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Today is President’s Day, a holiday at my job. There is a gentle, but steady rain, creating an ambient pitter-patter. I can see the branches of the backyard tree blowing in the wind through our bedroom window. My mother-in-law is cooking up a breakfast stir-fry, filling the air with a savory smell. I slowly sip… Read more

Its a Saturday morning and there is a consistent rainfall, with an occasional howl of wind, which presses up against the window of our living room. I am drinking a warm cup of coffee, with a nice soundscape created by a Youtube video called Fantasy Medieval Music for Focus & Calm: The Dwarf’s Long Mountain… Read more

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

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