Tag: Running
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Fastpacking 100km of Appalachia Mountains: TN & NC
Appalachia, or the Appalachian cultural region, stretches across the Eastern United States and popularized for the long-distance national trail system that follows mountain ranges from Maine to Georgia. A few months ago, Nikki and I, chose to fastpack a short section of Tennessee and North Carolina. Via fastpacking we chose to cover the distance self-supported…
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Run. Fly. Run.
12.4.21 Rocky 50k. Philadelphia12.5.21 Hunter S Thompson Fear & Loathing 50kilos. San Francisco Every year, on the first weekend in December, two Fat Ass races blend urban running with culture & community engagement. While they have no connection to each other, one cannot deny the esthetic of blending two ultra-distance long runs, each across the…
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Academics x Running
It has been exactly one week since getting hooded at my graduation. The whole ceremony was a mind bender. Our dean proclaimed, “Here are your healthcare heroes!” A great reminder of the pandemic. This was the first time I attended a graduation since my technical degree in nursing. I promised myself that the only graduation…
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North Face Ultra at Bear Mountain
Embrace the sufferfest. April 30th, 2016 I set out to attempt my third ultra. What you DO is who you are, not what you THINK about. Want something bad enough? Grind and kick your own ass. Training Back in January I wrote about a pretty simple training plan from the Ultra Ladies 50k schedule. I…
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Naked Bavarian Marathon
It’s 5am and I have only slept about 4 hours. My nerves have officially reached a crazy level. There’s something about a “marathon” race that gets to me. I did my usual gear and food check, then hurried out the door by 5:40 in hopes of arriving at a decent time to meet up with…
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Follow the plan
Some honest thoughts about my trail race training. My next race, The North Face Endurance Challenge 50K, is scheduled for April 9th, 2016. Just a little over two months away. This will be my third ultra trail race. I have never really followed a training plan in the past for two reasons. I run mostly for…
nature or bust 