Running Overdose: keeping up with Alicia & Kristin

Starting From Scratch: Building a stronger body

Chip Away the Big Hills: Yakima Skyline Rim 50k

Movie + A Microbrew: The Mountain Runners + Black Jackal Coffee Porter

Uncategorized May 01, 2013

Starting From Scratch: Building a stronger body

Many of you already know, my “minor foot strain” I discussed in my last post turned out to be a full blown break—in fact I managed to snap a bone right in half this time. But instead of seeing this

Uncategorized April 30, 2013

Here’s to my Non-Running Friends

This post is dedicated to my amazing non-running friends… and especially Mandy + Maria + Peder. When things get busy, what gives? This morning it suddenly dawned on me: I gave away my non-running friends! Many of us go through

Uncategorized April 25, 2013

Chip Away the Big Hills: Yakima Skyline Rim 50k

I intended to volunteer for the Yakima Skyline Rim 50k, and then I visited the website. The photos taunted me. The course description declared it the “most challenging 50k in the northwest”. It made no sense, but suddenly and against my

Uncategorized April 03, 2013

Gold Shorts do Gorge Waterfalls 50K

Before a 50k trail race, most people would study the course description, perhaps plan a nutrition strategy, think about what’s going to chafe them, what’s not… Meet Laurel, Tara, Shamai and I. Going into Saturday’s Gorge Waterfalls 50k, not one of us was

Uncategorized March 05, 2013

Movie + A Microbrew: The Mountain Runners + Black Jackal Coffee Porter

What do you do to avoid suicide while you are eating dinner for one? It’s simple. movie + a microbrew! The movie: This past weekend in Bellingham, I became one of the few people left on earth willing to pay $20