Every so often, the body needs a good thrashing. If I were to place some of my adventures on a thrashing scale, with 10 being the highest and 1 being the lowest, I would rate running the Speedgoat 50k a solid 7.5. I would say that it’s righ…
Project Davos: Nepalese Runners in Switzerland
In a similar vein of Born to Run (in which Tarahumara runners run the Leadville 100), two Nepalese runners are about to participate in one of Europe’s largest ultras. Fascinating I think. Here are some articles about Project Davos: htt…
Alta Run
Jon, Eric, and I got out this morning for a nice run in the high country. We started at Alta, ran up to Albion basin, up the Catherine trail, down towards Brighton and around Lakes Mary and Martha and to Twin Lakes, up to Solitude, across the Hig…
My Feet and Trail Shoes
Discovery of the right shoe is important in my decision that I might be born to run. I have, off and on, dabbled in trail running. And fall/spring skiing often requires a good pair of trail shoes. Pre-B2R, I had some Salomon and Montrail shoes. I w…
Mountain Running
A pair of socks and shoes, lightweight shorts, a shirt (sometimes), a watch, a visor, a bottle, a few GUs — no more, no less. It’s liberating to make one of the most primitive activities sport. Running across a knife-edge ridge, hurdling rocks and dea…
Born to Run
In March, I read Born to Run by Christopher McDougal. One of the premises of Born to Run is not only that humans evolved to run but that humans evolved because they run. A central focus of the book is the Tarahumara indians who have a legacy of long …
Highline Traverse: The Stats and the Route
Stats:Distance: 59.7 miles.Total Ascent: ?? My GPS and software won’t accurately calculate this. . . grrrrrr.Time: 38 hrs 16 minutesPut in: Henry’s Fork CampgroundTake Out: Mirror Lake Highway, 4-5 miles below Hayden PassPartner: Brother Sam — A tou…
Highline Traverse
Quick update: brother Sam and I got the traverse done — from Henry’s Fork Campground to Mirror Lake Hwy in a loooong single push. It was about 55 miles over some beautiful and wicked terrain. Our time? Just a bit over 38 hrs. And that’s incl…
Highline Traverse
Just drove up Mirror Lake hwy from Evanston and left a car at the snowline — 9k. Now heading to Henry’s Fork where we will start the traverse. Brother Sam is my partner for this excursion. We are hoping to do it in a single push, but conditions ar…
Time for a Uinta Traverse?
I think the time is ripe for a Uintas speed traverse. I’m thinking of starting at Henry’s Fork Campground, hooking onto the Highline Trail and ending up at Hayden Pass on the Mirror Lake Highway. Anyone have any beta on conditions? or route? I…