freelance writer. trail runner. relentless savage.
It's the day before the winter solstice. My garlic is planted and I got my first snowy run this morning. There's something totally magical about frolicking (because that's how I run) among fatty flakes floating gently toward the ground. Until your jacket starts to soak through. Then it's time to go home. Yesterday I moved…
Continue reading ➞ Cheers to crazy friends, crushing PRs, and living to see another year
This year's Thanksgiving was amazing. So much better than last year, when I spent my entire Thanksgiving driving alone (with my dog, of course) across the most desolate corners of Oregon and Nevada on my way back home to New Jersey, resting briefly at a truck stop for a depressing dinner of greasy pizza. Thinking…
Continue reading ➞ Weed Run for Food Thanksgiving 5k Race Review
Last week I quit another job. I started delivering mail in Dunsmuir about a month ago, thinking a part-time job with USPS would be an easy way to earn a steady paycheck and get me out of the house after my summer of ditching work to play outside left me broke and craving structure. And…
Today, October 10 is World Mental Health Day, so I thought I'd take this opportunity to stray from the topic of running to write about another major theme in my life. Maybe it is slightly related to running because maybe my passion for the sport started as a relief from stress or an escape from…
Continue reading ➞ Much love and little black hearts to you all on World Mental Health Day
Four years is a big deal in the mind of a restless wanderer. There aren't many people, places, or races that can keep this girl around for that length of time. But last Saturday I successfully suffered through my fourth running of Headwaters Trail Runs 50k. That's some major commitment. I didn't even go to the same…
Continue reading ➞ Quadruple the pain, quadruple the fun: Headwaters 50k Race Report
I was in Santa Fe, New Mexico when I learned I'd made the lottery for Waldo 100k. My response? "oh. shit." It was real. I was actually doing this. Since that time, this race was constantly on my mind. I spent sleepless nights contemplating nutrition and wondering wtf one packs in a drop bag. Not until…
Continue reading ➞ Waldo was hiding behind smokey skies: My first 100k reviewed
A pirate wearing a Utilikilt. Chunks of glazed donuts. Twitter hashtags galore. You're either wandering the hollow subconscious of that douchebag in the White House... or running one of the 2017 Siskiyou Outback trail races in Ashland, Oregon. This past weekend I was doing the latter (and totally crushing it-btw.) It was my very first…
It's been one month since 3 Peaks. One month since I tagged along with a group of ultra-tough trail beasts in the annual quest to summit Mount Shasta's three most prominent peaks in a single day. One month, and I'm finally ready to write about it. The event is a point-to-point run starting at Bunny…
Continue reading ➞ 7 tips for climbing 3 peaks in 1 day without dying
Before I get into a review of the event itself, I just want to mention that this was the first time I've ever received a pre-race info email that included a 16-page PDF attachment complete with runner demographic data, maps, sudoku, and a table of contents. That is next level organization right there! But when your…
Continue reading ➞ Grand Circle Trails Grand Canyon 50k Race Report
First race of 2017!!! Hell yes! I had the most amazing time at Gorge Waterfalls 50k last weekend. It’s a gorgeous (obviously), scenic course located in the Columbia River Gorge in between Oregon and Washington that passes over, under, and behind more waterfalls than I could even keep track of. I ended up…
