For the introverts among us.

❝I think there are more people who like the sport because they’re alone, but we’re not the people who loudly tell everybody, ‘I LOVE THIS SPORT BECAUSE I’M ALONE. ALL THE TIME!’
—Katie Schide/Lydia Thomson
https://www.irunfar.com/a-quieter-way-the-power-of-introverts-in-ultrarunning

❝We all like running, have the time and resources to run a lot … so what? Storytelling and using notoriety to try to do good for the environment is a powerful answer.
—Nancy Stanley/Hannah Green
https://www.irunfar.com/nancy-stanley-and-the-art-of-running

Hydration Vest Mounting System 2.0: *Multiboard* Edition.

There's a couple "tiles" on the bottom of the pack too. I still need to make some actual attachments, but now I can choose between magnets, strap mounts, elastic, etc., for holding trekking poles, camera gear or camping stuff.

❝This wasn’t about being picked for a team or meeting someone else’s standards. This was about discovering what my body could do when shame wasn’t weighing it down.
—Nicole Linke
https://nicolelinke.com/the-ultra-life-what-40-years-and-100-mile-races-taught-me-about-distance/

100+ Road ish run | LNBK Ringkøbing Fjord Winter Edition 2025

7th of 34 finishers (40+ starters). Some were still out there 2h30m after I finished. I am home again - legs are busted. Proud with the result.

The finishers before me were very good - kept up with most of them the first 30+ ish but had to fallback; the pace wasn’t sustainable for me. 10K before the finish line I passed 1 of them (gone cold).

https://strava.app.link/9VdGY2eU4Pb
#running #ultrarunning

2024 Running Wrap Up

Had the wildest running year (again ). Ran 8 ultra races. Including the 100K UTMB CCC with 6K EG. And my first 100M - Kullamannen by UTMB . Also my first Backyard Ultra (17 ). And my first 12 hour race (~100K). All wonderful formats

Also renewed most PRs on all major distances. Most proud of my sub 90 min half marathon (). Couldn’t do that today

Thank you for this wonderful network. So fantastic to be part of

Well that’s the last bit of running, walking, and/or run walking for 2024.

The 3129 miles is a new record beating my 3008 in 2016 and killing 2023’s 2279 miles. No racing and interestingly no runs over 22 miles.

At 684 hours and change, no wonder if feels like all I did was run, eat, sleep, and work

Now what to do next?
Following some you makes me wonder if I can do better in 2025.

First trail ultramarathon

Definitely not my strongest run (a recently injured Achilles had me mostly “speed hiking”) but I was very happy to have finished the Kosci50 under the cutoff time.

I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to do the final 15km loop after the final checkpoint as it was 650m of climbing over 11km then 650m descent over 4km. I took it very slowly but was surprised I was able to run the last 1.5km.

❝[T]he resilient athlete is one who is diligent in recovery, making changes. She aims to return, not as the same athlete, but as one who has confronted her frailties and grown.
—Sabrina Little
https://www.irunfar.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-resilient

2025 Race calendar (running)

These are my 2025 races - paid for .

Here I am, sitting on a rock in a face of a cliff overlooking people surfing while learning about the Tarahumara tribe (amongst other things they are known for their running endurance and their pinole beverage.)
Book: Born To Run
#ultrarunning #running #book

Changed my bib to the 100k race, I feel I can make it this time. Brief also done. #Running #TrailRunning #UltraRunning #DesertRats

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