Tag: Running
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2025 Copper Kings 100 – Deceptively Difficult and Beautiful
The 2025 Copper Kings 100 race in Butte, Montana is a challenging 100-mile course marked by rugged climbs and changing terrains. Despite obstacles like nausea and fatigue, I managed to complete the race in 28 hours, 20 minutes, appreciating the course’s beauty and support.
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Welcome to my Ultrarunner Journal
While my story may not be one for the record books, it is mine to share. Welcome to my ultrarunner journal – a place to share the story behind all the race bibs collecting dust on my bookshelf as I reflect on all the miles it took to get here and where they’ll take me…
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MST 100 – Mountain to Sea Trail 50-mile race | 2022
Falls Lake, just outside Durham, North Carolina, is surrounded by rolling terrain and dirt trails covered in thick shade from tall pine trees. This is where you’ll find the Mountain-to-Sea trail cutting, though, and where the MST 100 races are held in mid-March. This year, I ran the 50-mile distance on the course and ended…
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Badger Trail 100 Miler | 2021
Have you ever set out to do something that completely intimidated you, but you did it anyway? How did you feel as you crossed the finish line and finally accomplished that Big Hairy Audacious Goal? When I ran the 2021 Badger Trail 100, it was definitely an amazing feeling to cross that finish line. But…
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Black Hills 100 – 50 mile | 2021
We’re still catching up from 2020 and everything that COVID cancelled. Thankfully, races that were not able to be run last year and returning in 2021. The tenth running of the Black Hills 100 (along with 50-mile, 50k, and 30k distances) finally took place on June 25 & 26, and I’m so glad I was…
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Quad Rock 25 in Fort Collins | 2021
If you’re looking for a May race with a variety of trails and plenty of vert, the Quad Rock 25 miler (or 50 miler, if you dare) by Gnar Runners in Fort Collins just might be your race. For the second time, I completed the Quad Rock 25 race and was more than happy to…
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Happy Camper Fun Run 52-Mile Trail Race
The day finally came when I signed up last-minute for a 50-mile run. I had planned on a long run of 42 miles over the weekend as part of training. But on Friday morning, I found a local 50-miler with spots still available. So I did what any good trail ultrarunner does, I jumped on…
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Psycho Wyco 50k – Kansas City
2019… my big goal for the year is sticking to the plan. Last year, I fell short of my BHAG and I’m bound and determined to reach that 100k mark this year. Part of that plan involves completing a distance of at least 50k for a long run each month, hopefully with a few 50…
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Arches Ultra 50k and 50 mile – Moab | 2019
The middle of January isn’t the best time to be looking for a warm long run, unless you live in the southern tier of states. But in Colorado, it doesn’t take much to be warmer. That’s why I usually look toward the desert this time of year for a good run – at least it…
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Beaverhead Endurance Runs 100k – 2018’s Big DNF
In 2018, I set out to accomplish a Big Hairy Audacious Goal. It was a big bite to chew and I knew I was going into the deep end. But honestly, the feeling I get after an exhausting, painful day of running trails in the mountains is what fuels me up. So I registered for…