After registering for the Zion Ultras 50K, held on April 10, 2021, I built a road-trip vacation around the race with the goal of seeing as much of the desert southwest as I could pack in, with an emphasis on hitting the National Parks. I ended up visiting eight National…
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…