"Are you Steph?" the volunteer at the 56km aid station asked me in the dark. "No, soy Andrea. ¿Dónde está Steph?!?" I asked incredulously. She left me in the dust after km 32 when I was struggling with the heat...she should be here by now. "We haven't seen her since...

"Quieres pasar? I asked the man behind me as we were grinding up 900 meters on the steep and rocky "dragon's tail" at kilometer 54 of the Ultra Coah 160. "No, todo bien," he replied, then proceeded to dry heave behind me. I'd been on this part of the course with...

Despite the fact that we were about to make a major life change and move to Monterrey, Mexico, I had a race credit with Aravaipa Running that I needed to use from the Tushar's 100km last year. I declined that race because the course was engulfed in flames, which...

I've DNF'd three 100 mile runs in my Ultra career and only one of them has stuck in my craw ever since 2018: IMTUF 100. The Idaho Mountain Trail Ultra Festival is a low key, old school ultra with only 200 runners. The RD "Jer" writes, "We will tackle the same course...

"Are you going to talk to me or just watch me?" My voice sounds distant, distorted by the fog. I'm talking to two glowing white-blue orbs that have been floating next to me for the past hour, following my every upward step. "I've been here before. This is just like...

After a short racing hiatus, I got back into the swing at the Kessel 60K Run in October. The Never Summer 100k has been on my radar after I crewed and paced my cousin Chris and our friend Dan in 2017. It just never fit into my training schedule. But with TOR in...

Standing at Whitney Portal on Tuesday morning, I took a deep breath and vowed to myself that I'd finish the entire John Muir Trail this time, come hell or high water...I'd attempted to fastpack the John Muir Trail in California the summer of 2021, but got pulled off...

I felt very confident going into the LT 100.  Between two great races in the Rockies and a PR at Black Hills, I looked forward to the challenge that Leadville would bring.  An added bonus is that I would have a big crew with Armando as the leader.  I've been running...

Standing at the foot of Frosty Mountain at mile 96 of the Fat Dog 120, with over 4000' of elevation gain to the top, I asked runner #48 if he was ready for this. "I'm not sure, but it's simple: Put one foot in front of the other," he replied. And together we started...

A short answer to "Why 200 miles?" is because 2017 marks my 10th year of ultrarunning and I was looking for a new kind of adventure. So after researching the few multi-day events, Bigfoot 200 caught my eye. With over 43,000 feet of elevation gain, I spent the summer...