Woke up at 2:55am on Saturday, July 29th prepared for the start of my first timed Xterra triathlon. Preparation includes coffee, a bowl of cereal, and then off to load up all the gear for all three disciplines: swimming, biking, and the trail run. I went down to see Gay Hunter, my primary support crew…
Two years ago while training for Uberman I ran across this concept of “Everesting” and fell in love with the simple and yet torturous nature of the task. Basically, you pick any incline in the world and you climb up it as many times as necessary until you reach a total of over 29,029 feet…
A trek to the Copper Canyons of Mexico is more of a pilgrimage than preparation for a race. Thankfully Hudson is more than familiar with pilgrimages as part of his background. He’s completed two treks on the Camino de Santiago, including the 500-mile Way of St. James across Northern Spain and 150 miles of the…
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…
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…
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…
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: 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…