This past weekend, I was able to get down to Tucson, Arizona for the Old Pueblo 50 Miler.  Before I get on with my race write-up, I’m going to go off on a tangent regarding the state of ultrarunning.  The 1/2 dozen or so of you that read this blog, know that I ran the [...]

Grand Tetons Hundred 2009
I decided to run the Grand Tetons in a state of weakness after Bighorn was over and I saw that AC 100 was filled. Once I coerced my good friend Sean Meissner to come out to run the 50 and pace me the last 25, I booked a ticket. Things got even [...]

What a Labor day weekend! In the Grand Tetons at the GT races, Ashley Nordell set a new CR in the 100 miler with a time of 23:03:09- which put her 2nd overall and 1st female, only behind Ty Draney. Full race results are HERE. Over in Colorado Justin Ricks set a course record at [...]

Headlands 50 Mile: Living in the desert southwest can hinder one’s ability to incorporate runs longer than 20 miles into the summer training schedule. At times, it is necessary to seek out some longer races that don’t involve triple-digit temperatures and countless loops near a water source. This is how I came [...]

Ashley Nordell wasn’t feeling the best after her first 9 mile loop but that didn’t stop her from taking 1st woman and 2nd overall. Ashley did 54 miles in 10:50. She said she was pretty much sick the entire race and had a hard time of taking in calories and fluids. After 2 days of [...]

Josh Brimhall headed out to the Bay area for the Headlands 50 and came away with another win and set a new Course Record of 7:03.34. Stay tuned for a race report. Way to go Josh!

What a couple days in Silverton. Scott Jaime overcame a rough spot to take 4th in San Juans with a time of 27:47. 4 athletes came in under 30 hours!!! Incredible. Karl Meltzer took yet another 100 miler and Diana Finkel put in what has to be considered a ”Top Performance of the Year”.  Congrats to all you Hardrockers! [...]

 
At the beginning of this year’s Western States 100 Mile I had grand plans for my summer.  Specifically, the Grand Slam was on the calendar.  I had a decent build-up to Western that included winning both races that I had entered prior to the “big one.” I had also accumulated more quality miles than ever [...]

Darcy puts in another solid race in the San Juan’s. Darcy finished in a time of 11:09:44, good enough for 16th overall and 2nd woman! David Philipps- 9:37:30 and Helen Cospolich- 10:37:54 came away with 1st male and female. Way to go Darcy! One great result after another…..

Ashley Nordell traveled to Sheridan, Wyoming for the Bighorn 100 and took 1st place for the women and 8th overall! In a time of 24:51:36, Ashley had the second fastest time for the women in the 100 miler since the race began. Congrats Ashley!