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My Favorite Amazon Gift Picks For Runners – 2018 Edition


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The holiday’s are here! For the runner that seems to have everything, there is always something that’s missing. If you’re struggling to find that last minute gift idea, hopefully I can help. I had a pretty big year of training and running in 2018 with some rather lofty goals. I’ve accumulated all kinds of gear. […]

December 16, 2018

My Top 7 Mental Tricks To Run An Ultra Marathon


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Orcas Island 50K, Feb. 4 2017 (Orcas Island, WA) My first and only trail ultra in the pacific northwest to date. I was untrained for all of the climbing that was involved being a flatlander from the midwest. Not to mention the trail was like nothing I’d seen before. I didn’t really know what to […]

November 7, 2018

My Top Five Favorite Discoveries That Helped My Running This Summer


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My 2018 was a great year for running. My race finishes this year included a variety of smaller races, one full road marathon, four trail ultras, and one attempt at a 100 mile – the most ultras I’ve run in one year. I learned a lot. Not only was getting the miles in important, but […]

October 17, 2018

Superior Trail 100 Mile Race Report: So close…


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If only. If only I could have done this differently, or that. If only I could have those agonizing two hours back suffering up high on that ridge in the early miles. If only. Distance: 90.7 (DNF) Location: Sawbill Elapsed Time: 33:40 On September 7 & 8th, I took on the monster that is the […]

October 3, 2018

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