Running Mendocino and the Coast

Running Mendocino and the Coast

About 10 days ago my wife decided to do another 50k to try to improve her overall UltraRunning Race Series ranking. Looking at the options we found this great little race on the Northern California coastline in the town of Mendocino. It is a first-year race –...
A Bay Area Blitz

A Bay Area Blitz

This past weekend we had the opportunity to head to the Bay Area for some fun in a little warmer weather. Leslie raced the TNF Endurance Challenge Championship 50 mile race (more on that in a bit). They also had a team element to it so Altra had 9 athletes competing...

East Coast Road Trippin'

What better way to spend 27 days of homelessness than to do it on the road! We are inbetween homes for nearly a month and were already planning a road trip so it “kinda” worked out. The stress of packing our entire home before vacation was not ideal, but...

Amsterdam In A Day

I just got back from an Altra International Summit in Amserdam of The Netherlands. Another stamp on the passport was a lovely experience. We arrived this past Tuesday morning and spent the next three days in meetings. There were some break off opportunities to run...
Great Basin National Park

Great Basin National Park

One of the lesser known National Parks in the United States is Great Basin National Park. It sits out of the way in central eastern Nevada near the Utah border. It is actually the nearest National Park to Salt Lake, but certainly the least visited. It doesn’t...
A Trip to Texas – Bandera 100k

A Trip to Texas – Bandera 100k

Well Les and I took a trip to San Antonio to race the Bandera 100k this past weekend. Looking to get a top two finish, win some USATF prize money and come home with an auto bid in Western States. Also hoping that this little trip would be a break from some cold...