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Tahoe Rim Trail 100 Mile Endurance Run

From the darkness I heard a voice and felt myself being shaken awake. “You passed out, can you sit up?” In a haze I opened my eyes to stare into the face of a mountain biker leaning over me. Covered … Continue reading

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Final Update Before Tahoe Rim Trail 100

Is it just me or does everything go crazy just prior leaving town? Seems like life just goes on without incident month after month then a week before I leave town every time BAM! POW! WHAM! holy chaos Batman…everything goes … Continue reading

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Chasing Women and Drinking All Night Long

In your 20’s when you go out chasing women and drinking all night long it was called “sowing wild oats”…now 30 years later it’s called “ultra running”. Although the actions and ultimate goals have changed drastically it really isn’t that … Continue reading

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Humphreys Peak – 12,633’ Above Sea Level

Just a few weeks after running Rim to Rim to Rim in the Grand Canyon I was back at it last Saturday running with friend Andy Gage in the Kachina Peaks Wilderness – Coconino National Forest. By itself the Kachina … Continue reading

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Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim (R2R2R)

Last Saturday, May 11th, I ran R2R2R in the Grand Canyon for the first time. It turned out to be one of those great moments in life that lived up to all the hype I created in my mind before … Continue reading

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Back in the thick of it…

Yesterday’s Run It’s beautiful in Arizona this time of year, the temperatures are cool in the morning and moderate during the day plus the desert has been in full bloom for the past several weeks. Yesterday I ran for 5.5 … Continue reading

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Oops, I did it again!

OK, I’ve decided this silent treatment doesn’t work for me. I need to start writing again. So here’s what’s been happening since JJ100. The first piece of business is I launched a new website Friday with the help of a … Continue reading

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Mission Accomplished!

My Quest to Run 100 Miles (in less than 24 hours) is over. On Sunday morning, 23 hours, 45 minutes and 43 seconds after I started Javelina Jundred I finished 101.4 miles! It never would’ve happened if not for the … Continue reading

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Jappy Javelina Jundred Eve!!!

I realize for most of you it’s not as exciting as Christmas or New Years Eve but this has been forefront in my mind over the past 5 months much more than any holiday I can remember in recent years … Continue reading

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In the Home Stretch.

I have 18 days before I toe the line at Javelina Jundred in my attempt to run over 100 miles in less than 24 hours. It’s unbelievable to me how fast the time has gone since I officially started training … Continue reading

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