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It’s the middle of October, which means the Santa Barbara Trail League is in full swing. Local Santa Barbara runner, Stephen Searer, created this awesome month-long community event a couple years ago. The concept is simple – Stephen posts 4 trail routes, and participants group up into teams of four and go run all four… Read more

Race day finally arrived; Jon Sutherland stood at the starting line of the Angeles Crest 100 mile trail race. He was ready to finally run all 100 miles and cross the finish line, ready to finish what he started back in 2022 with his first attempt, ready to have a great day with the support… Read more

The time has come for Jon Sutherland, local Santa Barbara trailrunner, to toe the starting line of the Angeles Crest 100 mile endurance run. This will be his second attempt at the race after missing a cutoff time at the 2022 edition of the race. Four years later, and many mountain adventures, long days on… Read more

“This is for the true masochist or anyone who thinks more vert equals more fun.” – from The Rut website page for The Trifecta… Local Santa Barbara runner, Rosina Garcia, might fit that description, or is just a mountain running badass. The Rut Mountains Runs take place over three days at the Big Sky ski… Read more

Running is simultaneously a simple and complicated activity. The action of running is one of the most natural movements for a creature with legs. However, a person’s relationship with running can be quite complicated. If running is a hobby or part of a daily routine, the complications tend to get amplified. At least that is… Read more

Its summertime and things are heating up here in Santa Barbara, literally and figuratively. A big heatwave brought brutally hot running conditions to Santa Barbara and several SB runners are showing up at big mountain races. Dave and Deanna Odell both ran the brutal 92-mile TDS race in Chamonix, France a couple weeks ago. Rosina… Read more

This is the second conversation in a series focused on my friend, Jon Sutherland, and his preparation for the 2026 Angeles Crest 100 mile trail race. This episode focused on Jon’s attempt at running the entire length of the Backbone Trail in the Santa Monica mountains. The route is about 67 miles with 19,000 feet… Read more

On this episode, I sat down at my kitchen table with local Santa Barbara runner, Paul Cuthbert, to chat about his recent summer mountain adventure. Paul set out on a somewhat spontaneous roadtrip, where he ended up climbing 18 high mountain peaks in 18 days. He travelled through 5 states in his reliable “lifted Prius,”… Read more

On this episode I sat down with my wife, Kerong, in our living room to talk through my experience running the 2026 Merrill’s Mile 48 hour race. I had big goals for myself going into the race and, unfortunately, I did not achieve them due to unexpected complications during the race. I trained a lot… Read more

This is the first conversation of a series that will focus on my friend, Jon Sutherland, and his journey to the finish line of the Angeles Crest 100 mile trail race. The conversations will cover Jon’s training and his background with the race. We likely record at least two more episodes leading up to the… Read more