On The Run · 14:19 24 Oct 2023
I managed to head to The Saddleback Mountains this past Sunday to scout some of the marathon trails. It was a warm Autumn day for sure – our cool down trend has not occurred but is muc… Read More
Saddleback Marathon Blog Posts
On The Run · 13:19 09 Oct 2023
Time keeps marching on. And it always seems a little faster every day. Working lots of hours, some of them online, though I did need to take a few days off for a Texas trip in September. Not… Read More
On The Run · 21:42 28 May 2023
I am just now catching up with my life after my Covid hike back in April. The Sunday before Good Friday, I decided to head out for a good 13 mile lackadaisical hike up Black Star Canyon. Unb… Read More
On The Run · 05:25 06 Aug 2022
The trail running community in my part of of this amazing and perplexing world said good-bye to a lovely woman, an exceptional woman this year. I knew her as Annie and I am blessed to have k… Read More
On The Run · 01:59 16 Dec 2019
We were hit with big rains a couple of weeks leading up to the Saddleback Marathon (and ½!) Time was fleeting, and I worried that we would not get enough water stashed. Thank God for… Read More
On The Run · 04:16 22 Sep 2019
The Saddleback Marathon is Back! Re-routed this year due to the fires -- this year we're going all single-track!From many moons ago (my 2nd Saddleback Marathon): Read More
On The Run · 06:01 16 Oct 2020
My parents ingrained many phrases into my head growing up. We were a house of phrases. Wouldn’t you know, these phrases turned out to be true. My dad for example always said, and proba… Read More
On The Run · 23:31 04 Feb 2020
Like clockwork, I came down with a cold a day or two before Calico (1/26/20). Honestly, I didn’t take very much care in eating healthy or getting good sleep in the weeks prior. My body… Read More
50 States Half Marat… · 22:23 10 May 2016
The City of Laguna Hills Memorial Day Half Marathon will take place May 30th, 2016. Fifty States Half Marathon Club members receive a 10% discount. The rolling hills course is ch… Read More
Intentional Living · 17:48 03 Aug 2019
Image by engin akyurt from PixabayIt’s been over a week since I’ve posted anything on this blog, but that lack of posting doesn’t mean that I haven’t been thinking an… Read More
On The Run · 05:23 01 Nov 2015
Starting over sucks. It really, really sucks. I'm not relishing the "fresh start" aspect of starting over. Not one bit. Instead, it's mainly grueling, struggling, hard-as-hell pain trying to… Read More