If you’re like me, then at some point in your life you awoke to a startling realization: that although your childhood instilled you with a particular map and compass for navigating this life, and although this framework served you for the first 2-3 decades of life, at some point (for me, it was at ~26 […]
The Embodied Path – A grounded spirituality for modern times Read More »
Have you ever caught a wild idea? You know, one of those thought forms that capture your mind and enrapture your heart and send you flying down a path of no return from which it nearly becomes impossible to speak to other humans again in a language that fully captures what on Earth is actually
An Ode to The Wild Ones: Running 100 Miles and The Pursuit of Curious Paths 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 »
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
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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 »
I’d been to this canyon many times before. Across my 9 years living in Arizona, I’d managed to make the trip down to the Colorado River 5 times. It’s not too far – several miles down Bright Angel gets you your first access to take off your shoes and dip your feet into the edge
Setting Up for a Rim to Rim to Rim Grand Canyon Adventure Read More »
Day 3 of the Raised by Rams vertical challenge – I knew this one would be an easier day. With two big days completed on the first two days (a cumulative 30 miles and 8,000 ft), I knew I wouldn’t be up for much today. That, plus I was getting the Covid vaccine (shot #1)
How to take the next step Read More »
On Monday, March 22nd, I started a week-long trail running challenge with Aravaipa Virtual to gain as much vert as possible! The following post chronicles Day 1 of the journey. Monday morning came, and I knew where I was headed. I’d fallen in love with a particular trail up to a cute little peak in
When The Hard Work Pays Off (RaisedWithRams, Day 1) Read More »
This past Saturday I went out for a long run as part of my regular training schedule as an ultra-runner. Most weekends I head to a trail system and head out for 3 or 4 hours. The idea is not to seriously run hard for that time period, but rather to cover some good mileage
A Spontaneous McDowell Mountain Marathon Read More »