CK Reveille Peak wrapped up the Capt’n Karl Night Trail Series, where I signed up for the 60k distance. Out of the four races, I completed three, with one DNF at Muleshoe Bend when heat and nutrition challenges got the better of me (although I completed a 50k before timing out). At Reveille Peak, I
Hot and humid night at the CK Muleshoe Bend 60k. I DNF’d after 31 miles, missing the cutoff. We started 7 PM Saturday. The course is a 9-ish mile loop we did 4 times through a small park with rolling hills and dense tree coverage. While shade wasn’t needed for a night race, the
2025 Ultra Running Races Race calendar is locked! At least the key ones and training races. June–Aug: Capt Karl’s Night Series – four 60Ks, three weeks apart. Focus: heat, night, and fatigue training. Sept: Barkley Fall Classic – mental and endurance test. Oct: Javelina Jundred – A-race comeback! Still deciding on a 100K in early
I timed my vacation/race-cation/staycation-at-parents just right — no work distractions while I follow the 2025 Barkley Marathons 🙂. Wasn’t sure it would work out, but it did. Also knocked out the LA Marathon last Sunday (read about that here: LA Marathon Reunion Run) as part of this time off. Back in Sept 2023, I visited
I ran the LA Marathon again this year, for the 13th time, though not consecutively, and I might be done with LA for now. I finished, but it wasn’t pretty. Still, it was a worthwhile experience. I flew in Friday morning before the race and spent time with my big sis, who came from Atlanta.
