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Winter Hiking Bryce Canyon, Utah

We're at it again. Looking for the best places to hike in the winter, and Utah never disappoints.

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Winter Hiking Mt. Baldy

Just a short drive out of Orange County and Los Angeles, you can find adventure in a Winter Wonderland.

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Winter Hiking in Zion National Park

Winter hiking is a priority for us. It's what we look forward to all year. Last year, we visited Zion National Park and were not disappointed.

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100 Mile Endurance Challenge 2015- DNF Race Report

This October, two brothers attempted to run from Norco, Ca to Santa Monica, Ca in the 100 mile Endurance Challenge.

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Black Star Canyon- Did Something Follow me Home?

The Follow up to our popular article Black Star Canyon- Urban Legend

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Black Star Canyon- Urban Legend

If you grew up in Orange County, chances are you’ve heard the legends of Black Star Canyon: Hooded creatures, KKK, ghosts and demons. You know that you’re not supposed to go there at night…and yet, you go anyway.

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Obsessing over winter, we recently visited Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. Bryce Canyon National Park With over 35,000 acres, Bryce Canyon National Park makes for otherworldly winter hiking through white snow and colorful red and orange rock structures. Bryce is most notably famous for its distinct geological characteristics that include arches, bridges, and hoodoos. The hoodoos are  colorful […]

Winter Hiking Bryce Canyon, Utah

by Justin Flores
Published January 16, 2016

Chasing Winter Sunsets While crowds of Black Friday Shoppers were congesting the outlets and malls, we were chasing Winter. We hiked up Mt Baldy to see the sunset from the San Gabriel Mountains. Ski Lift Up I normally don’t take the ski lift up, but I can’t resist the thrill of riding up when it’s snowing. […]

Winter Hiking Mt Baldy

by Justin Flores
Published December 5, 2015

Hi, if you’re just tuning in: My name is Justin Flores and I’m obsessively getting ready for Winter. I’ve run my last Ultra Marathon for the year, which you can read about here and now I’m ready to hit some trails. As we’re getting ready to start this year’s snow season, we take a look back […]

Winter Hiking In Zion National Park

by Justin Flores
Published November 19, 2015

Opening Ceremonies The Opening Ceremonies began at the 100 Mile Club Headquarters atop a big hill in Norco, California. The ceremony was led by Ed Ettinghausen, a badass ultra-runner who holds the world record for completing the most 100 Mile (or more) Ultra Marathons in a year. It was said, that only 3 people in […]

100 Mile Endurance Challenge 2015- DNF Race Report

by Justin Flores
Published October 30, 2015

“Partying, horsing around, someone out there at the same time is working hard, someone is getting smarter, someone is winning.”- Arnold Schwarzenegger. Recently, I went to the gym after a long day of work to burn some calories and some stress before going to a barbecue. I ran into an old “party friend” there who […]

How Partying Gets in the Way of your Success

by Christian Flores
Published October 20, 2015

NOTE: This post is written as a short follow up to our recent article Black Star Canyon- Urban Legend Normally I don’t write about Urban Legends or paranormal activity, I’d rather write about awesome waterfalls and rainbows like HERE Or about trail running and racing like HERE But for our Halloween special, my older brother […]

Black Star Canyon- Did Something Follow Me Home?

by Justin Flores
Published October 15, 2015

If you grew up in Orange County, chances are you’ve heard the legends of Black Star Canyon: Hooded creatures, KKK, ghosts and demons. You know that you’re not supposed to go there at night…and yet, you go anyway. I first heard about the place when I was a senior in high school way back in […]

Black Star Canyon – Urban Legend

by John Flores
Published October 10, 2015

We’re all familiar with Arnold’s six rules of success. Many of us have applied them to our own lives to reach our goals. We decided to take a look at the life of our favorite “Bad guy”, Tony Montana aka Scarface to see if the six rules helped him achieve his success. We’ll also tell […]

