If you are here looking for a traditional race report on the inagaural Badwater: Salton Sea, you’re not going to find it. If you’re wanting mileage splits, blister pictures, and name dropping,…you’re in the wrong place. This is my story about a journey…and running… it’s always about running. Continue reading “Going Rogue at Salton Sea”
Walk the Line
A few months ago, the editor of a major running magazine spent a long time interviewing me for an article about addiction in running. I poured my heart out, but never saw it published.
So I battled back and forth for awhile, torn between letting the story go, if I wanted to go there, yada yada, until I finally just said …ya know what? Screw it…. nobody can tell my thoughts better than me…. So here we go. Prepare yourselves.
Drinking in a Desert
You can’t break away from it.
That thirst–that insatiable wretched beautiful thirst–it calls to you like a siren.
Knoxville: Happy and Hungry
For the past three years, I’ve attempted to take my running journey from “Ultra Crazy Runner” to just “Crazy Runner” by participating in my favorite marathon: the annual Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon. I would say it’s tradition, but really it’s just more of a personal running vendetta.
Shoes.Laces.Trail.Dirt.
Badwater, Branding & Deep Thoughts
After Jen and I road tripped all the way from Vegas to Death Valley, it was time to ditch the wheels and find the party. We then joined the race director, Chris Kostman, and his soon-to-be wife Laurie Streff, lounging by the pool drinking fruity drinks and waiting for runners… Bahhhaha! Just kidding. No actually we found the pair doing exactly what you’d expect an RD to be doing before one of the most meticulously executed running events in the world: preparing and polishing every last detail of Badwater. Continue reading “Badwater, Branding & Deep Thoughts”
Blooming in the Desert: The Decision (Ch. 4)
(Please read Chapters 1, 2, & 3 before this post!)
The Sign
“So whad’ya think, Ambs?”
Amber and I were going back and forth- taking turns between Devil’s Advocate and Gutsy Adventurer- trying to decide exactly what we should do at this point.
Do we finish out our adventure of a lifetime?
Do we play it safe and turn around?
Our guts were telling us to turn around, but ironically- our guts were propelling us forward. We simply didn’t know which “guts” to listen to:
“It’s 1:18.” I said, “Think we can tackle the rest of that climb, then run 13 back to phantom ranch before they close at 4 to get more food?”
“I mean… Probably.. If we push it? But do we chance that? That’s a really big chance to take, ya know? I mean, Ash..we don’t get any food and we’re toast. We’ve got kids and husbands waiting by the phone to make sure we are okay. One wrong move out here and we could be dead.” Continue reading “Blooming in the Desert: The Decision (Ch. 4)”
Blooming in the Desert: The Adventure (Ch.3)
(Please read Blooming in the Desert Chapters 1 & 2 before continuing.)
Let’s Do This.
Trying to contain an overwhelming excitement, one that has been growing and building for months, is like trying to keep a juicy secret from your best friend.
You just can’t do it…
You always cave.
Continue reading “Blooming in the Desert: The Adventure (Ch.3)”
Taking the Biking World By Storm- One Fall At a Time
You know, after that impromptu century, I never really thought I could destroy my body via bike more than I already had. I was wrong……
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Solutions for the Troublesome Outdoorsy Wife
Since the very beginning of time itself, one question has constantly plagued the wives of the outdoor loving breed..
How can a trail craving, earth chasing wife succeed at her domestic duties while remaining true to her wild woman ways?
One may never truly know. Yet one can speculate, theorize, and ultimately form a somewhat decent hypothesis on this trying matter.
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