Every Race Has a Story........
Take little steps every day, and watch how far you go
2012:
Ironman 70.3 Austin, TX - 6 hours 37 min
story: Am I really ready for this?
2013:
Ironman 70.3 Galveston, TX - 5 hours 52 min
story: Can I go sub 6 hours?
Ragnar Trail Run San Antonio - 12 person friend run (200-ish miles)
story: Bonfire and tents
Oilman Tri 70.3 Conroe, TX - 5 hours 42 min
story: Where'd my riding buddy go?
2014:
Marathon Houston, TX - 3 hours 43 minutes
story: How far is this distance really?
Ironman 70.3 Oceanside, CA - 5 hours 54 minutes
story: Family, scooters, beach playgrounds, and baptisms
Full Ironman 140.6 Woodlands, TX - 14 hours 13 minutes (PB)
story: bike wrecks and 2nd chances
Marathon St. George, UT - 3 hours 58 minutes
story: family! and hills oh hills.
2015:
Marathon Houston, TX - 3 hours 29 minutes
story: sub 3:30 and pacers
Ironman 70.3 Galveston, TX - 5 hours 22 minutes (PB)
story: that was a fun bike ride
Ragnar Wasatch Mountain - 12 person family run (200-ish miles)
story: family! and mountain pass ascent.
Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon - 3 hours 1 minute (incredible experience)
story: current, waves, cold, fog......bucket list never to forget
2016:
Marathon Houston, TX - 3 hours 16 minutes
story: Hmm.......what can I really do at this distance?
Marathon Logan, UT - 3 hours 33 minutes
story: Surreal canyon in Fall with leaves and elk and mountains oh my!
2017:
Marathon Houston, TX - 3 hours 43 minutes
story: what a complete and utter disaster
Marathon Woodlands, TX - 3 hours 19 minutes
story: Quick sign-up and relieve mind of total disaster race
Marathon (Grandma's) Duluth, MN - 3 hours 30 minutes
story: Betty's Pies and Cowbells........Lemon Drop Hill
2018:
Marathon Houston, TX - 3 hours 17 minutes
story: Don't work travel before races
Marathon Billings, MT - 3 hours 18 minutes
story: Hog's back and altitude
2019:
Marathon Houston, TX - 3 hours 11 minutes (PB)
story: PB but not a BQ due to changes, mixed emotions
Marathon Billings, MT - 3 hours 33 minutes
story: It's in my backyard might as well run
2020:
Marathon Houston, TX - 3 hours 27 minutes
story: Shut it down; enjoy the second half of the course
Marathon Billings, MT - 4 hours 1 minute
story: Injured before, but can you skip a marathon in your backyard?
2021:
Trail Run (10K) Medora, ND - 48 minutes (first venture into trail running)
story: This stuff is fun!
Marathon Billings, MT - 3 hours 36 minutes
story: Lots of work people, signed up week before to join the fun
2022:
Marathon Billings, MT - 3 hours 48 minutes
story: Signed up day before; Why not make a long training run out of it?
Trail Run (32 miles) Bighorn MT, WY - 8 hours 14 minutes (first Ultra run)
story: That was BRUTAL, but crazy beautiful
Trail Run (13.1 miles) Medora, ND - 2 hours 2 minutes
story: Love, love, love the Maah Daah Hey trail
Marathon Chicago, IL - 3 hours 19 minutes (BQ)
story: Sam and bdays.......I did it! I really did it! "Quiet the Noise"
2023:
Trail Run (52 miles) Bighorn MT,WY - 14 hours 54 minutes
story: Chasing cutoffs through mud.....30 seconds matters.
Hood to Coast (Relay) Mt. Hood to Seaside, OR - Just over 24 hours
story: Setbacks, Niece time, Fires on the Beach, Haystack Beach
2024:
Trail Run (50K) St. George, UT - 7 hours 35 minutes
story: Running Buddies, Nephew and Niece support crew, Runventure, Post-race SMOKE FEAST
Double Marathon Billings, MT - 8 hours 53 minutes
story: Run course backwards just to run it forwards. Solo on dark deserted streets. Surreal experience.
Trail Run (100 Miles) Bighorn Mountains, WY - 34 hours 51 minutes
story: Prepared but uncertain. Night-time stars and sunrise; crazy scenic and brutal! #PACERS
Triple Turkey Trot Dana Point/San Clemente, CA - 10K (40:52), 5K (20:08), 5k (20:48)
story: Finish, line-up again, start again; back-to-back-to-back. Turkey run shinanigans. :)
2025
Trail Run (100K) Black Canyon, AZ - 18 hours 8 minutes
story: Plane delays, Flu, NO sleep....thank goodness for family and Taj pacing (mind over body)
Trail Run (52 miler) Bighorn Mountains, WY - 14 hours 42 minutes
story: Running group and first timers. At some point it should be about cheering and pulling others up
Trail Run (27 miler) Medora Badlands, ND - 4 hours 30 minutes
story: Signed up week of, always be trained, 5th overall. Good day deep rivers, love Medora.
Trail Run (50K) Prospector Cooke City, WY - 7 hours 37 minutes
story: Signed up night before post a 26 mile training run; Bad decisions w/ good friends! What a blast!
Montana Marathon and South Dakota Marathon - both DNS
story: both hurt; both tweaked knee for same reason; back2back hard miles on road; need to learn
2026
Marathon Houston, TX - 3 hours 23 minutes
story: Swapped trails for asphalt. It'd been awhile. Love HOU marathon. Final miles reminded me the marathon should not be trifled with.
Trail Run (50K) The Hunt Cody, WY - 6 hours 42 minutes
story: Had to jump in with friends (Ed and Chris) even with extremely tight right knee. Fun times and doubt think I made the knee any worse.
Trail Run (100K) Zions Ultras Hurricane, UT - 18 hours 27 minutes
story: Scramble to get healthy, lacked fitness. Absolute party with trail running friends and family. 7 runners; no DNFs; 4 completed their longest distances to date!! Woohoo!
