On a Wednesday October 16th I noticed a post from my good friend and incredible race director Luis Escobar asking for a couple suckers, I mean volunteers to drive out to Death Valley a few days later on the 18th for a photo shoot for some upcoming projects he’s working on. I quickly checked my…
On October 9th and 10th I had the opportunity to crew for Adam Sully-Powers on his Uberman journey for 2019. In 2015 I remember doing a similar activity with Joan Deitchman on her solo Race Across America journey where I had the opportunity to accompany her as a crew member and gain unbelievable amounts of…
The “Back On The Ranch Trail Run” on Saturday, October 5 was my first opportunity to gauge where I am at with speed endurance. It was my first “A” race of the year and my first chance to push my new training mentality of practicing and preparing to race, as opposed to training to finish,…
The swim Saturday July 20th from Dungeness Spit to just off the shores of Victoria Harbour was such a breakthrough for me as an ultra athlete I find myself filled with joy and appreciation not just for my mind, body, and spirit holding up better then I could have ever imagined but also from the…
The adventure started in Los Angeles with the crew trickling in on different flights. Luke Rafferty, videographer for the trip, was the first to fly in, and we went directly to a presentation to a group of students at Mar Vista Family Center on Wednesday afternoon. On Thursday, Holly Cunningham arrived in the late afternoon,…
Faith, Hope, & Living an Abundant no-fear life To start off I need to confess. I’m not a fast enough rider to complete the Race Across America in the time allotted. I knew this going in and it would play out as I went. The riders of this years Race Across America found out about…
The weekend at Borrego Springs went very well for me this past weekend on my new Cruzbike Vendetta. I switched from my ultra-trail running schedule to cycling this past July. Over the past four months I have slowly been getting myself ready for this last weekend as a launching pad for my higher mileage training…
That gripping fear… your heart is racing, your thoughts wander, and your palms are damp with anticipation for the future. We have all experienced moments like this. It could be those passing seconds during that high school track meet where you are getting ready to take your place at the starting blocks before the gun…