Even though I wasn’t on trail anymore, I still wanted to be up north as much as possible and support my friend Mike with completing the plan. I also needed to work out some things in my head and try and find some way to still take part in this adventure that I had spent […]
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We continue along my attempted journey to thru-hike the SHT, arriving at the day when everything went fell apart. Day 3 continued As I hiked the final 5 miles of the day from Durfee Creek to Devils Track River, things started to turn for me. I started to feel some pains in my back and […]
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This is part 2 of my attempted thru-hike of the Superior Hiking Trail, a story with an ending that wasn’t what I hoped for, but taught me a lot. Day 2 The second day began with a quick breakfast before tearing down camp. We managed to head out just as the sun was rising, so […]
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It’s been a couple of weeks since I last posted here, and the reason was that I was going to attempt a 15 day thru-hike of the Superior Hiking Trail with my friend Mike. As it turns out things didn’t go as planned for me. There’s a lot of emotion that I’ve been processing since […]
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The month of September is always crazy busy for me, and this year even more so. In addition to volunteering at the Superior 100 race we also put on our own race, the Fire Tower Trail Races just this past weekend. Both of which took huge amounts of energy and mental stamina. Now to top […]
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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 event with four different distances (27, 21, 16, 10), that runs along the Superior Hiking Trail from Jay Cooke State Park to Fitgers Brewhouse. It’s a small event, but it’s […]
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This weekend the wife and I decided to have an adventure on the Superior Hiking Trail (SHT). We were staying in Two Harbors, and wanted to get in a double digit run/hike. We decided to do the 10.8 mile segment from Split Rock Wayside to Beaver Bay. We decided not to run it together, but […]
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With our weekend plans changing to a Saturday race, we had all day Friday to do something new and fun. Our friend Wendi invited us to go along with her on a hike around the Bean and Bear Lake loop of the Superior Hiking Trail. We arrived around 1pm on Friday, and the sunny morning […]
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Early this year I decided that I was going to start doing more trail running. I like the variety that you get when trail running, both in terrain and scenery. I like that a slow guy like me can still succeed because I can somehow persevere through the discomfort. Plus, I LOVE the people in […]
Read moreI’m heading up to the Fall Superior Trail Races this weekend and it’s a given that things will go wrong on a course as long and complex as the Superior Hiking Trail. I wasn’t expecting things to go wrong before I even left my house though. Got a call today that the hotel I had […]
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If you’re going to dive into trail racing in Minnesota, the Rocksteady Running races are a must. They’re a consistent favorite of both locals and trail runners from all over the country. The reason they are so popular? Some of the best courses, and some of the best organization around. This was my second Rocksteady […]
Read moreToday is the day that I register for the Spring Superior Trail Race… well at least that was the plan. Until their server took a dump and they closed registration until they can get it fixed. I’m not worried about getting a spot, but waiting through today did remind me of the hike we took […]
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Second Runnings 