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…
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…
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…
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 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,…