Yeti 24 Hour Ultra Challenge – 50-mile Edition

I finally finished the Yeti 50 mile challenge, part of the Yeti ultra 24-hour challenge series. For this one, I ran 8.35 miles every 4 hours for 24 hours.  Even if I have done ultras and 50 mile races before, it was still daunting, but I did it.  3 of the runs were on the



#LimitlessChallenge Virtual Racing: 1 week of Vertical Climbing

Yesterday, I completed the #LimitlessChallenge.  This was a week-long vertical challenge endurance adventure, ran by Aravaipa Running / Run Steep Get High team in Arizona.  For 7 days, participants test their limits by reaching any of the 6 levels of heights, representing the elevation of different mountains (and the Empire State Bldg, for Level1).  You



Resilience through a pandemic: When races are canceled, running is not…

Happy Cinco De Mayo!  I have to admit, I got race withdrawals in late March and early April, because I had some planned races and planned pacing gigs, but they did not happen.  I got over it quickly, because I realize those are just de minimus problems compared to what others may be going through. 



Yeti Ultra 24-Hour Challenge (A Virtual Race)

I finished my #YetiUltra24HourChallenge today! I haven’t done something like this format before. The challenge involves running 5 miles every 4 hours for 24 hours. Your route, your start time.  It’s a virtual race given we are currently in a pandemic and all races have been canceled at least through July. I met some Yeti



LA Marathon 2020

About less than a month after my first 100-mile race, I participated in another race at L.A. Marathon!  It was different this year, I opted for a slow run, doing a food and drink tour with my sister and her friends. We were afraid that the race might get canceled given the start of Coronavirus