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Cocodona 250 Race Report Part 2
The Journey from Crown King to Whiskey Row Mile 77.3 Crown King to Arrastra Creek Station Mile 53 (16.4 miles +2,838ft of gain and -3,222ft of loss) I had left Crown King after about a 45-minute pitstop. It was 5:31pm and it was hard saying goodbye to my crew. I knew it would be a… Read more
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Cocodona 250 Race Report
Part 1 The 2024 Training Run: When I first decided to sign up for the Cocodona 250, I saw that they offered a training run that covered the first infamous 37-miles of the course from Black Canyon Ranch to Crown King. The section has been known to decimate runners before they even make it to… Read more
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Top 10 Favorite Podcasts on Ultrarunning & More
I love a top 10-list. Unless it’s about books and then I have a very difficult time. If I try to write a list about books, I want to get into genres and sub-genres and time-periods and authors and it becomes more of a spreadsheet only I don’t know how to create spreadsheets so more… Read more
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Arizona Monster 309
It’s a Wrap After spending almost 7-full days running from Superior Arizona to Patagonia AZ, climbing 41,000 ft and descending 42,000 ft, facing freezing, sleet-speckled nights and oven-hot days, Carolyn Cunha, 62 years old, of Bozeman Montana, was the final finisher of the Arizona Monster 309-mile race. Out of 284 runners that began the race… Read more
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The Injured List
Some thoughts from the bench That’s what a comeback is. You have a starting point and you build strength and momentum from there. Stay the course, remain patient. Focus on small steps that are constantly forward. — Kara Goucher. I knew something was wrong. I was running down from Skytop Tower in the middle of… Read more
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Western States Hangover
I don’t know about you, but these are my symptoms post Western States 100-mile Endurance Run (WSER) live feed binge in no particular order: irritability, fatigue, restlessness and delusions of grandeur. There was a moment, albeit brief, when I thought that maybe I could be in the top 10 if I locked in on my… Read more