My Arm Flew Into a Rock: hitchhiking from the Spearhead Traverse
The day was young, and there had not been nearly enough coffee. At 7am Mike, Nate and I were galloping shuffling through Whistler Village, with our eye to completing the Spearhead Traverse, a hugely...
View Article2016 World Trail Championships in Portugal: Still Smiling, Still Foolish
On my first step, I fell in love with Porto. Jet-lagged, disoriented, it didn’t matter. Porto totally seduced me at any time of day. This was totally unexpected, as I had just come initially as a...
View ArticleLearning Patience From The Trails
Since I was little, I’ve been an impatient sort of person. In many ways, I benefited from it. I never wasted a moment, and I got to do lots of things at a young age, guided by this crazy internal...
View ArticleI Want All The Goals, Right Now (Goals For Impatient People)
If you have lots of goals, how do you space them out? I get it, I’m supposed to set goals for various timeframes. Some for this year, some for next year, some for ten years from now. But what about for...
View ArticleTara and Alicia’s Howe Sound Crest Trail Women’s F^2KT (Fastest and Funnest...
As a competitive outdoorsy person, I’ve always been drawn to the idea of going for FKT’s (fastest known times). There’s something special and unique about it– something exciting, pure, and maybe more...
View ArticleBlack Canyon 100k DNF: Lessons About Joy
Nearly a month ago now, I toed the start line of Aravaipa Running’s Black Canyon 100k near Phoenix, Arizona. A “golden ticket” race, the event attracts a super competitive field, as the top-two men and...
View ArticleSunshine, Rainbows & Candies @ Canadian Death Race
It was the first summer in years where I hadn’t over-committed to athletic adventures. After DNFing Black Canyon in February, (and a bunch of other 100k’s, let’s be honest!) I decided to back wayyy...
View ArticleDealing with Iron Deficiency
Iron deficiency… it’s super common for runners, especially female runners. Both last year and the year before, I had the frustrating experience of being super iron-deficient. (In the summer of 2018, my...
View ArticleMy First Date With the Great Divide Trail
I bought the guide book for the Great Divide Trail several years ago, at a time when I was just getting into mountain adventures. I would leaf through the pages and see photos of enormous scree fields,...
View ArticleSquamish Running Routes
From flat and fast gravel and forest trails to vertical granite and technical trails, Squamish has it all! If you’re curious to find some new running routes in town, I thought I’d share some of my...
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