Grand Teton National Park, WY

August 2015

Jack’s family scooped us up in the Jenny Lake parking lot.  Jack’s wife and kids must be awfully used to his trail running shenanigans, because they were relatively unfazed by the fact that it was 9:45pm, pitch black, we were hours beyond when we said we’d arrive (we did […]

Some people endure all the travel so that they get to do a race.  I endure the race so I get to do the travel.  –Martha Nelson, July 19, 2015

When we realized that Steve’s wedding in Jackson Hole would conflict with the Lurray triathlon in August, we scrambled to find another triathlon to do this […]

I lay on the living room carpet.  A fan whirled overhead.  Aaron sat on the couch reading UltraRunner.

‘Next time Sean goes in for brain surgery, do you think they could tweak the chip a little?’  I rubbed my temples.  ‘Maybe they could fix his brain.’

Aaron closed his article and paused.  ‘You know, I […]

Manitou’s Revenge, 54 miles

June 20, 2015, Catskills, NY

What kind of race is Manitou’s Revenge?  The kind that ate through Brian Rusieki’s shoe a few years ago.  And made Joe Clapper eat his boot, after he assured Michele he’d finish in under 16 hours (he finally crossed in 20+ hours).  Many of the climbs are so […]