Running: I Know About Running
A Little Background I specialize in ultradistance running. Mostly 100 mile races in the mountains. I doubt the information below is going to help you compete in a 400 meter dash. History I've spent the last 15 or so years doing a lot of running (among other things). I've tried a bunch of things, made a bunch of mistakes, had a bunch of injuries, and learned a lot along the way. This page is a reference page for the things I know about running, and how I choose to train right now. Expect it t...
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High Lonesome 100: 2017
We staggered up the last few steps in the dark to the top of Monarch on the Continental Divide trail. A relentless wind slapped me in the face, and kept on slapping. A chill burrowed into me despite the wool shirt, rain jacket, gloves and buff. I couldn't see more than three feet in front of me; it wasn't fog, we were standing in a cloud. I turned back to Aaron, now nothing more than a diffuse headlamp glow and a voice in the dark. "We gotta get the hell off this ridge." We broke into a run,...
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