Sunday morning at 7AM, I found myself popped up into the downward dog position, settling back on sore Achilles’ and hammies, staring back at my big toes; nails still a little grimy from the previous day’s trail adventures. The sun was rising through a foggy mountain mist over Parksville Lake, spilling a palette of pastille pinks and […]
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Rock/Creek Announces Women’s Trail Running Summit
UPDATE: The summit is coming back for 2015! See the details on the 2nd Annual Rock/Creek Trail Running Summit here. Today Rock/Creek, a leading outdoor clothing and gear retailer, announces a new Women’s Trail Running Summit, to take place near Chattanooga, Tennessee from August 22-24th. The Summit arose from a need identified by Rock/Creek Race […]
Nathan Holland on his Thunder Rock 100 DNF, Part 2
Continued from Part 1, published yesterday. Coming into Servilla Church (Aid #7, 50mi) I was pretty pumped to see my family and get some dry socks and shoes. I was still ahead of my schedule, maybe more than I wished but there wasn’t a lot I could do now other than just roll with […]
Nathan Holland on his Thunder Rock 100 DNF, Part 1
Rock/Creek Thunder Rock 100 Friday, May 16 – Saturday, May 17, 2014 Gear: Patagonia Air Flow Shirt, Patagonia Strider Pro Shorts, Smartwool PhD Run Graduated Compression Socks, Salomon Sense Pro Shoes, Suunto Ambit 2 (HR) Watch, Camelbak Handheld Bottle, Salomon S-Lab Advanced Skin Hydration Pack, Hammer Gel Flask(s) Background: It’s funny how you can build […]
Rock/Creek racer Nick Lewis on his 2nd-place Thunder Rock 100 finish
A disclaimer: I could tell you what time I was at mile 25 (3:48ish), how many gels I ate (41), my fastest mile (7:23 on a fireroad in the middle of the night trying to catch Ryan), etc etc etc… but let’s keep this thing interesting! To that end, this will be more of a […]
John Brower: Grand Canyon R2R2R 2014
This was the third time I have been fortunate enough to make a go at the Canyon. I have tried to establish a tradition of a Man-cation every other April to the GFC, and this year I had several buddies make the trip with me. We started our out-and-back on Friday morning at about 3am. […]