It is never a given that the roads we travel will be easy. The past few days have taught me so much about resilience, discipline, and the will to find a way through adverse conditions. The journey began on Saturday, August 14th at 9:30am at Will Rogers State Park trailhead. I utilized the AllTrails Pro…
Watching someone in the midst of a journey that by any known standard defies logic is an incredible experience to go through. James Lawrence, the “Iron Cowboy” is doing what some would call impossible. On March 1st, 2021, he started the Conquer 100: 100 Triathlons in 100 consecutive days. The affirmations Other Side of Limits…
Over 20 years ago Darren Sweeney was asked by John Rickenbacker, the current youth pastor at Independent Bible Church, to pray for a person they thought would never come to Christ. Darren prayed for me. It took a month of Darren praying and then one random evening after a wrestling meet I walked up to…
This past weekend I had the privilege to participate in what I would call one of the better challenges I’ve taken on. David Goggins challenges people every year to take on a 48-hour challenge – run, walk or bike 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hours – and donate to a cause of their…
There was an obstacle standing in the way of Kyle and my greatest physical goal for this year. That obstacle has been removed and now we can move forward with our training as if it never existed. As an endurance athlete and runner I’m aware that within a normal healthy body weight range a person…
It’s been almost a month since stepping into the arena once again. With last month’s Uberman, known as the “World’s Toughest Ultra-Endurance Ironman”, I spent nearly a week completing a 21-mile swim, 400-mile cycling ride, and 135-mile run. It included two of the most exhausting and difficult days of my life fighting with the current…
Prerace is always an exciting time. The night before Uberman I was able to do a Zoom call with my Rotary Club and other dignitaries from Rotary District 5280 (Los Angeles area) and most notably a brief presentation from Ana at 1736 Family Crisis Center about their programs and services to fight human trafficking. The…
Over half a lifetime ago I heard about this event called the Big Hurt. I wasn’t even sure of the elements but I knew I wanted to go for it: a 16-mile mountain bike, 3-mile kayak, 30-mile road bike, and followed 10k run. Right as I was getting ready to race it in college they…
When I was a new trail runner over a decade ago and just learning about what was possible, I heard about some locals here in Port Angeles, Washington that had completed the “Across the Park” hike. For years I heard stories about this epic journey they had taken as a group from the South side…
I’m tempted to start this and say that the swim was bitter sweet… After two weeks reflecting on the swim and reaching out to mentors and friends I’ve shifted back into my normal mindset of really appreciating a good training swim. I’ll start with my thoughts on getting back into a positive headspace. For many…
George Thomas puts on a heck of a race… I can remember many times in my life cursing race directors along the route in my head for how methodically they must have conceived routes that could literally bring grown men to tears at weakened moments. George outdid himself on the 1,000K Race Across Oregon route,…
Race Report: Virtual North Olympic Discovery Marathon (NODM) “Hudson’s Perspective” Jamestown S’Klallam Art Gallery – Hollywood Beach 27.75 miles I woke up after Mom pulled me from a full sleeping position. Not an unusual experience in my family and usually means we’re going off onto some adventure. Within a few minutes I was strapped into…