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  • Ever since running Tahoe 200 back in June, my running has been in a state of limbo. I had no other big races on the calendar for 2025 because Tahoe 200 was such a large endeavor physically, mentally, and financially. Without a big goal on the calendar, my running life felt a bit lost, a Read more

  • Every once in a while, when the vibe is just right and the frequencies of the world seem to harmonize together, you might take a moment to pause and say, “man, this is what its all about.” Over the past several months and years of running I have had several of these moments. Often times Read more

  • Its been another long while since I wrote about my running. My last blog detailed my week of Arlington Peak summits, 7 times in 7 days back in early September. At that time I was thinking the challenge would kickstart my running to start building towards another big effort. Perhaps a 100-mile race. In the Read more

  • Blog #20: a week on a mountain

    Its been several weeks since I last wrote about my running. After focusing almost all of my running life for the past 12 months on Tahoe 200, my recent running has been largely unstructured. I knew I needed to allow my body some time to recover before doing any sort of intense running. Most of Read more

  • It has been about six weeks since I finished the Tahoe 200 race and recovery seems to be going well. My heart and lungs are able to function while running and can even withstand some short, harder paces. There are a couple tight areas in my legs that start to flare up when I run, Read more

  • My crew let me sleep for maybe 90 minutes at the Tahoe City aid station, about 133 miles into the Tahoe 200. At this point, time was fluid to me. When I awoke, the sun was still in the air and it was Sunday. That is about all I could comprehend regarding the time of Read more

  • I felt so happy to be back at Heavenly. To see my wife, my friends, and to sit down. I felt safe. All I wanted was to sit down and tell stories of the previous day. And eat. And sleep. I felt like I had accomplished something, although I had not even completed one third Read more

  • Last week I ran the Tahoe 200, a 200 mile footrace around Lake Tahoe, starting and finishing at Heavenly Stagecoach Lodge near Stateline, Nevada. This year’s route used the out-and-back route because of lingering wildfire damage on some sections of the course. So, no full lake loop this year. I will have to go back Read more

  • As of writing this on June 3rd, 2025, it is 10 days from the start of the Tahoe 200, a 200 mile foot-race around Lake Tahoe in northern California and western Nevada. At this point I am in the “taper” period of my training for the race. The intense weeks of training are done and Read more

  • It’s been three weeks since my last blog post. My life has been quite busy with starting a new job, doing husband things, and training for a 200 mile race. Also, we just found out that my wife, Kerong, is pregnant with our first child. Amazing. Hearing that for the first time is breathtaking. Different Read more