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…
Race Report: Inyo Double Double Day #1 (Randsburg / Olancha Loop) Ridgecrest, CA The realization hit me that completing two 200-mile races back-to-back in one weekend is something that I should take seriously. Before this, my approach has been loading my stuff up in the middle of the night, driving to the race start and…
Race Report: Camino Real Double Irvine California |Planet Ultra In 2016 as I was training for Race Across America, I participated in the Camino Real Double. I must have blocked that memory out of my mind because as I got onto the course this weekend, I realized that this particular course was the one I…
Race Report: Sebring 12/24 Sebring Florida |Rotary Club of Highlands Country The spirit of competition and comradery flowed through the racers as almost 150 of us lined up at the start line, 40 of those being recumbent riders on the Sebring raceway in Florida on Saturday morning. Each of us preparing to execute our own…
As you might notice this is technically not an ultra (nowhere even close to an ultra, but still worth doing a quick write up about). This was my fourth experience running with a group of runners known as the “Salmon” that as you can see in the photo above dress up in salmon outfits and…
Joined in the opportunity to share solutions, discuss possibilities and left with new thoughts on how to put these ideas into practice! The two-day conference on January 17 – 18 at the Ontario Convention Center here in California was well worth the time. It was an opportunity to engage with so many thought leaders, social…
Traveling to India Day 1 & 2 – Planes, layovers, and customs The journey to any foreign country always tends to be filled with excitement, a bit of apprehension, hope, and often a very long travel experience to arrive at the destination. The HOPE61 trip consisted of Rob DeCou from Los Angeles California a HOPE61…
As we all lined up for the start of the La Cuesta run this past Saturday morning at 8:00am race director Luis Escobar with his usual keen sense of humor and irony announces, “If you all don’t like hills or cows… you’re going to have a really tough day ahead of you”. The La Cuesta…
One of the mentors and the race directors that I look up to the most is Luis Escobar. He has a community engagement, empowerment, and joyful spirit that is tough not to be drawn to and make you want to be a part of his events. The Red Rock 50 mile race this past weekend…
Starting his training for Uberman, the world’s toughest endurance race, Rob DeCou competes in the 24 Hour World Time Trial Championships in Borrego Springs, CA with very little preparation. In 2016 Rob rode 3000 miles across country to complete the Race Across America. After that he sold his bikes and focused on endurance running and…
One of my favorite runs that I’ve ever taken part of was the Hood to Coast relays from Mt. Hood to Seaside Oregon. Which is approximately 197 miles spread between a team of 12 runners. I competed in Hood to Coast for 5 years in a row on team “The Fit, the Fat, and the…