For the first time in nearly two years, I don’t have a race circled on the calendar. And oddly enough, I feel good about that. But just because I don’t have a big, hairy race doesn’t mean I’m standing still. In fact, I’ve been active since August 8th,
Category: Trail Running
May 17, 2025, Llanberis, Wales At 4:45 AM, under the quiet darkness of a sleeping village, four friends and I began the Ultra Trail Snowdonia 100K, also known as UTS 100k. The next day, only four of us would finish. What follows is a stage-by-stage account of the
Somewhere in the Middle of the Woods, Alone in the Dark The temperature had dropped below freezing, and my breath started forming clouds. The only sound was the crunch of my footsteps on the frozen ground. My headlamp casts a narrow beam ahead, lighting up the next step