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 […]
100 mile race
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 […]
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 […]
We woke up at 4am to be ready by 5am to be in Norco by 6am. The opening ceremonies started at 6:15am. The opening ceremonies at the 100 Mile Club Endurance Challenge is always a bit of a funny glimpse into how hardcore some people really are. As they read off runner’s bio’s, we heard […]