After 2011, I publicly stated I would not be returning to World’s Toughest Mudder. It was my first real test in endurance racing and it broke me. I left the race, physically and emotionally broken and spent months after the race pulling myself back together. For the next year I......
A little late on this race review but better late than never! Two weeks after the Hunter Gatherer 50k it was time to put on my big girl shoes and do my second ultra in two weeks. Definitely a first for me, still coming off a summer of injury and......
Friday night’s sleep and Saturday’s morning wakeup all seemed to be one big blur. Around 3am we were up, ready to watch the Survival Runners start their race while us ultra runners had a more leisurely 5:00am start time. Knowing beforehand the beginning of the Survival Run I knew it......
Friday morning arrived after a relatively sleepless night in the bunk room. My sleeping bag is rated for colder climate sleeping, I found myself sleeping on the plastic mattress more than in the sleeping bag and used my bag full of clothing as a pillow. Definitely my needs for luxury......
Many races I attend you fly in, run around and quickly fly out, much of the time spent in hotels, going from meal to meal with sometimes a few fellow racers. The Fuego y Agua events are much different than is typical scenario and have a very tribal feel to......