An Ultra Runners Blog

Now that major races are, or are soon to be, shutting down due to the Corona virus, its high time we appreciate things beyond running. I...

"No man ever steps in the same river twice. For it's not the same river, and he's not the same man." ―  Heraclitus ...

   Sometimes the most routine trails reveal the most interesting things. All you have to do is pause, and concentrate on what's ...

Buddha is often quoted on the topic of being "present." He, by all accounts, wasn't one to dwell on the past, saying poi...

Dear Mom: A few months ago you told me you were tired of walking around the neighborhood. You said it was boring, and that you ...

--> Happy New Year to all you out there reading this blog! Given 2020 is here, I’ve been thinking a lot about a...

Another year in the book... Our 16th year touching the Pacific Ocean then running 32 miles to the top of Santiago Peak at 5,700'....

Once in a while we all have to get our opinion out there. This is one of those times for me. While I appreciate the sport of mountain ...

I've heard it said that "the destination is the journey," or that "it is better to travel well than to arrive" o...

When nightfall arrived the full moon was rising behind the glowing thunderclouds hovering over a distant ridge. The image remains stuck i...

Also Discovered on Today's Run Ok runners and readers, this might not seem like a running topic, and it isn't. But I heard it ...

San Jacinto (left), San Gorgonio (right)  Nearly five hours into my run and approaching 9'000 feet at Onyx Peak outside of Big Be...

This week I went for a jog in Washington, D.C., making my way to the mall where I wondered around my favorite veteran's war memorial. T...

the closest picture I could take of real-life bacteria An article was published in the LA Times a few weeks back which said that we ru...

San Gorgonio from Seven Oaks Trail It was around mile 15 when the aerial siege descended upon me - with a vengeance. I was under att...