Miwok.  Home trails.  A stacked field.  Friends running, pacing, spectating.  I was really looking forward to running the Miwok 100k but it always seemed like a date far out on the calendar.  That is until April finally came to a close and we woke up way too early on May 1 to drive over the [...]

We finished up the HURT 100 this morning.  Results are being updated via the link here – HURT Results – 2010.  A huge congrats to Gary Robbins and Tracy Garneau for setting new course records for both the men’s and women’s times!.. amazing for how difficult the course is.  Nathan took 2nd with what looks [...]

“Boom! – Seven mile climb! – Boom – Descend 4 more – Boom – 5 mile climb!” was my introduction to the course the night before by the passionate and energetic, yet appealingly sleep-deprived Race Director Robert Gillcrest at the Inaugural Blue Canyon 100K…ish Trail Race in Santa Barbara, CA (with 50 mile and 50K [...]

I volunteered at the 2009 Miwok 100K and had a great time watching very strong runners put on quite a performance even despite the weather.  Miwok Race Director Tia Bodington and her core group of volunteers put on a fantastic race.  Most of my morning photos while volunteering at the Tennessee Valley aid station came [...]

Very few runners rave about taper. It’s something folks either gripe about, or deny the merits of. But I actually want to like taper. During taper, suddenly, weekends are back, and there’s a little more space for the rest of life. (There actually is more to life than running.) Sadly, my body disagrees. In tapering [...]

Race Recap by Daniel Waddle. First off a huge thanks to all of the volunteers who made the Coyote Two Moon race possible as you got many of us through a tough couple of days. If you don’t know anything about Coyote Two Moon it’s definitely the most fun you will ever have running. It’s [...]