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…
Climb Route: Hollywood Beach, Port Angeles to Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center, Olympic National Park Like many great adventures in life, this one started with an early morning start. I decided to let myself sleep as long as I could, and when I woke up I would prepare for an epic day of climbing. We went…
This ride felt very similar to the last day of my first cross country cycling trip 10 years ago. That 40 day trip ended with an all night ride through the rain from some small city in Massachusetts to Bar Harbor about 280 miles away. I had my heart set on finishing in Bar Harbor…
Race Report: Lent & Westchester 50K Run Success!!! Westchester, CA The last 45 days I’ve been processing through the season of Lent which transitions tomorrow with Easter Sunday. This season has been very different than every other year I’ve ever experienced in my life and likely one of the largest transitions we’ve gone through in…
Race Report: Westchester 50k run (25k – 5k jog, 10k run, 10k walk) Westchester, CA Today was one of those rare occasions where I started out with a plan to head out on an ultra-event and situations turned and I ended up decided on a much shorter day… This year I’m planning on completing 20…
Race Report: Westchester 200K (125 miles) Westchester, CA With the recent events and the spread of COVID – 19 I’m grateful for the ultra-endurance world tightening down as well and cancelling/postponing all upcoming events for the next few months. Even though in ultra-sports there are very few people on the routes and we tend to…
Race Report: Joshua Tree Double Century Joshua Tree, CA The race that almost didn’t even begin for me. Thankfully for endurance athletes we have a temporary window where our events are still taking place because they are under 250 people that participate, they are inherently isolating and in general many athletes don’t mind having minimal…
Race Report: Southern Inyo Double Double Day #2 (Death Valley) Ridgecrest, CA Where do you go to find men and women of legend that can inspire the world? I thought about this as I was riding through the barren landscape on the way out to Death Valley National Park. I could feel my skin tingle…