Since I’m not quite ready to run 20-plus miles continuously, whether it is a training run or a race, I decided to break up my long training run: 4 miles every four hours, six times, for 24 miles total. Even with rests in between segments, this format still tests endurance by requiring me to run
The last time I ran on this trail was in February 2021, and there were some construction going on but the trails were still intact. Today, there were more construction and the beginning of the trail was closed, but we were able to get through. I’m documenting this route here so that I can go
I’m amazed with what the human body can do. Many of my friends know that I run ultra-distances. Well, I have crazier friends who push their bodies’ limits. This past weekend, I helped my friend complete her ‘practice, supported’ 150 mile run/hike through the Marin Headlands in Sausalito, CA. It was a wonderful experience. We
I had an awesome 20-mile training run in the desert today! I know in order for me to complete Javelina, I need to train in the desert. My sister lives in Las Vegas, so I visited her this weekend, and ran with her trail friends (now my friends too, sort of). We had a zombie
I may have officially gone crazy. I registered for my first 100-mile trail race. It will be Javelina Jundred, this October, in Fountain Hills, Arizona (near Scottsdale). I never said I was not going to do one, I kept the option open. Now that I have completed my triathlon race this year, I’m ready to
