Strava link: https://www.strava.com/activities/5145001781 I ran the Gemini Adventures! Desert RATS Trail Running Festival 50K on the tenth day of a whirlwind road trip that, up to that morning, had already included 120 miles of trail running and hiking with no rest days. I had run the Zion Ultras 50K the…
Strava link: https://www.strava.com/activities/5105339116 With my friends Jessica and Jacob already registered for the 2021 Zion Ultras 50K and my long-standing desire to explore the desert southwest, it was an easy decision to grab my own spot in the race once registration opened up in 2020. We booked airfare and lodging…
Strava link: https://www.strava.com/activities/4269422540 My friend Amie Martin had run the Mohican 50 mile ultramarathon several times and her enthusiasm for this race encouraged me to register in 2020. Due to the pandemic and issues securing event permits for Mohican State Park, the course was altered to follow roads and private…
Strava link: https://www.strava.com/activities/3783377589 This year has been a dumpster fire when it comes to race events. Race cancellations, of course, are a small inconvenience compared to the greater concerns of living through a pandemic, but it is frustrating and disappointing to see all the races you’ve paid and trained for…
Strava link: https://www.strava.com/activities/2854089637 There are no guarantees in life, and certainly not in ultramarathons. I ambitiously registered for the Tunnel Hill 50-miler in February 2019, despite never completing a run longer than the one full marathon I had under my belt (the Marquette Marathon in late 2018, where I decided…
At the beginning of 2019 I didn’t yet know how to freestyle swim and I didn’t own a bike. I started swim training at an indoor pool that February and slowly taught myself a proper(ish) breathing rhythm and built up some swim endurance. Within a couple months I was swimming…