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I’ve had lots of role models in my life. And, I still have them. Almost all of them don’t know that I look at them this way. But despite that, they’ve had a ...

Covid-19 Treadmill Workout 120 miles to… Nowhere April 25 – 26, 2020 I had planned to be the doctor for the Badwater Salton Sea race this weekend. Because of...

Well just like that, the big race, The 2020 Montane Yukon Arctic Ultra, has come and gone. I attained a really high level of fitness training and preparing ...

Another missed opportunity…in a really tough race Well…here we go again. I didn’t finish what I started out to do: I didn’t finish the 2020 Montane Yukon Arc...

Life Lessons from Ultramarathons

With the Montane Yukon Arctic Ultra around six weeks away, I wanted to get one long training run in. I’ve been doing lots of high quality and high intensity w...

October 11-14, 2019 Don’t Have Expectations! (This recap is pretty boring which is a good thing if you’re an ultramarathoner!) It’s long too so go get yourse...

Don't Be Average!

“They’re just bluffing. They’ll turn around. Wait a minute” I told myself as some “Rez” dogs started charging after me. “That one looks pretty angry!” “Stop...

So yesterday I had a patient undergoing chemotherapy for bladder cancer. She came because she was pee’ing blood (hematuria) and because she had a fever. Pret...

Another year…another Birthday Workout. “How many more years can I do this?” I asked myself as the alarm went off at 5 am as scheduled. This would be my eight...

“Man when this race is over, I really gotta do something about this.”  I muttered this as I my right heel throbbed with every step, on my second time up a ri...

So I had the day off yesterday. Here is a fairly usual day for me. Similar to you? After reading this post, let me know how my day differs from yours. The ...

Just over a week ago, Russ Reinbolt ran 138 kilometres across the frozen Yukon landscape, in temperatures of –25 C. But despite the amazing feat of human end...

”Everything is mental. It’s always mental.” The bags were finally packed. “I guess I don’t need to worry about the fact that I’ll only get three hours of sle...

So, I am five weeks out from the big race. I’m doing the 300 mile event of the Montane Yukon Arctic Ultra which will begin on February 3. https://arcticultr...

Challenge yourself to be YOUR best! “Aw, man. I could never do that.” “I can’t even run a 5K.” “You’re so much more dedicated than me.” I hear these response...

Moab 240 Mile Endurance Run Moab, Utah October 12-16, 2018 “Man, it sure is getting dark fast. “ I thought that as I hurried down the Porcupine Rim Trail. Wi...

I’ll have my full Moab 240 Race Report up by this weekend. SO much to share with you. Briefly, I had two major issues which affected me greatly. First of a...

Oh man. Am I really doing this again? I asked myself that as I looked out the window on the train flying by sites that I would pass over the next day and a h...