The Great Dance I released a new podcast episode today. Now, this is a big one! It’s one where I take us straight to the heart of my very favorite practice on this Planet Earth. It’s a game that I just LOVE to play as I put on my trail shoes, pack some snacks and […]
Movement and stillness in yoga, meditation, trail running, and all embodiment practice Read More »
Come walk with me through the forest. That’s what I heard as I woke up to a bright sun shining through my car window. I’d gone to sleep here, in this dirt parking lot off the highway, the night before…. The night before. Ugh, I’d felt so terrible. And that cut deeply, because I came up
On slowing down and new perspectives Read More »
WOW. Just…. Wow. Had you told me five years ago that I’d be spending these past few days resting up as I prepared to travel to Colorado to go run 100 miles through the mountains, I would have laughed out loud. Had you told me I would be resting after spending weeks up in Colorado
5 Lessons Learned Training for my First 100 Miler Read More »
In June 2022, the fires of New Mexico had been burning for months, and the total acreage was nearing 1,000,000 acres burned. Just two months! How could so much devastation be happening? I hadn’t been handling it well. With the grief of so much loss of forest and the fear and uncertainty of the evacuation
Healing Waters in The Adirondacks Read More »
Why the hell am I doing this? The sun was beating down, as it always did in the brutal valley of the sun that is Phoenix, AZ. I was out on one of my favorite nearby trails – favorite because of its remoteness, steepness, and of course, its beauty. But this wasn’t one of those
Why Run a Hundred Miler? Read More »
My dad looked right at me, that special look on his face that I knew to take seriously: “Are you crazy?” he asked. I took half a second to reply, knowing the answer clearly. “Yes” I replied, matching his serious question with my very real answer. He paused for a moment, nodded his head, dropped
Signing up for a 100 Miler Read More »
Note: This one is a follow-up post from 2020 – back when this remarkable area went up in smoke. Back then, as our own world was burning, I put together a post looking at how we can take the time to look at the painful things in life – not because it’s fun, but because
On healing from burn scars Read More »
Many years ago I ditched the more traditional road running for a journey that would take me onward and upward through the endless network of trails covering our remarkable planet. Along the way, the mission has always been simple: go outside be in nature see as much as I can as I travel great distances
Running a half marathon Read More »
Each of us individuals is on our own particular set of journeys. These journeys – they differ tremendously in regard to how much effort is required, what type of effort that is, and what is at stake. Still, the tale of completing a journey follows similar themes, and it is to one particular theme that
100K San Juan Mountain Trip Report Read More »
Rhoda The moment I turned into Spencer Basin earlier that morning, my eyes had set sight on a beautiful peak. Although, this one was shaped less like a peak and more like a wide tabletop. Leading up to it was one hell of a ridgeline, with the long runway leading up to the peak –
Sugarloaf, Rhoda, and Highland Mary Lakes Read More »