Serengeti 50k is put on by the Tooele Trail Racing Group. I signed up for this race because I simply needed something to look forward to in April and an excuse to leave town. I was working 7 days a week in March and it was really getting to me. I have since changed myContinue reading "Serengeti 50k Race Report"
Scout Mountain 100 Training Log Week 11/20
Reflection: I tapered for my 50k at the end of the week and I wasn’t happy about it because I didn’t want to do the taper. To be honest I think I was feeling a little depressed from the lack of physical activity. The 10 x 1 minute workout was super fun and I’m lookingContinue reading "Scout Mountain 100 Training Log Week 11/20"
Scout Mountain 100 Training Log Week 10/20
Reflection: The focus of this week is de-loading so I can start another build block. I was grateful for it this week since I did a lot of vert last week and was feeling sore from it. I was generally really grumpy and moody all week. The snowy weather and road runs didn’t help me.Continue reading "Scout Mountain 100 Training Log Week 10/20"
Scout Mountain 100 Training Log Week 9/20
Twig always makes a bad day so much better. First Baldy lap of the season with Mira Weekly Reflection:This was the second week of my first build for Scout. I went back to lifting at the gym and it made me feel ridiculously sore. Somehow I managed to run 65 miles and 14,650 feet ofContinue reading "Scout Mountain 100 Training Log Week 9/20"
Scout Mountain 100 Training Log Week 8/20
Top of the M. Twig's fifth day in a row getting out with me! Weekly Reflection:I started the week with pretty sore hamstrings from racing Run to the Pub. This week my training focused on de-loading the intensity and increasing my volume and vert. The start of my first “build phase” for Scout. To de-loadContinue reading "Scout Mountain 100 Training Log Week 8/20"
Run to the Pub Half Marathon Race Report 3/14/2026
I signed up for “Run to the Pub” half marathon because I have been in town the last two years and I didn’t want to miss out this time. Getting to run a race that starts and ends 0.5 miles from my front door is both a unique opportunity and a huge advantage. In OctoberContinue reading "Run to the Pub Half Marathon Race Report 3/14/2026"
Scout Mountain 100 Training Log Week 7/20
Week 7!? How have 7 weeks already flown by? In an effort to save everyone from the boredom that these training logs are, I am going to start them with the weekly reflection other than ending them that way. I know reading is a lot of work and people mostly watch you-tube videos these days,Continue reading "Scout Mountain 100 Training Log Week 7/20"
Scout Mountain 100 Training Log Week 6/20
Weekly Total: 55.52 miles and 5,869 feet of vertMonday: Tempo Workout: 9.59 miles and 360 feet of VertWarm up10/8/6/4/2 minute intervals @ RPE 7-8 (Threshold) with 2 min recovery @ RPE 4 after eachCool DownNotes: I did this workout with Megan and aimed for 8:45 min/mile pace for the intervals, that pace felt pretty easyContinue reading "Scout Mountain 100 Training Log Week 6/20"
Scout Mountain 100 Training Log Week 5/20
Weekly Total:35.6 and 3,041 feet of vert Run to the Pub Half Marathon Practice Run Monday: 30 Minute Recovery Run: 3.07 miles and 121 feet of vert Notes: Felt surprisingly great and took my new road shoes -Nike Vomero Plus- out for a spin, Thanks for the bday present mom! Lift Squat/Pull Barbell Back SquatsContinue reading "Scout Mountain 100 Training Log Week 5/20"
Scout Mountain 100 Training Log Week 4/20
Twig and I on my Birthday run ♥️ - 28 years old! Weekly Total:62.45 miles and 15,781 feet of VertMonday: Easy Run/ Hike with Twig: 4.03 miles and 1,358 feet of VertKirk Hill, sore legs from lifting and tired from work.Tuesday: Mental health day- No RunDid not fall asleep until 5am and was up beforeContinue reading "Scout Mountain 100 Training Log Week 4/20"
Scout Mountain 100 Training Log Week 3/20
Weekly Total: 37.75 miles of running with 6,545 feet of vert North Cottonwood/ Johnson Canyon Junction MondayBackpack out of Mystic Lake Cabin: 10.4 miles and 268 feet of vertNotes: I hardly slept and woke up early so I could make it to work in time to start a 9 hour shift that luckily ended upContinue reading "Scout Mountain 100 Training Log Week 3/20"
Scout Mountain 100 Training Log Week 2/20
Lisa in the middle of our bushwhack from the Baldy Ridge to the Foothills Trail A little late but better than never! I really felt like I didn’t have time to do anything I normally like to do this week. Squeezing in training was hard enough. Weekly Totals: 48.66 miles and 9,524 feet Monday EasyContinue reading "Scout Mountain 100 Training Log Week 2/20"
Scout Mountain 100 Training Log Week 1/20
In an effort to recommit to regular blogging, reflect more often and share my training for Scout Mountain 100 miler on June 5th, I’ve decided that I am going to publish weekly training logs to give others some insight on what I am doing to prepare myself for another attempt this summer. I am almostContinue reading "Scout Mountain 100 Training Log Week 1/20"
Scout Mountain 100 DNF
Post race picture with the best crew and pacers! Couldn't have done it without Jacob and Savannah. Thanks for putting up with me guys 🤪 On my list of goals for 2025 was (and still is) to complete my first 100 mile race. I began looking at races for my objective in fall of 2024.Continue reading "Scout Mountain 100 DNF"
Transition
If you have been an avid follower of this blog over the past few years you’ve literally read about me growing up in young adulthood from my first thru hike of the Appalachian Trail at 21 years old to my most recent of the Arizona Trail at 26. Those hikes will always be some ofContinue reading "Transition"