D-SCAR, night 1 (miles 41–74) 7:30 pm, mile 41.4:   I left Newfound Gap (the single SCAR halfway point) and headed into my first night on trail. Being on trail at night poses so many different challenges than daytime. Not only do I need to be sharper mentally, but I also physically need to have more endurance. The temperature dip at night combined with the wet trail made it impossible conditions to take any kind of break whatsoever. No sitting, definitely no dirt naps, and no

Double SCAR Unsupported FKT — Blog part 1 June 22, 2025: Writing about Double SCAR has been harder for me than pretty much any other...

I am attempting to set a record in trail running this weekend! AH! I plan to slay “Double SCAR,” unsupported — my biggest/scariest...

Day 13, Grand Canyon South Rim area to Upper North Canyon Creek “Wash”: 40.1 miles Wow. We had a perfect canyon weather forecast and...

Day 9: Flagstaff to Protected-from-the-wind-spot with “Ratagast” (Jason): 33 miles It was such a lovely, calm, brisk morning with...

And then there was snow. SO. MUCH. SNOW! At first I was hyping myself up at how beautiful, quiet and serene the woods would be covered in...

so fresh and so clean clean The stats: Four days, 94 miles, ~17k feet ascent and ~14.5k feet descent. Sunflower to Washington Park TH. of...

9 years ago, when I was struggling to get pregnant (which is still a struggle today, but now I’m even further behind as I’m older and...

I wanted a “win.” And for me, that didn’t mean 1st place, or a podium spot, or a PR. It simply meant: Get to the start line uninjured....