RUN INTO JOY

Well, that race was... CRAZY! It was everything that I seek from running an ultra; difficult, varied, beautiful, beyond challenging,...

Yesterday morning I got myself out of a nice warm bed at 4:30 AM, drove to nearby Standley Lake which has a nice little trail system...

UPDATE: Since posting this I've had some people reach out. Please feel free to pass my blog or my information on to someone who is...

There aren't a lot of trail runs or Ultra's in Colorado in the winter. For fairly good reason, most trails, especially those at any...

Something that isn't talked about a whole lot is the phenomenon of "post race blues". For me, the more important a race is to me and the...

As I drug my not really working anymore left leg the last few miles into the 200 mile aid station, Geyser Pass, I was crying. Partly due...

She's all done! Finished at 2:55pm. http://trackleaders.com/moab240-22i.php?name=Erin_Wingerter If it doesn't bring Erin right up, then...

Greetings! Rachel here. My plan is to update this post, with newest updates at the top, after each crew access aid station. Sometimes...

It's finally here! First, before I get into anything else, if you have an interest in following my progress through the Moab 240, it...

Every training run is different. For me, running 28 miles can take as little as 6 hours or as was the case yesterday, closer to 11 hours!...

In trying to decide what to do to celebrate making it to the 40th year of my life I didn't want to do a traditional party. I don't really...

EPIC. I won't be able to give justice to the effort my older sister Heidi gave this past weekend at the first ever Creede 100. Let's...

I had been in Colorado maybe a year or so. I was hiking slowly up my 3rd 14er (peak higher than 14,000 feet). As I reached the summit a...

What a fabulous race! On Saturday, July 30th I ran the Grand Mesa Ultras 50 mile race and loved it! And this is saying something since...

Normally, three months would seem like a long time until race day, however, the Moab 240 is not just any race. I am feeling confident...

It all started a week ago on Monday, May 3oth. I met my sister Heidi at a great little Indian restaurant in Wheat Ridge. As we caught up...

When people ask why I run ultramarathons sometimes it is difficult to provide them with a succinct answer. I know it's not because I love...

On Monday, April 25th I finished my 16 week "base training" plan and officially started my 24 week Moab 240 training plan. So far I have...

A funny thing happened this past Saturday. I completed my long Saturday morning run of 26.2 miles and after it uploaded to Strava...