Tony Montana’s Six Rules of Success

by John Flores
Published September 15, 2015

There are many stories of heroism during the September 11 attacks. One story that I find very touching is the story of Firefighter Stephen Siller, who in full gear ran through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to the towers in order to help people. This is a true story of heroism. He lived by the guiding […]

A 9/11 tribute to Firefighter Stephen Siller

by Michael Flores
Published September 11, 2015

  Recently, both my brother John and I signed up for California’s toughest 50k: the Los Pinos 50k which boasts 31 miles and 9,000 feet of elevation gain. You can read John’s post here. Here’s my race report: San Juan Trail (Miles 1-12)   The race started at 6:15am. I relaxed the first 45 minutes […]

Los Pinos 50k Race Report

by Justin Flores
Published September 11, 2015

In the olden days, brave knights would set off on quests to slay the dragon terrorizing their town. Brave knights who trained and dedicated their whole lives for adventures like these; brave knights hardened from battle. Then there were the guys who didn’t train quite as hard as they should have but showed up to […]

Slay The Beast- Los Pinos 50k

by John Flores
Published September 11, 2015

If you were a kid in the 90’s, you know that the coolest martial arts action star in the whole world was Jean Claude Van Damme. The “Muscles from Brussels” had the coolest spinning jump kick ever seen on the big screen. He had a cool accent, cool hair, and he always got the girl […]

Five Lessons Van Damme Taught us in the 90’s

by John Flores
Published September 10, 2015

With countless victories in the UFC and MMA fights everywhere, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is on the rise and becoming a great sport worldwide. The purpose of this article is to introduce the North American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation and the Sport Jiu-Jitsu International Federation, to those who have not heard about it. The North American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation began in […]

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu- Future Sport of the Olympic Games

by Michael Flores
Published August 28, 2015

Hello all, We try to minimize the placement of ads on our articles to ensure that you have a pleasant reading experience. So, to make things easier, we decided to place the majority of our affiliate ads on one page. Under Armour This is one of our favorite brands. They have a great selection of […]

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by John Flores
Published August 21, 2015

The Backstory Let’s start with the story of Captain Jack Sands, an American Prisoner of War held in Vietnam’s infamous Hanoi Hilton. Captain Jack was held captive for 7 years in a 6’x6’ cell. He was unable to leave his cell or communicate with any other prisoners. To keep from going insane, he would visualize […]

Visualization Can Make You A Better Runner?

by Justin Flores
Published August 21, 2015

On Wednesday, August 12, 2015 we loaded up the car and took a little road trip to Joshua Tree to watch the Perseid meteor shower. The peak of the shower this year was August 12-13, and it was predicted to be a good one to catch due to the fact that it would be a […]

Stargazing at Joshua Tree- Perseid Meteor Shower 2015

by John Flores
Published August 19, 2015

We recently took a road trip to Yosemite, Big Sur, and Monterey. This a great video our buddy made during the Yosemite part of our recent road trip. In case you missed the article you can check it out here. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook!

Yosemite Video

by Justin Flores
Published August 16, 2015

There’s a poster hung up on the wall right next to my computer monitor. It has a Vince Lombardi quote- “Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing!” Walt Disney also said “the difference in winning and losing is most often… not quitting.” Thinking back on my races, I realize that I have developed the […]

Quitting is a Habit

by John Flores
Published August 10, 2015

We Love California!!! We recently road tripped and saw some of Nature’s most beautiful sights, from incredible waterfalls, to redwoods, mountain peaks, and beautiful miles of rugged coastline. All in one weekend.       Yosemite Valley & The Mist Trail     In Yosemite Valley, the Mist Trail begins by running alongside the Merced […]

Yosemite, Monterey, Big Sur, and Highway One- A California Road …

by Justin Flores
Published August 8, 2015

Hello friends, Recently I’ve had many people interested in my stories of ultramarathons and how I prepared for them. One of the main questions people have asked me is, ”how should I train for one?” Many people have had more running experience than me, or have been running marathons for years, but still can’t picture […]

Train for Pain

by Michael Flores
Published August 3, 2015

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