Monday, October 3, 2016. 12 Lessons from The Bear 100. Why run the Bear 100, a race 1,958 miles away from my home here in Blacksburg, VA? I love you guys. Sunny and mild the day before the Bear 100.

What is your reason for running? Saturday, December 14, 2013. Dec 13, 2013 started like any other Friday. I got up and went to work. After getting off work, I prepared for a new adventure that I was excited about, crewing for Todd, Alexis and Kevin as they ran a 100k. Alexis wanted to stop and ride with us but the crew said no. She was doing great and we knew she could make it. Alexis was not too happy with us at this point in the day. Jamie and I then pack.

mexiCANT! Tuesday, September 3, 2013. Barfarama on iron mountain 50. Have not raced since April and I was itching for a race. Normally I run cheat mountain moonshine, but since it will no longer be a race I decided that I would run iron mountain. I have heard it was a course that suited my strengths and I really wanted to get out and race again. That was like sleeping in compared to Hortons races. Thursday, May 9, 2013.

2012 kicked off with my first Ultra. I am so hooked here is a bunch of stories from the trails. Sunday, December 25, 2016. Devil Dog Ultras 100 miler. 41 finishers out of 109 starters. We had freezing rain just before the start and into the beginning of the race which covered the dirt roads, single tracks, bridges with a sheet of ice. There was no cut off times till mile 81 but I knew I was on 32hr pace for the first 2 laps, so I knew I had no time to waste and keep the pace steady.

Monday, December 12, 2016. The first section passed quickly, as the start of a race always does. Weird Normally, I would have panicked that I had gone out too fast but I had been particularly cautious for this race. My first 100k, I definitely didn. T want to go out too fast during this one- and knew that wasn. T that the course wasn. T even a real trail, so I headed.