Summer Vagabonding
Vag·a·bond (ˈva-gə-ˌbänd) 1: moving from place to place without a fixed home: wandering 2: of, relating to, or characteristic of a wanderer My life changed a lot in 2014. I…
Running with the Hopi
As my nine week summer vagabond around the country came to an end I had the option to drive back to Santa Barbara on Saturday and spend Sunday at the…
Running Through A Jangover
Typical weekend procedure. Work hard. Play harder. Deal with the Jangover. Wait…the “J”angover? Yup, this weekend was the Javelina Jangover Night Runs by Aravaipa Running in Phoenix, and I just…
Chris Clemens – Burning River 100 Mile Run
“Should I do it?” I asked with my finger hovering over the submit button. It was New Years Eve in Santa Barbara and I was at Figueroa Mountain Brewing with…
Ryan Stemen – Burning River 100
Ryan Stemen paced Chris Clemens from mile 54 to 75 of the 2014 Burning River 100. Here is Ryan’s story of the Team Clemens adventure and running free. 3:00 AM…
Maria Walton – Burning River 100
Maria Walton paced Chris Clemens 16 miles from mile 75 to 91 of the 2014 Burning River 100. Here is Maria’s account of the day and dealing with the good,…
Tim Davis – Burning River 100
Tim Davis paced Tyler Clemens the final 29 miles to the finish of the 2014 Burning River 100. Here is Tim’s account of the day and getting Tyler to the…
Tyler Clemens – Burning River 100
Tyler and Chris Clemens both completed their first 100 mile races in the 2014 Burning River 100. This is Tyler’s story from the adventure. The anticipation was torture. The past…
Running Shoes – Brooks Cascadia Review
Strava keeps sending me emails. At first I thought it was nifty. You can document the shoes that you used for your run, you know, so other people could see…
Crewing Through Hell
“What are you doing in July?” That’s how it all started. A simple question, a few quick words that lead to crewing the Badwater 146, sweat evaporating out my pores…
Solemates’ CYA 2014
Cool Your Ass. No…wait! That’s not me telling you to get out of here! Stay…read on! Cool Your Ass is actually a new race hosted by Solemates’ Mark and Sharill…
Pacing Western States
Western States Endurance Run… one of the epic events in ultrarunning and a mere 8 hour drive from Santa Barbara, yet, I’ve never attended. Until this year. Do you remember…