The Wonderland Trail is a 93 mile trail around Mount Rainier in Washington State. It is an elevation extravaganza that most people decide to do in 5+ days. But we decided that all of the fun would be had if we did it in 3 days. Do you think we were correct? Haha! I’m going […]
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The Wonderland Trail in 3 Days (Day 1)
With the Wonderland Trail behind me and the soreness still lingering in my legs I write you this story about our 3 day, 93 mile journey around Mt Rainier. The planning, the LONG ups, the LONG downs, and the emotional roller coaster in-between. Let’s get started! Planning for the Wonderland Trail The very first thing […]
AAJ 005: How to run an ultramarathon
Have you ever thought of doing something crazy? I have :-). In this episode of the AllAroundJoe podcast I’m going to talk about How to Run an UltraMarathon. Anyone can do it with the right training… Well, and the right running form. Your body is designed to be able to move for long periods of […]
27 Miles in 1 Day – Olympic National Forest Adventuring
Let the adventures begin! It had been years since I had last been to the Olympic National Forrest. Mostly because it’s not really that close to Seattle, and traditionally I’m not much of a camper. But the 27 mile hike called the Enchanted Valley was too much to resist! I mean, how could something called […]
The four things that you must do to run faster without pain.
1. Stand and move with structural alignment – Feet under ankles, ankles under knees, knees under hips, hips under shoulders. All with your feet and knees pointing straight forward. 2. Pick your feet up off the ground in a straight line, ending up under your butt (your knee should stick out infront of you). Initiate […]
Finally The ChelanMan Half Ironman Story…
On July 16, 2011 I woke up at 4:30 in the morning to a peaceful chirping of my cell phone alarm. It was the day of the ChelanMan Half Ironman and over the night I didn’t get much sleep… This was partly due to pre-race jitters and partly due to a fellow racer/friend having car […]
