Kealia Quad Crusher 2016 Quick Report
This was the inaugural event on my training grounds. The 12 miles felt good most of the race bouncing around 4th. Was experimenting with taking very little water and sorta’ backfired near the end, but stoked on my effort and finish. Looking forward to next year!!! Overall 8; Gender 7
Read MoreVi’s Top of Tantalus 2016 Quick Report
2 weeks before this race I ran 135+ miles on an Oahu Perimeter run. Recovery went better than expected and I was registered so I decided to give myself a chance. Had to stay extremely focused and am stoked on my effort and surprised at my finish. Overall 9: Gender 8
Read MoreOahu Perimeter 2016 Quick Report
This wasn’t a formal race but more of 4 crazy friends seeing what we could do. Four of us started, two made it to 100 and called it a day, and two of us brought the full distance home. Took me into new places of mental endurance. Stoked on the finish.
Read MoreHURT 100 2016 Quick Report
Running HURT was a dream come true for me. Overcoming pneumonia, achilles issue, knee injury, foot injury, and a mean staph infection threatened my showing. It was a miracle that I was there and cherished every step. Finish rate is less than 50% and it was a treat to come home with the buckle I…
Read More43 Days: My Nemesis – Trail Running with Wet Feet!
I have discovered my nemisis . . . wet feet. Every since the wet and muddy adventure at Peacock 100k with mud and rain, not only have I had a mental aversion to wet feet, but my feet just aren’t handling water the same as they did on that day. It seems that after only…
Read MorePeacock 100k Race 2015 Quick Report
Had just come off of pneumonia and achilles problem and cried at the starting line because I couldn’t believe I was actually there. This was brutal, key water stations were missing, mud, rain, heat, someone got helicoptered out injured, wet feet were my nemesis. Only 14 100k finishers. Went the distance with plenty of stories…
Read More110 Days: Letter to the Doc about Pneumonia Recovery
I dropped off the map after Triple Trek because I got hit HARD with pneumonia the day after the race! I’ve been noting to my self and putting a little on Facebook about the whole ordeal but I thought the following might be interesting to someone. Pneumonia is brutal. I’ll likely post on that experience…
Read More144 Days: The Circus Act of Tapering
Tapering the week of a race is quite the circus act for me. Two weeks before a race, I tend to push pretty hard knowing I can recover in a week. However, race week is still a guessing game for me. Do I run a little, not at all? Am I recovered enough? Dare I…
Read More148 Days: Measuring in Hours, Not Miles = Adventure!
The little pep talk with myself goes something like, “Okay, if you wake up at 4:00am and get out the door by 4:30am, you can run for 4 hours and be back in time to take Soul to preschool by 8:45am. Let’s see where can I go that’s going to be about 2 hours each direction, and what do I need to bring?” Adventure!!!
Read More155 Days: Too Many Electrolytes on Maunawili
I have a tendency to overdo it. My goal this year for the 22 mile Maunawili Out & Back was to finish the race with gas in the tank. I didn’t go out too fast like I did last year, refilled my water pack at the turnaround (like I didn’t to last year), and paced my…
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