While the smart people (a.k.a. the campers) ran from N44 to Foresthill on Saturday of the last weekend of May, I was with a group of 14 nutballs that drove as close to Robinson Flat as we could (about 4 miles). We trudged through 10+ miles of unrunnable snow before we saw the ground. While …
After the fallout from the last synchroblog, I think it prudent that we stay away from relationship or marital advice. This month in Ask An Ultrarunner, I and my three synchrobloggers tackle three questions from runners. Feel free to add your own opinions to these questions or ask questions for the final installment of …
My answer to Western States Widow in the last Ask An Ultrarunner synchroblog didn’t sit well with at least one of the readers of this blog. Dear Ask An Ultrarunner: I must take exception to your response to “Western States Widow” (April 20, 2010). Your response is presumptuous, selfish, and insulting, and lacks a true …
After spending a week in Michigan Bluff I am reminded how much I love the California foothills. Single track trails up the kazoo. Gold rush history. Canyons. Rivers. Crazy weather swings: mid 70s sunny weekends with snow/rain/hail in between. Friendly people. I’ve thought a lot about whether I could move back to the area where I …
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Time for the third installment of the Ask An Ultrarunner synchroblog leading up to the 2010 Western States Endurance Run. We’ve received great questions from you readers. Please keep ’em coming and we’ll do our best to answer them. Today we tackle three of them. Enjoy. Western States Widow asks: It’s Western States training season …