Backyard Bliss: Mt. Becher

I have travelled this path 100 times and I can only hope that I am lucky enough to do so 100 times more.
4:30am...I'm awake...the birds are chirping...the mountains are calling...I must go. Three cameras, one fruit bar, water, my sneakers and I am out the door.




5:30am... red tread on the dirt. I am trekking steadily up the rudely steep approach. It is an ugly place to begin a hike to

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grat - i - tude

grat·i·tude

ˈɡradəˌt(y)o͞od/

noun

noun: gratitude


the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.









Gratitude is:



A belly laugh, a high five and a warm embrace from friends...



A support team sharing healing energy and helping align mine...



Kind words, reflections of inspiration and endless reasons to keep going from my new

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Miwok 100K Race Report

Ultra Sisters:)


"Did you say MEAT-WALK??". Ha Ha, my friend Shea, now THAT would be an awesome name for a 100K foot race.

Miwok 100K... It's always so surreal, coming home after these big adventures. Was I really just running through endless meadows of wild flowers and massive stands of Redwoods in California? Did I really push as hard as I could at the end? Was the pain really that

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Ultra Bag of Tricks: Self Care and Miwok Prep

This is it. The miles are in the bank. The taper has worked all of her magic. My bags are in the cargo hold and I am a mile high above the endless Oregon coast. Soon we will be picking up our race bibs and spreading our gear out on the floor one last time. It's Miwok100k time baby!





My pre race week didn't go exactly as I had envisioned...isn't that always the way though? I may have

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