Nine trails. The hardest thing I’ve ever done. Seriously, I know that I haven’t done that much yet, but when compared to running Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim in the Grand Canyon (45 miles and 20,000 feet of elevation change) or the 65 mile Are You Though Enough race, the 35 mile Nine Trails […]
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Born to Run Weekend 2014
Born to Run 2014. Period. That’s really all I can say because no amount of explaining, stories, photos, or videos can really share with someone the magic of Born to Run if they weren’t there. But alas, I’ll try. There are many different stories from many different people; this one […]
Read MoreMarathon Around A City Block
Run a marathon around a single city block. Really? Yeah. It’s silly. It was boring. It was really silly. It was extremely boring. But I did it. It all started in 2007 when I ran the Rocket City Marathon in Huntsville, Alabama. The race was my brother’s first marathon and […]
Read MoreGrand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim
It started with a mug of Pale Ale at Figueroa Mountain Brewing, as most good ideas do. We were sweaty, smelly, and dusty from the Rancho San Juan preview run. Sean Garbutt, Greg Lowe, myself, and Luis and Beverly Escobar were enjoying the cold beer when I mentioned “I’m thinking […]
Read MoreRace Report – Are You Tough Enough 2014
The alarm rang at 4:00 AM. I had only been asleep for 3 hours, but it was time to go. I stumbled around Tyler’s apartment grabbing anything I thought I’d need…my running pack, some granola bars, a beer koozie, and toilet paper. Check. By 4:30 we were out the door, […]
Read MoreRace Report: Red Rock 50 Mile Trail Run
The 2013 Red Rock 50 Mile Trail run in Santa Barbara, CA. Register for the Red Rock 50 www.allwedoisrun.com/
Read MoreRace Report: Tarzan Runs The Bulldog 50K
On August 25 I decided to do something I’ve never done before…run a 50K (31 mile) ultra marathon. I didn’t just decide to do this on August 25th though…the idea was hatched while hiking on the Appalachian Trail. I hiked for a few days with the guys from WARRIOR HIKE, […]
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