A site about my life, woodside in Squamish
Originally written on March 16, 2014 I had this urge to do something crazy, so here I am driving to Springdale, Utah, home of Zion National Park, as a massive storm passes through the western states. My rental car’s windshield wipers can barely keep up …
Call me obsessed, but I’ve done the Golden Ultra stage race 4 times: 2016, 2018, 2019, and after COVID caused many years of cancellations, 2022. It’s my favourite event for so many reasons. Why I love the Golden Ultra! It’s a 3-day stage race, which …
From April 9, 2014 For my second year heading down to the Rainshadow Running Gorge Falls races, I was looking forward to absolutely everything. How can it get any better than combining waterfalls, technical single track, awesome familiar and new faces, Portland, Hood River, some …
From April 9, 2014 As you can tell, I’ve had a few beers this week, so I’m updating my blog. That’s right, two postings, back to back! Now, time to share something that was super exciting in winter, which I totally forgot to share way …
This adventure and post are from June 2014, when Julien and I were initially dating. It was super fun, and I highly recommend this trip to everyone in the Lower Mainland! Did you know that Vancouver has fjords? Indian Arm is a glacial fjord that’s right …
Imported from my old blog, this is an oldie back from July 25, 2014. The first part of my year felt harmonious if I could use a word to describe the beginning of my year in general. Then one day in late spring, I set in …
Originally from August 6, 2014 Here are some of my favourite scenes from my weekend exploring the Wonderland trail around Mount Rainier. Totally runnable, incredibly well-marked, and with plenty of water along the way, it’s a runner’s paradise. You. Must. Go!!!
Originally written August 10, 2014. After re-reading this post from 8 years ago, I slightly cringe at my craziness, and also, I want to hug younger Alicia. As a new trail runner, I was just so excited to experience everything! Since that summer, I’ve learned …
Originally written August 27, 2014 I wake up in the middle of the night to the intense roaring of a train. Mid-dream, I feel like I’m the protagonist of an action-adventure movie, until I realize, oh, ya… the race director had warned me about this! I’m in Easton, …
Originally written September 17, 2014. Looking back at this trip 8 years later, I tend to want to make fun of myself and how immature / inexperienced I was… but I did have so much fun, so it’s hard to really criticize my choices! It …