"I like it long, hard and dirty.... Trail running."
Climb every mountain... every damned one!
I have a buddy who works for REI. His job, essentially, is to teach people how to hike, backpack and...
Posted on June 1st, 2017
"If you still look cute at the end of a workout, you're doing it wrong!"
23 Activities12 Runs With One Race7 Strength Training Sessions4 HIIT Circuit Workouts25 Hours14 Hours Running11 Hours Str...
Posted on October 5th, 2016
"What do I think about when I workout? Sometimes I fantasize about a world where I’m the ruler, chocolate makes you lose weight and everything is 95% off!"
22 Activities10 Runs9 Strength Trainin...
Posted on August 30th, 2016
"I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree." - Joyce Kilmer
Portland’s Wildwood trail winds 30.2 miles/48.6 kilometers through the trees and ferns of a Pacific Northwest rainforest. T...
Posted on August 24th, 2016
“If you run 100 miles a week, you can eat anything you want – Why? Because…(a) you’ll burn all the calories you consume, (b) you deserve it, and (c) you’ll be injured ...
Posted on May 2nd, 2016
"The first mile is a liar... and so are the next nine!"
View of Mount Washington from the Peterson Ridge Rumble course!
Cost: $45.00 Type: Trail Length: 20 miles (32 kilometers) Elevation Gain: ~...
Posted on April 12th, 2016
"You don't get the ass you want by sitting on it!" - A gym t-shirt I stepped out of the shower the other day and happened to see my butt in the mirror. It looks pretty darned good! All those squat...
Posted on January 28th, 2016
I've lived in Portland five years. I moved here fully expecting that it would rain nine months out of the year. That's never really happened yet. This year, though, is off to a very soggy start. De...
Posted on January 19th, 2016
"I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, c...
Posted on November 18th, 2015
The first - and shortest - race I ever ran was a 15K. Specifically, the Shamrock 15K on a rainy St Patty's Day weekend in Portland four years ago. Prior to that, almost all my running had been on a...
Posted on November 9th, 2015