An Ultra Runners Blog

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”               — George Bernard Shaw They say that age is a...

It is said that to embrace running ultra marathons, you have to embrace the unknown, Unknown weather conditions, unknown  course conditions,...

Getting back in the ultra-running saddle has taken some time for me. Three and half years to be exact. I’ll just chalk it up to life getting...

  A welcome view at 7,500'. San Bernardino National Forest.  

It's been a couple years since I've been out running on the trails consistently. It's good to be back out there...to see the rav...

I recently signed up for a mindfulness based stress reduction class. The concept, based on a meditation method developed by a microbiologist...

"The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green Earth in the present moment, to appreciate the peace and beau...

Perhaps it is the hunter gatherer genes that are buried deep in all of us, but the need to be outside is something I believe cannot be take...

It has been said that running (exercise in general) is therapy for the mind as much as it is the body. I can’t think of a year other than th...

  Been a while since I've been out running on the mountain (one year?). I don't know how or why I've let this essential activity...

If you are ever in need of a reminder of why getting out of the house to go for a run is better than staying inside and grinding a peloton o...

Today's Run - Low Tide It's strange, this pandemic thing, especially what it has done to the sport of ultra running. All those races...

Start of the 2017 Hard Rock 100           "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject....

Bad news. Nothing lasts forever. Good News. Nothing lasts forever. 

When I started my run today I was replete with anxiety. Being held up in the house for days and dealing with this "new normal"...