Always Searching for the Next Adventure
Back in March, our plan sounded great. We would fly into North Carolina, camp under the stars, run an easy 34 mile run, dance the night away at the Oktoberfest celebration, get another great nights sleep before flying back home to Baton Rouge. Sounds great, right? Well, we got two things right: we flew to North Carolina and we flew … Continue reading “Leatherwood Ultra – The Revenge Tour” →
I headed back to Clark’s Creek this morning for my last long run. I am only 3 weeks out from the Leatherwood Ultra 34 mile race. And I’m only 2 weeks out from the Ragnar Trail Relay I am doing with Christine and friends. So today seemed like a good time to slog out a final long run. My goal … Continue reading “Enough Hay In The Barn – Hopefully” →
I am trying to learn from my mistakes. With that in mind, I planned my weekend training to try to simulate the race conditions I will face in October. Of course, 92 degrees with 1000% humidity is not what I am expecting in the mountains of North Carolina. But it was just an exciting bonus to cap off my day. … Continue reading “Simulation, Spiders, Skunks, Screaming” →
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. I’m usually pretty good at learning from my mistakes. At least most of them. After DNF’ing at the Leatherwood Ultra in 2016, I knew the changes I would have to make to finish this time. Hills Hills Hills Hills Pretty simple change … Continue reading “Hamstrings, Hills and Head Games” →
For those of you who are concerned…….. I survived. But not without a few mud slides and charley horses along the way. I had a few goals going into this race and none of them involved me winning or breaking any sound or light barriers. My goals were to get some much needed miles on the trails, to test my … Continue reading “Thonnica Khills Race Report” →