A Hundred Miles Of Smiles...No, Seriously.
Is it possible to have a perma grin while running a hundred mile race? The resounding answer I gathered while training for my first...
Lauren Cortjens' Tahoe 200-mile Race Report
Trying to put into words the amazing race that just happened is a rather daunting task. 200 miles is an incredibly long distance to...
Lauren Cortjens Wins 100-Mile Debut at Hell Hole Hundred. Race Report
I am completely and utterly spent and in shock. Not by the fact that I just did 100 miles in 26 hours, but because the distance itself...
Caution Photographers At Work: Don't Heel Strike. Deception Pass 50k Photo Galleries
There are always a few expected and unexpected photographers during races, and it's no surprise that most people do exactly what I do:...
Brandon Williams on LIVE Race Coverage at Deception Pass 50k
On December 15th, at Deception Pass State park in the pre-dawn darkness, I’m captivated at the moment by the calm and quiet of the...
Northwest Trail Runs' Winter Trail Series Aims to Keep Runners Motivated
Mark Taylor, an event director for Northwest Trail Runs, called out across the Redmond Watershed Preserve parking lot and instructed...
Trail Running Is Simple And No Frills. 2013 Woodsy Seattle Race Review.
In all honesty, the shirt design initially piqued my interest in the Muscle Milk Woodsy. I remember first seeing it at a running store in...
We Conquered These Mountains Together. Cougar Mtn 50k Race Report.
What an incredible journey my very first 50k turned out to be. Let me start by saying this: If you’re reading this, you probably have...
2013 The North Face Endurance Challenge Series Georgia
50k Race Review by Lauren Cortjens 2nd Place So that was hard. Just slightly. HA! That was the rockiest course I have ever encountered...
Chirico Tenpeat, Tiger Hat Finds A New Den
At 7:30 AM on a cool, clear Wednesday morning more than a few hardy souls toed an imaginary start line in the dirt. The route is simple:...