The 2021 Brazos Bend 100 was the fourth time I ran the 100 mile race. It may have been the best time I had running the race. I finished Brazos Bend in 21hr 39min. My original stretch goal was to… Read moreBrazos Bend 100 2021 – Race Report
The Teas B.M.F. race is a last runner standing race and qualifier for Big’s Backyard Ultra. The race takes place on a 4.167 mile loop. Every hour, on the hour, every runner must be in the starting corral to start… Read moreTexas BMF 2021
Jackalope Jam 24hr 2020 Race Report How I Came to Stop Worrying and Just Run If life were predictable, it would cease to be life, and be without flavor. Eleanor Roosevelt On February 21, 2020, I started the Jackalope Jam… Read moreJackalope Jam 24hrs 2020
Not a Race Report This year was my 3rd year running Brazos Bend 100. I had 2 goals going in: Run faster that previous years and finish in under 20 hours. Unfortunately, rain the day & night before turned the… Read moreWas Brazos Bend 100 2018 More Difficult Than Past Years?
Franklin Mountains 50K – 2018 After being humbled at the Barkley Fall Classic, I decided I needed to get more experience at climbing on trails. Since the opportunities in the Austin, TX area are limited, I decided to sign up… Read moreFranklin Mountains 50K – 2018
Ragnar Trail Relay Hill Country, TX – 2018 Race Report About a week out from the race, I sent my teams a note: “The weather is not looking good – it is going to be cold & wet the whole… Read moreRagnar Trail Hill Country – 2018
As I came in from mile 199, I could feel the excitement in the air. I was just over one mile from being the first person to complete 200 miles at Jackalope Jam (probably the first to break 200 miles… Read moreJackalope Jam 72hr – 2018
I was back at Hill Country State Natural Area in Bandera, TX. Just 10 weeks earlier, I ran Cactus Rose 100 miler in the same park, on many of the same trails. During that race, I went blind and it… Read moreBandera Endurance Run 100K – 2018
Last year, my goal was to complete a 100 mile race. (I finished two.) This year, I dove into ultras with no real goal. I ended up completing 5 100+ milers. For those keeping track, that is 7 100+ milers… Read moreBrazos Bend 100 – Dec 9, 2017 Race Report
There I was, standing only miles to the finish line, no longer on the race trail, my vision so severely impaired I was not able to see where trail was, knowing that it would be many hours before they would… Read moreCactus Rose 100 – 2017
