It’s been a few months since we completed the 50+ mile journey across the Olympic National Park from the low divide near Lake Quinault to the Elwha River Trail. This trail is also known as the “Press Expedition.” The adventure began the day before on Friday, September 30th. Our group met up in the early…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…