From the monthly archives: August 2014

the coldest race i ever ran was august in montana

By On August 30, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Fool’s Gold 50 mile

Pony, MT

August 23, 2014

The Fool’s Gold 50 mile in Pony, Montana was everything RD Alex Papadopoulis had promised: big mountains, sweeping grasslands, open skies.  Only there were a couple things Alex hadn’t mentioned when he came to WUS back in April to tout the race.  First […]

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Tri-ing

By On August 17, 2014 · 2 Comments

Luray Triathlon, Olympic Distance (1500m swim, 40 km bike, 10km run)

Nifty results analysis by Aaron

August 16, 2014

Luray, VA

When Aaron and I started dating, his ‘TRI GEEK’ vanity plate was almost a deal breaker.  I had known a smattering of triathletes, and by all accounts they were the crazies: the […]

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Canaan Nature Walk

By On August 9, 2014 · 1 Comment

Aaron and I decided that his parents’ visit with us in Canaan Valley would be a perfect opportunity to try out the Aaron’s big lens for detailed nature photography. At a nearby marsh, nature cooperated beautifully, and we were inundated with goldfinches, green herons, cedar waxwings, bobolinks, bluebirds, what we believe was a northern harrier, […]

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