It’s been a week since I paced Jerry Armstrong at the Leadville 100. Some details are fading from memory but others are sharp. Saturday afternoon, before he came through the Twin Lakes Aid Station where I would relieve Mark of … Continue reading →
Twitter friends
August 12, 2012 By
I seriously don’t know how my life functioned before Twitter. I have a daily ritual of reaching for my phone and scrolling Twitter while I lay cozy in bed. Twitter has been especially exciting these past two weeks because my … Continue reading →
Fall Training Begins
August 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It’s barely August but today feels like Fall. 59 degrees and a cozy layer of clouds hint at days to come. Tomorrow’s high of 96 will be harsh, but today is a love note from the Universe. Summer is a … Continue reading →
Forgiveness and Redemption in Appalachia
July 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I’m traveling this week. Yesterday I flew all the way to the East Coast and after a run from Arlington Cemetery to the World War II Memorial and back again, drove 4 hours to my final destination; a remote farm … Continue reading →
DNS on the Grand Mesa 50-mile
July 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Grand Mesa 50-mile Trail Race is 16 days away and as of today, I’m pulling out. A week ago I hoped that I was healthy enough to start pounding the trail and get my fitness level back. Two consecutive … Continue reading →
WET
July 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
WATER was the element of choice for the world today. Wet on the mountain and Wet on me and in me and beneath me and the birds and hummingbirds were in the greenest pocket of the valley you would ever … Continue reading →
Ultra Training- Lara-style
July 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I’ve been sick as a dehydrated cat with hairballs these past two weeks. As soon as I got home from the Green Mountain Relay the crud closed in on my throat and within a few hours it was GAME ON. … Continue reading →
