“The mind can go farther than the body wants to.”  A phrase known by most ultra runners, though not entirely accurate as the mind is a part of the body...... Read More

A drop of time in my 63 mile journey. A headlamp strapped to my head, and a Luci light bobbing around on my chest.  The cold forest felt as if...... Read More

“Did you know It was going to be as difficult of a race as it was?” “No, definitely not.” “Would you have done it if you had known it was...... Read More

  It’s late in the day on a rainy Saturday afternoon in May. I’m in the middle of a forest, and I don’t know how I got here. There’s a...... Read More

Running the Midstate Trail with Alex. What a day!  I just got home, its 4pm, I left the house at 6am this morning to drive out to Charlton so that...... Read More

August 8, 2016 Here in Vermont, at the campsite aside the Blueberry Hill Inn, I barely have cell phone service.  I can drive on backroads for hours and barely see...... Read More

Two nights before the race the overnight low was 41 degrees F, with winds at 20-30 mph.  A cold night.  Our dome tent near the bay was not handling the...... Read More

About four years ago I started trail racing, at which point in time I saw pictures of a bunch of runners walking up a very steep incline of just rocks....... Read More

October 25-26th. Preface: Goal: 100 miles or 30 hours, whichever comes first. Result: 53 miles in 16-ish hours. Conclusion:  (see below) As with many of these blog entries about a...... Read More