A site about my life, woodside in Squamish
Originally written August 12, 2016 We’ve all been in a situation where the going got TOUGH. What did you think in that moment? For me, tough moments sneak up from behind. They often show up as being annoyed, or angry, maybe swearing at the terrain or …
Originally written August 21, 2016 She came to me after running 100 miles, with a sparkly headband adorning her oversized trucker hat. At this point, Tara was in the lead for women of the Fat Dog 120, an epic long ultra race in Manning Park, …
Originally written September 15, 2016 The day was young, and there had not been nearly enough coffee. At 7 am Mike, Nate, and I were galloping shuffling through Whistler Village, with our eye to completing the Spearhead Traverse, a hugely popular ski route. Except, we didn’t have …
Originally written October 18, 2016 On Friday, Tara and I jumped on a plane to Sacramento with a goal of making it to Auburn, California… a town which introduces itself as Endurance Capital of The World. We were going to run Ann Trason’s Overlook Endurance Runs, …
Originally written November 15, 2016 On my first step, I fell in love with Porto. Jet-lagged, disoriented, it didn’t matter. Porto totally seduced me at any time of day. This was totally unexpected, as I had just come initially as a stopping point to run the race. …
Originally written May 20, 2018 Two weeks ago, I scored a surprise last-minute invite from my friend, Chris: do you want to come skiing up Mt. Albert Edward with me and Faron on Sunday? We’ll pick you up from the ferry! That message couldn’t have come …
This race report was originally written June 24, 2018. It all starts with a beer… Mid-winter, sitting at Backcountry Brewing in Squamish, I had one beer too many, then signed up for the Mt. Baker Ultra. A bunch of BC friends (Shauna, Tara, Kerry) all …
This post was original written September 5, 2020. I bought the guide book for the Great Divide Trail several years ago, at a time when I was just getting into mountain adventures. I would leaf through the pages and see photos of enormous scree fields, …
This post was originally written October 14, 2017 This past summer, I had the chance to camp all over the place, mostly on a trip to the Sierras in California, and near my home in Squamish, BC. Some of the camp trips were car camping, …
