This past weekend, I hit the technical trails for some fun and skill building (check out the video). Whether you’re training for swimrun, ultras or
Tag: trail running
Technical Trails He Said
Coach Nicolas prescribed that I run on “technical trails”. Did Joe and I meet the prescription? Good swimrun training for: SwimRun NC Rockman Swimrun ÖtillÖ
One Tough Night
Blue Ridge 24 hour Adventure Race this past weekend. 86 miles of mountain biking, running and bushwhacking with 12,000 feet of climbing. Raced with an
Winter Swimrun Camp
Winter Swimrun Camp! Fun-as-hell weekend training with swimrun friends. It started with a day swimrunning in 41°F / 5°C air and 48°F / 8°C water
Rocks! Technical Trail Running
Running on technical trails always gets me super excited. Even just the anticipation on the drive there gets me fired up. One of the great
26 hours in Pisgah
Spending 26.2 hours (not miles) running around the mountains looking for checkpoints on mountain bike, foot and canoe may not sound like fun to some
Impromptu Swimrun
I love swimrun, but I love sharing it with others even more. Maybe it’s one of the things that appeals to me the most since
Rockman Swimrun 2021
I had almost as much fun putting this video montage together as I did actually doing the race… Almost. Going through so many video clips
Adventuring, As in Racing
This whole pandemic thing has thrown a huge wrench into 2020 in many ways. The race season is just one of the many things that
Grand Further on Grandfather
The Grand Further Mountain Run 25K has been on my bucket list of to-do races since way back in 2015 when Dan and I were
Keeping Up With a Fast Kid
I met Joe Urbanowicz and his dad, Paul a couple years ago as Joe was preparing to race XTERRA Oak Mountain. He touted it as
Running Above The Clouds
As I gear up for the upcoming ÖtillÖ Catalina swimrun race, I decided to head up to the mountains for some good, old-fashioned climbing. I
Speedy Lizard 