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With the PCT less than two weeks away, I'm somewhat out-of-shape. Oh, sure, I could run a half-marathon on a whim, but that's nothing compared to where I was only four months ago. For hiking the PCT, it's not entirely necessary to be a competitive endurance runner, but it doesn't hurt.

May 16, 2018

As I've been looking ahead at likely resupply points, it's noticeable that not only are they far apart, they're well off-trail. Hitchhiking into and out of town, in addition to grocery shopping, would probably take half a day. So when you figure that 34 km/day is the average, you have to keep i...

May 17, 2018

As I’m a numbers guy, and a little over-analytical, I have a tendency to think about my gear a lot. When you’re hiking or biking all day, you have a lot of time to think anyway, and when your mind’s not on food, it’s often on your gear. You start to wish you’d brou...

May 22, 2018

An undertaking like hiking the Pacific Crest Trail requires a certain fortitude. It's not particularly physically hard to do - it's barely more than walking. It's the mental aspect that's difficult. And it's not so much the things you have to do, it's the things you have to give up. Showers, beds, clean clothes, hot food...

There are lots of reaso...

May 25, 2018

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Journal Archive

2006
- June
  - Texas
  - New Mexico
  - Arizona
  - Utah
  - Nevada
- July
- August
  - Yukon
  - Alaska

2007
- February
  - Austin Marathon 2007

2008
- October
  - Austin Distance Challenge
  - Uptown Classic 10K
- November
  - Run for the Water 10-Miler
- December
  - Decker Challenge Half Marathon
  - Dallas Marathon 2008

2009
- January
  - RunTex 20 Miler
  - 3M Half Marathon
- February
  - Austin Marathon 2009
- April
  - Boston Marathon 2009
- June
- July
- August

2011
- January
  - Tough Mudder
- April
  - Pre Galveston Half-Ironman
  - Galveston Half-Ironman

2013
- February
- March
  - LA Marathon
  - Canyon Meadow Trail Marathon
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
  - Bizz Johnson 50k
  - Coyote Ridge Trail 50k
- November
- December

2014
- January
- February
  - I Wish I Could Do That...
  - Why I Don't "Like to Travel"
- March
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December

2015
- October
  - Landauer Falls

2016
- April
- May
  - Gearing Up
- June
- July
- September
  - Love Thy Neighborhood

2017
- January
  - Decisions, Decisions...
- April
- May
  - Loaded and Broken
  - Kickin' Off In Style
- June
- July
- August
  - Runnin' Hot
  - Night Train
- September
  - Progress
- October
  - Bouncing Back
- December
  - Nervously Feelin' Good

2018
- January
- February
  - Emerging from the Depths
  - Austin Marathon
- March
  - Big Data, Lots of Shoes
  - Summer Plans 2018
- April
  - Where I'm At
- May
- June
- July
- September
  - Taking the Challenge
  - Superhero 5k
- October
  - Cooler
- November
- December

2019
- January
- February
- March
  - Austin Distance Challenge - Conclusion
- April
  - Utopia
- May
  - Getting It Together
  - Borne of the Desert
- June
- July

2020
- February
- March
  - Cowtown Marathon
- May
  - The Long Run
- June
  - On Balance
  - New Watch, Interesting Feedback
- July
  - Helpful, Hurtful
- August
  - Head On Straight
- September
- October

2021
- April
  - Making Plans to Finish
- May
  - Paring
- July
- October
  - Forced Perspective
  - Breather
- November
  - Texas Trail Championship

2022
- January
  - Bandera 100k
- February
  - Rocky Raccoon 100-miler
- March
  - Dos Senderos 100k
  - Backyard Ultra Training Run
- April
  - The Game
  - Texas Trail Championship Retrospective
- June
- July

2024
- February
  - A Frontier Revival