Race Reports

Virtual Race Report: Badger 50K

Due to the pandemic, almost no trail races have been happening. One of the ones that I was particularly disappointed about was the Badger Trail […]

August 28, 2020December 30, 2020

Race Report: UMTR Stir Crazy Solo Virtual Fatass 2020

Somewhere in our crazy mind, the UMTR Board decided that doing a virtual fatass would be a great idea, and to make it even crazier, […]

April 5, 2020

Lessons learned from a Tuscobia DNF

My plan was to pull my sled for 80 miles from Park Falls to Rice Lake. I made it 35 miles before I had to […]

December 29, 2019December 29, 2019

Race Report: Savage 100

Prologue I’ve been in the trail and ultra running world for 5 years. In that time I’ve tried my hand at a whole host of […]

October 23, 2019

Race Report: Marquette 50K

It’s about time I put pen to paper and wrote this report, while I still have the memories in my head. This is the third […]

August 24, 2019August 29, 2019

Race Report: Badger 100K

A couple years ago I heard about the Ten Junk Miles podcast. This is a fun show out of Chicago that bills itself as a […]

August 8, 2019August 9, 2019

Race report: Willow 20 mile

Last year a new race burst on the scene from veteran race director Chris Swenke. He wanted to introduce everyone to one of his favorite […]

May 5, 2019May 5, 2019

Race Report: Sandlot Minor League Half Marathon

A year ago a bunch of my friends decided to do something crazy… run a marathon around a baseball diamond. This breaks down to 384 […]

March 20, 2019March 20, 2019

Icebox 480

On Saturday the wife and I drove down to River Falls, WI to participate in a wonderful end of season race, the Icebox 480. Many […]

November 6, 2017November 5, 2017

Race Report: Surf the Murph 25K – 2017

This was my third year at Surf the Murph. Two years ago it was the site of my first 50K and my induction into the […]

October 22, 2017October 21, 2017

2017 Grand Traverse 16 mile

Last year, the wife and I did a spur of the moment race up on the north shore called Grand Traverse. This is a low-key […]

October 2, 2017October 1, 2017

Surly Trail Loppet Half Marathon

Hot. That was the word for the day on Saturday when I ran the Surly Trail Loppet Half Marathon. I had signed up for this […]

September 25, 2017September 24, 2017

Bluff Tuff Trail Half Marathon

Ever since deciding to focus the rest of my year on smaller races, I have registered for a couple that I’ve never done before. The […]

August 27, 2017August 26, 2017

Afton 25K race report

This past Saturday, the annual summer gathering of trail people, known as Afton 50K/25K, took place. This event has been going on for decades and […]

July 3, 2017July 2, 2017

Trail Mix 25K

This year we decided to add in the Trail Mix 25K race into the Upper Midwest Trail Runners Trail Series. It’s a very popular local […]

April 23, 2017

Zumbro 17 Mile Race Report – 2017

In yesterday’s blog I shared my experiences at Zumbro 2017 as a volunteer. However, there was still a race to run, and as Saturday dawned […]

April 11, 2017April 10, 2017

2017 Zumbro Report

Strap in folks, this one has the potential to be a very long entry. Last year I ran the 50 mile race at Zumbro, but […]

April 10, 2017April 9, 2017

Surf the Murph 25K / 50K DNF

This year I set a goal of completing 3 ultra distance races. I started out my year very early with the Zumbro 50 mile race, […]

October 23, 2016October 22, 2016

Race Report: Nerstrand Big Woods Half Marathon

On Saturday the wife and I left the house before 7am to make to to Nerstrand for the 20th running of the Nerstrand Big Woods […]

October 9, 2016October 8, 2016

Race Report: Grand Traverse

This past weekend the wife and I were planning on doing a 24 hour race down in La Crosse, WI called Goosebumps. However, over the […]

September 27, 2016September 26, 2016

Race Report: William O’Brien 10 mile

For the second year in a row I decided to run the William O’Brien 10 mile trial race, north of Stillwater, MN. It’s a fun […]

September 20, 2016September 19, 2016

Superior 100 2016: Volunteer Report – Day 2

We awoke early on Saturday to get up to Sawbill so Lisa could resume her role as the Pancake Queen of Mile 90. I would […]

September 12, 2016September 12, 2016

Superior 100 2016: Volunteer Report – Day 1

For the fall Superior 100 trail race this year, my wife and I decided to dedicate two days to volunteering with the race. As luck […]

September 11, 2016September 12, 2016

Endless Summer Trail Run Series – Hyland 7 mile

Wednesday night was the final ESTRS race of the season, and this incarnation was held at Hyland Park in Bloomington. I left right from work […]

August 12, 2016August 11, 2016

Midsummer 1 mile race report

My wife really likes the challenge of 1 mile races. So tonight she got us registered for the Midsummer 1 mile race at the Minnesota […]

July 7, 2016July 6, 2016

Afton 25K race report

First, let me say that I was REALLY looking forward to this race. This is the only one of the Rocksteady Running races that I […]

July 3, 2016July 2, 2016

Garry Bjorklund (Grandma’s) Half Marathon

Last fall my wife and I ran the Duluth One Mile. The day prior I had run Moose Mountain Marathon, so the only reason I […]

June 19, 2016June 18, 2016

Seattle Trip 2016: Day 8 – North Olympic Discovery Half-Marathon

Since Lisa and I like to combine some running with our travel, we decided to do more than just run some trails, but actually sign […]

June 7, 2016June 5, 2016

Spring Superior 50K race report

The next big race on the schedule for me this year was the Spring Superior 50K. I ran the 25K version last year, and the […]

May 23, 2016May 22, 2016

Runnin’ in the Ruff 10K race report

This year I decided to forgo my usual run of the Get in Gear 10K, and instead headed out of town with my three sons […]

May 1, 2016April 30, 2016

Race Report: Chippewa 10K

I signed up for a couple of the UMTR trail running race series this year, and because of that, I’m filling my year with whatever […]

April 25, 2016April 24, 2016

Zumbro 50 Mile Race Report

When I started trail running at the start of 2015 the Zumbro 17 mile race was the first big trail race I attempted. It was […]

April 12, 2016April 11, 2016

Afton Fat Ass training run

As I’ve mentioned before, a fat ass race is a group training run with “No Fees, No Awards, No Aid, No Wimps”. This week a […]

March 13, 2016March 12, 2016

Race Review: Blood, Sweat and Beers

In my previous post about my vacation, I talked about my experience at the Blood, Sweat and Beers race in Boulder City, NV. I gave […]

March 1, 2016December 29, 2020

Vegas 2016 – Day 2

Saturday is race day! The plan was to complete two races, as part of the Blood, Sweat and Beers trail race. They offer the option […]

February 28, 2016February 27, 2016

Nightmare on Elm Creek Fatass!

One of the trails that I run regularly is the Elm Creek Mountain Bike trail. In the space of about 2 square miles there is […]

January 2, 2016January 2, 2016

Reindeer Run 5K

Today was my final race of 2015, the Reindeer Run 5K. It also marks a goal I set out to achieve at the beginning of […]

December 12, 2015

Surf the Murph 50K Trail Race

When my wife and I decided to commit to running a 50K race this year, we choose Surf the Murph for a number of reasons. […]

October 25, 2015

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