Posts by: martha

2016 Beer Mile Logistics

By On August 27, 2016 · Leave a Comment

FAQ

When will the Beer Mile occur?  7pm on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 Where will the Beer Mile occur?  Soapstone Valley trail

3.  Is there parking?  We encourage taking the metro to binge drinking events.  But if you opt to drive, there is not parking at the trail head.  The best option is to convene […]

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Fat Dog

By On August 17, 2016 · 1 Comment

 

Wussies bludgeoned by friendly Canadians at the Fat Dog trail races

August 2016 — British Columbia, Canada

 

ABSTRACT

Outdoor magazine recently ranked the Fat Dog 120 one of the world’s Continue Reading →

Escarpment Trail Run/Marthon Wedding Extravaganza

By On August 4, 2016 · 2 Comments

Part I.  Why We Held Our Wedding On Escarpment Weekend

Aaron and I decided to get married in June.  To clear up any potential misconceptions about rose petals and moonlight, Aaron’s proposal had the phrase tax implications in it.  And in keeping with the pragmatism theme, I suggested we just go down to the DC court house.  To be […]

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Book Review: Slaying the Badger

By On July 19, 2016 · 1 Comment

How much do you know about Greg Lemond?  Maybe you’re aware that he won a couple Tour de Frances back in the 1980s.  Perhaps you even heard the incredible story about how, right after winning his first Tour, his brother-in-law accidentally shot 30 pellets into his vital organs while hunting turkeys in California (no relation to Cheney), preventing any attempt to […]

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Into the Wild

By On July 9, 2016 · 1 Comment

To celebrate my brother Fred’s 10th birthday my grandparents took him on a trip to the wilds of Alaska. I was only 5, but I vividly remember Fred’s descriptions of waters teeming with marine life – whales, puffins, more bald eagles than you could count – and woodlands full of bears and moose. He brought […]

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