Sep 27, 2010

Ever since beginning my journey to become an ultrarunner, I have always wanted to raise awareness and support for a cause I passionately believed in.  Running can be an extremely isolated sport, but when you focus beyond yourself to support a worthy cause, that accomplishment suddenly becomes greater than any one individual could have ever accomplished...

Sep 13, 2010

Over the weekend my family and some friends went camping at Foster Falls, located at the southern tip of the Fiery Gizzard Trail in the South Cumberland Recreation area. We had a great time and I was able to squeeze in a nine mile trail run early Saturday morning. Running in the dark with a headlamp and Vibram FiveFingers on was especially a challenge, but...

Apr 18, 2010

This past week I was delivered a bombshell when I found out I have a stress fracture in my forth metatarsal (toe bone). It is considered hairline, and I think we’ve caught it early on, but it has certainly dampened my chances of being able to run my race scheduled only two weeks away. I am very sad that I may not be able to reach my goal of running an ultra...