Posts Tagged ‘Oregon ultra-runs’
Hitting One Hundred on Mount Hood
Running the Hood Hundred I thought my days of distance running and hiking hard were over when I was diagnosed with Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) four years ago. I could barely turn my neck, my arms and shoulders ached, and it was difficult to bend over or lift my legs. At age 59, depression set in…
Read MoreAll’s Good in the Hood! — Wy’east Wonder 50 Mile Race
Oregon’s Mount Hood is indeed a majestic sight to behold. At 11,249 feet, it’s the state’s highest summit and 4th highest among the Cascades volcanoes. It was at Hood four years ago that I fell in love with ultra-running. I flirted with it back in 2011, training for and running my first 50K and soon…
Read MoreFeeling the Heat!- Smith Rock Classic 50K
Be careful what you wish for! After running Eastern Washington’s Badger Mountain 50 mile in pouring rain with 30 mph winds, Cincinnati’s Flying Pig Marathon in 50 degrees and rain, and then a marathon training run on Northwestern Washington’s Whitehorse Trail in monsoonal downpours—I turned to my running partner with exasperation and exclaimed, “I’d rather…
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