard by 21 seconds. It was brutal. Almost exactly 7 years later (yesterday, January 19th) I ran the 2014 Carlsbad Marathon in […]

January 21, 2014 | By | 43 Replies More
Cayuga Trails 50: Shifting Perspectives

Cayuga Trails 50: Shifting Perspectives

Terra chips? Such a gourmet aid station treat! As soon as the vegetable-oil-salt-beet combo hit my taste buds I felt more in equilibrium. Pringles, Lays, and even fish-flavored potato chips in New Zealand had hit my lips midway through ultra trail races before, but this Terra chip consumption (at a 20-something-mile aid station) during the […]

June 12, 2013 | By | 19 Replies More