After many years of wanting to run this race, a few weeks ago I traveled to northern Minnesota to run the Arrowhead 135. While this race prides itself in being in the coldest part of the country at the coldest time of year, I could tell from the upcoming forecast that we were unlikely to […]
At the end of January, I’ll be running the Arrowhead 135 in upstate Minnesota. I’ve been interested in running this race for probably 6-7 years now, but while my kids were younger, the logistics were more difficult (especially since the race starts on a Monday, which basically means I have to take the whole week […]
I recently had the pleasure of being a guest on the Golden Hour Adventures podcast, where we talked mostly about winter ultrarunning. One of the hosts, Justin, is a fellow Alaskan ultrarunner from Fairbanks, best known for his Instagram persona @running_in_stache. We had somewhat known each other before, but we first officially met back in […]
So, you could say it’s been a while… 🙂 Much like the rest of the world, I’ve had my life turned upside down for nearly the past 2 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. My running has had its’ ups and downs during that time, and I’ve been racing less since so many races have […]
This upcoming February, I’ll be running the Susitna 100 for my 3rd time. When I ran it last year, I left my sled unchanged from the previous year. This year, I decided to make a few modifications. During the race last year, I made a point to pay attention to other runners’ sleds, and noticed […]
