Broken Arrow SkyRace in Lake Tahoe is an extremely competitive 23-46km event worth the trip.
Tag: Skyrunning
Overtrained or overstrained?
Often overtrained is poor nomenclature for overstrained. Most of us are actually running less than we’d like, stressing more than we should, working as much […]
Start Being an Injured Runner: Accepting Grief
As my patients sit down and start telling their story, usually they are smiling. They just met me; it’s customary to smile. But often, through […]
Kima Trophy: 52km of True Mountain Running in the Italian Alps
“The trick is to NOT get confident, because then you overestimate your abilities.” —Anna Eriksmo on accepting risk. Words cannot describe the challenges and landscape […]
An Italian Welcome to Sondrio: Home of Skyrunning Legend, Trofeo Kima
Stuffing all my various running gear and food into sacks to tote up to my room, covered in mud and sweat from the day’s adventures, […]
5 Race Week Don’ts
After nearly 11 months since my last Skyrunning race—the Rut 50km in Montana, USA, and about 15 months since my last international Skyrunning race—Transvulcania 75km […]
HAMPEROKKEN 60KM: TROMSØ, NORWAY—COURSE OVERVIEW
A race of extremes, Hamperokken 60km leaves the bustling city center of Tromsø, traversing over the water on a highway bridge to climb steeply up […]
Ultra Pirineu 110km Skyrunning World Series Final, Spain
Ultra Pirineu 110km in the Pyrenees mountains of Spain was the final for the 2016 Skyrunner Ultra World Series. The race took place on September […]
Baga, Spain: Home of Ultra Pirineu Skyrunning Ultra Series Final
Where am I? And what am I doing here? I just woke up from 15 hours of deep sleep. The window is in the wrong […]
The Rut 50km Plan B Short Course, USA
The Rut 50km in Big Sky, Montana, on September 4th was shortened to the Plan B course due to weather. This is my story of […]