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Tour of Beauty: An Alaska Family Adventure Trip Exceeds Expectations
We had never traveled with a tour before. Thankfully, we found a group that gave us a superlative experience around the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska.
Some of the Amazing Characters at the Grand to Grand Ultra
People keep using the word “amazing” to describe my race, to which I want to reply, “It’s really not all that amazing compared to what the others around me did!” This post spotlights a few of those characters and their experiences.
Final Prep for the Grand to Grand, When Just Getting Ready for the Start Feels Like an Ultra
Over these past four weeks, I kept asking myself how the heck could I find time and energy to train at a peak level and get ready to run across the back country between Arizona and Utah. Then my mind sharpened its focus on the task of getting every detail of food and gear figured […]
Getting Ready for the Grand to Grand: I Need to Be Committed
I’m getting serious about this training. With only about 37 days left, I’d better if I’m going to do it. I still say “if.” My hesitancy stems from three things: fear, guilt and injury.
What I Learned at Geoff Roes’s Alaska Mountain Ultrarunning Camp
What’s it like to spend several days in the mountains around Juneau at a champion ultrarunner’s camp, and how can it change you? It’s hard to describe how amazing it is, but I try.
Book Review: Scott Jurek’s Journey to Vegan Ultrarunning Champ, As Told in the Inspiring “Eat & Run”
I picked up Jurek’s new book, Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness, eager to read his reflections on his journey as an athlete, since he had been on my radar screen for more than a decade. Also, I was curious about the nutritional side of his book. Here’s why I recommend it, […]
Trying to Break the Busy Trap Through Summer Training and Travel
What happened to my running and state of mind the past two months? In this post, I take a deep breath and reflect. Also included: “Training for a Self-Supported Stage Race,” a reprint of a recent article on preparing for the Grand to Grand Ultra.
2012 Miwok 100K Race Report: The Highs, the Lows, the Strange Bodily Functions and Everything In Between
Running the Miwok 100k was a pivotal experience in my 18 years of running—longest distance ever, hardest course, a new approach to training and preparation—and it almost didn’t happen. Here’s the story of my very long day out there.
How to Train and Gear Up for Mountain Running and Fastpacking Adventures
This guest post by Karen Schwartz of Sage to Summit is useful for anyone planning a challenging mountain run or hike. Here’s what you need to do and take with you before heading out all day or many days in the wilderness. Plus, recommendations of trails to run in the Eastern Sierra.