How would it feel to climb and descend more than 8,000 feet daily, on high-altitude mountain trails, for seven days straight? Could I do it? Last week, I found out.
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Ouray 100 Preview: Some Background On This Ridiculously Challenging Ultra That I Start in About 36 Hours
I decided to turn my sour grapes into fortified grape juice and attempt an upstart, scrappy race the weekend after Hardrock 100, on the same mountain range, that’s arguably even more difficult—a race so miserable in its first year on the current route that the RD admits, “I don’t think it was a good experience […]
4 Mountain Running Traits Developed At Our San Juan Mountain Running Camp
“For these three days,” I told the group gathered for our inaugural San Juan Mountain Running Camp, “I want you to encounter and experience challenges on the trail that you don’t expect, and that perhaps intimidate you, because you’ll discover that you can get through and handle more than you think you can. And you’ll […]
5 Recommended Books About the West, Plus My Grandpa’s Ultra Report
The summer, I read about the West to deepen my understanding of Colorado, California and states in between—their history, culture, politics and myriad pressures. Rest assured, these books are good reads.
Mining Family Stories for Inspiration and Summiting a 14’er to Reach Into the Past
A tribute to a trio of relatives—my grandmother, grandfather and great-uncle—who challenged themselves in the San Juan Mountains in mind-blowing ways that inspire me as a mountain runner.
Highlights from Summer Hiking and Running in the San Juan Mountains
Living near Telluride during July humbled and inspired me. Here are some memories from Hardrock, Kendall Mountain and more.
An Ode to Telluride, Family Ghosts and the Hardrock Spirit
Getting ready to road trip to Telluride, an annual pilgrimage that does something to my psyche. Keeps me younger, makes me tougher. Reminds me what I’m made of and where I came from. Because I was a wild child, thanks to Telluride.