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The San Diego 100 Race Report

My first hundred is in the books. I can’t explain how under-prepared I was for this race; because all the training in the world, all the miles, all the elevation gain, all the proper eating and sleeping and recovery days … Continue reading

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The 2014 Miwok 100k Race Report

There’s three categories of races us runners group our efforts into: the “A” race, or the race we’ve been focused on since we started our current block of training (for me this would be the San Diego 100 in a … Continue reading

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Shoe Review: Hoka One One Rapa Nui 2

I can honestly say I never thought I’d be a Hoka person. I am completely and utterly embarrassed by ever having that idea now; there’s a huge part of me that’s internally kicking myself for not jumping on the wagon … Continue reading

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Goal Oriented, Part 2 (or “Change of Plans”)

Seems as though I didn’t really acknowledge my “not getting into Western States” and briefly hinted at that a few posts ago, merely saying that I got into Miwok and plan on San Diego as being my first 100-mile attempt. … Continue reading

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2013 Best of the Rest Awards

Here’s a list of my favorite things from the 2013 calendar year. Best Trails I Had the Chance to Run First, I just want to say how lucky I am that I get to run pretty much whenever I want- … Continue reading

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MUTROY Awards

It’s that time of year folks; when all the magazines, websites and blogs more or less agree with each other about who was the most awesome “ultra” runner in 2013. Except that they usually confine their picks to just North … Continue reading

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2014 Miwok! F**k Yeah!

Super psyched to be picked in the lottery for the 2014 Miwok 100k up in Marin. This is going to be about 12 more miles than I’ve ever done and about 2,000 more feet of vert than I’ve ever encountered. … Continue reading

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The North Face Endurance Challenge 50 Mile Race Report

There was a split second upon waking at 3:00 AM Saturday morning when the fleeting notion flashed through my thoughts that I might not be able to race today… But having trained so hard this past year, not to mention the … Continue reading

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What I Learned Trying to Set an FKT

I spent six hours running alone yesterday, trying to set an FKT on the East Bay Skyline National Trail. I did it for several reasons, the biggest was to just get that trail on the map; of all the long … Continue reading

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A Trail Runner’s Manifesto…

Ironically enough, I write this on a Friday morning as I’m home sick from work. So, yeah… I loathe the term “ultrarunner”, especially when applying it to myself. In fact, I’ve never called myself an ultrarunner and (politely) correct those … Continue reading

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