Posts by stephanie

Photo: Thomas Martens- Pure Light Images I was nervous for Speedgoat. Maybe it was the course profile. Or maybe it was the stories I’d heard from past racers. Sure I like to climb hills, but I’d never run a race with as many steep climbs as Speedgoat. Still, I was drawn to this race. Maybe it was…

Western States I had a last minute opportunity to pace Denise Bourassa at Western States this year. I was pretty excited to head down to Squaw and be around all the excitement again. It was a great weekend and Denise finished 8th! She impressed the heck out me with her perseverance and mental toughness. I…

“I’m Running!” I’m running! I had a grin on my face the whole way! This was the exact phrase I yelled at a couple of my friends volunteering at a local 5k two weeks ago. I was just so happy to finally be running again and couldn’t hide my excitement. I’m not sure those friends…

Photo: Glenn Tachiyama One again, I raced in the Gorge Waterfalls 50k put on by James Varner at Rainshadow Running. Again, he put on a fantastic event with a great race course and plenty of fun surrounding the race. If you haven’t done one of James’ races before I highly recommend it! Weather in the Gorge area…

This winter has been a time for me to recharge. After a bad start to the year I chose to take a step back and not take life so seriously. This resulted in me doing quite a few things out of the ordinary. Let me start with the most recent. Snowshoe National Championships Photo: Joe Viger…

Running in Bend in January It seems that every year around the holidays, or shortly after, I end up getting sick. This year was no exception. The only difference was that this year I was planning to race in January. Maybe that was bad planning. In any event, I got the flu shortly after the…

Wow, what a day! I cannot express in words how unbelievably happy I was with my race. To finish the season with such a high despite the set back I had this fall was amazing! I could not have been more excited! Congratulating Emelie at the finish Photo Credit: Brett Rivers, San Francisco Running Company Post-race…

Double O Arch I traveled to Moab, Utah for the USATF Trail National Championships. I was enticed by this race because I had never been to Moab before and I’d always enjoyed the USATF Championship races. Good courses, good competition, and cool places. This year, the location was no exception! I arrived a couple days…

What I’ve been up to….. Life has been a bit interesting the past couple months. I’ve had to put all my race plans on hold and restructure my daily activities to accommodate a fractured hip. On August 24th (2 days after my birthday!) I had an encounter with a car while riding my bike. Needless to…