One week closer to Bear Mountain! After finally getting a bit of winter weather with the cold and the snow, I remember what it was like to train for my first ultras last year. Thankfully the weather has been kind for the most part and my training has been great so far. I have felt... Continue Reading →
Bear Mountain 50k Training – Week 1
In case you've all forgotten, I do still exist and I have been running even though I haven't been blogging. In the past few weeks, I've been focusing on slowly building my mileage up post-injury and trying to build a solid base for 50k training plan. I started off with 5 miles in one week,... Continue Reading →
Bear Mountain 50 Miler – Week One Training Recap
Training has started for my spring goal race! On April 30th, I will give my second 50 miler a shot at The North Face Endurance Challenge Bear Mountain down in New York. Having run the relay at Bear Mountain last year, I know that I am going to be in for a tough time, but I... Continue Reading →
Matt’s 2016 Season – Going for 100
After 2 months of waiting, yesterday I got the news I would not be running Western States in 2016. All that means is that I get to qualify again and run a 100 mile race that all my friends can be at! Instead of running Western as my first 100, I will be running the... Continue Reading →
First Post-Injury Run
While Matt, Kristen, and Harry have been absolutely killing some long distance runs, I have been struggling to control my IT Band pain post-Marine Corps. The first week, I was on the struggle bus pretty much all week. My left outer knee pain was pretty crippling, and I was SURE I was losing a toenail... Continue Reading →
Keeping Pace
This past weekend, I had the amazing opportunity to pace Kristen Peterson on the way to finishing her first 50 miler. She already wrote an amazing race report that we published, but I wanted to spend a little bit of time reflecting on my personal experience, and what it meant to me to share such... Continue Reading →
Stonecat 50 Mile Race Report – 11/7/2015 (Guest Blog from Kristen Peterson!!!)
I am really, really thrilled to be posting this right now. After having a great time pacing Kristen to finish her first 50 miler (in an entirely robotic, super-human 9:04?!!?!!??!?!) she did me an even bigger favor and wrote an amazing, inspiring race report! I am going to write a short post about how much... Continue Reading →
Marine Corps Marathon Race Report (October 25, 2015)
I ran the 40th Marine Corps Marathon last weekend, and boy was it an amazing experience! I'm glad that I not only had a successful race in terms of time, but I felt pretty good almost the entire race. It was an incredible race, all the way from the (painfully long) security line to the... Continue Reading →
“I Don’t Feel Awful” – Cuyamaca 100K Race Report (10/03/2015)
I do not like the heat. I do not like running in the heat. I do not like sitting in the heat. The only thing I do like about hot weather is complaining about it. So, with that, I have no idea why I chose to run my first 100K in the middle of Southern... Continue Reading →
Post-50k Update
Everything went so well during my race! My stomach felt great! My knee only hurt for a little bit! My muscles were barely sore after! I escaped injury! Except I didn't. My ankle/foot started bothering me a few days after the race. It gave me some grief directly after the race as I hobbled... Continue Reading →
One and a Half Runners 