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The Story of my first 50k Race
The story of my first trail race. A concoction of poor food strategy, bathroom dilemmas, and unexpected joy in the final miles
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Colorado Trail Gear List
The Colorado Trail is one of the highest altitude and rewarding thru-hikes. Here is the gear list that helped me set the record.
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Running the Wonderland Trail
The Wonderland Trail is a 90 mile loop around Mt. Rainier, and I set out to run it with someone that I had never met before here is how
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John Muir Trail FKT Gear List
This is the gear I took to set the record on the John Muir Trail in 2022. It was my proudest trail record and FKT
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Running a fixed time (12-hour race)
Running a 12 hour fixed time event could be boring to some, but Moonlight on Mt. Ascension was a fun collection of figure eight loops
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Cocodona 250 Race Recap 2022
Cocodona 250 is a long race, so here is the long race recap on running 250 miles in 2022
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Lessons From My (under)Training for a 250 mile race
The key to training for a 250 mile ultramarathon is to run, hike, and run a lot. Here is how I trained for Cocodona 250
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Three mistakes (and learned from) in my first 200 mile ultramarathon
The three mistakes I made in my first 200 mile race. The Cocodona 250 and what I will change for next year.
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The Barkley Marathons – A 2021 Adventure
Noone finished the 2021 Barkley Marathons running race, but here is my race report of my loop at Barkley
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Barkley Marathons – Gear List
The Barkley Marathons are a race designed to leave every participant disappointed. In 2021, 36 of us showed up and every single racer...
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Ouachita Trail Day 13 – The Terminus
Day 13 of the Ouachita Trail and we made it to the terminus of the Ouachita Trail on our thru hike across Oklahoma and Arkansas
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Ouachita Trail Day 12 – Dog Poo
Snacking on a Ouachita Trail thru hike. Day 12 of backpacking the Ouachita Trail and I stepped in Dog Poo
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Ouachita Trail Day 11 – Tiger shirt
Thru-hiking the Ouachita Trail, Day 11 and my Tiger Shirt
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Day 10 Ouachita Trail – Thanksgiving
Day 10 on the Ouachita Trail was Thanksgiving and we met Warren Doyle
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Day 9 Ouachita Trail
The Ouachita Trail Day 9 and the leaves covering the trail
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Day 8 Ouachita Trail- The Big Storm
Day 8 of the Ouachita Trail complete with allergies, rain, and all the fun of thru hiking
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Ouachita Trail Day 7 – Allergic reaction and the Bluebell
Resupplying at the Blue Bell Cafe and Day 7 on the Ouachita trail across Oklahoma and Arkansas
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Ouachita Trail Day 6 – Surprise Trail Magic
Ouachita Trail Day 6 on our thru hike across Oklahoma and Arkansas
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Ouachita Trail Day 5 – Buck
The Ouachita Trail Day 5 on our thru-hike across Oklahoma and Arkansas
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Ouachita Trail Day 4 – Walmart
The Ouachita Trail thru hike and our first resupply at the local store of Arkansas... Walmart
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