Trail on the art of simplicity

Britain, Bottom to Top: History and Wild Beauty 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Britain, Bottom to Top: History and Wild Beauty 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

For our 30th anniversary, Coy and I decided to do something we’d never done together: rent a car and drive the length of Britain, bottom to top. We landed at London Heathrow and, over the next two and a half weeks, worked our way north - through England, into Wales, up the spine of the Lake District, across the Scottish Highlands and the Isle of Skye, and finally into Edinburgh, where we flew home.

Mud, Mist, and Mountains: The UTMB Snowdonia 25K

Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Mud, Mist, and Mountains: The UTMB Snowdonia 25K

This race was the centerpiece of our big UK anniversary trip (the full travel story is over here) - but it earned its own page, because the Welsh mountains handed me a race I won’t forget.

I’d signed up for the UTMB Snowdonia 25K, part of the Ultra-Trail Snowdonia by UTMB weekend, set deep in Eryri National Park (Snowdonia) in northern Wales. On paper: about 25 kilometers and 4,600 feet of climbing. In reality: mud, mist, sheep, and some of the most dramatic mountain running I’ve ever done.

Avalon 50 Miles

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Running the Whole Island: Avalon 50 Miles

Two years ago, I ran the Avalon 50/50 and did the 50K. It was a beautiful race on Santa Catalina Island, and I loved every bit of it. But the whole time, I kept hearing about the 50-mile course — how it takes you through parts of the island that are normally off-limits to the public, covering nearly the entire island. That thought stayed with me.

Imogene Run

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Breathing Through the Sky: My Imogene Pass Run

This weekend I had the privilege of lining up at the 52nd annual Imogene Pass Run, one of the most beautiful, brutal, and humbling races I’ve ever attempted.

The Start: Breathless From the First Steps

From the very first few miles, the altitude grabbed hold of me. I was breathing hard right away, trying to find rhythm while surrounded by so many strong runners. The biggest contingent came from Flagstaff, a town that clearly knows how to send mountain-ready athletes.