Grand 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….
Race 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…
Race Report: Red Rock 50 Mile Trail Run
This is a video blog post from the 2013 Red Rock 50 Mile Trail run in Santa Barbara, CA. Instead of writing along post, I decided to make a video!…
A Tribute To Kilimanjaro
Here is a tribute video to Kilimanjaro (aka Flosser, aka Brian Sarvis, aka Flossermnajaro-AT)…the man of many names… Kilimanjaro hiked with us for the first 700 miles of the Appalachian…
Humor – I’m Going To Hike The Appalachian Trail
A little bit of humor today, Appalachian Trail style.This video showcases a typical conversation when you tell someone you are going to hike the Appalachian Trail. I don’t think that people…
The Hometown Newspaper
My hometown newspaper (the same one I used to be a paperboy for) included a story about my Appalachian Trail journey last week! The article started with a big front…
Getting Published!
Shortly after returning from my Appalachian Trail thru-hike I was asked to contribute a feature article to a fitness magazine. The focus was to be on the sport of “Fastpacking”…
Race 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…
Giving Presentations
As I settle into the “real world” after the trail I’ve realized one thing…that I like talking about the trail! I don’t mind rounds of rapid fire questions about me,…
A Hiker In The City
It is well over a month now since I completed the AT. I have been working on settling back into “reality” and I’m not sure if I’m being successful or…
MEAT Completes The AT!
Hot off the press…my hiking buddy (and college roommate) Meat just completed his 2012 thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail! We hiked the first 900 miles together and then both “hiked…
Sweet Home California
Three weeks have already gone by since I reached the summit of Mount Katahdin and I don’t know where the time has gone. I spent two weeks traveling across the…