Journal Archive

• 2006
  • June
    • Texas
    • New Mexico
    • Arizona
    • Utah
    • Nevada
  • July
    • California, Part 1
    • California, Part 2
    • Oregon
    • Washington
    • British Columbia
  • August
    • Yukon
    • Alaska


• 2007
  • February
    • Austin Marathon 2007


• 2008
  • October
    • Austin Distance Challenge
    • Uptown Classic 10K
  • November
    • Run for the Water 10-Miler
  • December
    • Decker Challenge Half Marathon
    • Dallas Marathon 2008


• 2009
  • January
    • RunTex 20 Miler
    • 3M Half Marathon
  • February
    • Austin Marathon 2009
  • April
    • Boston Marathon 2009
  • June
    • Lampasas, TX
    • Lake Whitney State Park, TX
    • Cedar Hill State Park, TX
    • Plano, TX
    • Denton, TX
    • Archer City, TX
    • Quanah, TX
    • Clarendon, TX
    • Palo Duro Canyon and Amarillo, TX
    • Dalhart, TX
    • Branson, CO
    • Rocky Ford, CO
    • Manitou Springs, CO
    • Aurora, CO
    • Fort Collins, CO
    • Laramie, WY
    • Rawlins, WY
    • Rock Springs, WY
    • Kemmerer, WY
  • July
    • Montpelier, ID
    • Lava Hot Springs, ID
    • Pocatello, ID
    • Logan, UT
    • Salt Lake City, UT
    • Provo, UT
    • Price, UT
    • Green River, UT
    • Arches National Park, UT
    • Monticello, UT
    • Monument Valley, UT
    • Teec Nos Pos, AZ
    • Farmington, NM
    • Cuba, NM
    • Albuquerque, NM
    • Mountainair, NM
    • Capitan, NM
    • Hagerman, NM
    • Eunice, NM
    • Midland, TX
  • August
    • San Angelo State Park, TX
    • Brady, TX
    • Burnet, TX
    • Austin, TX
    • Summer Stats
    • Epilogue


• 2011
  • January
    • Tough Mudder
  • April
    • Pre Galveston Half-Ironman
    • Galveston Half-Ironman


• 2013
  • February
    • Waking Up the Echoes
    • Golden Gate Trail Marathon
    • Montara Mountain Trail Marathon
  • March
    • LA Marathon
    • Canyon Meadow Trail Marathon
  • May
    • Cinderella Trail Marathon
    • Horseshoe Lake Trail Marathon
    • Rae Lakes Loop, Day 0
    • Rae Lakes Loop, Day 1
    • Rae Lakes Loop, Day 2
  • June
    • Canyon Meadow Trail Marathon (reprise)
    • Big Basin Trail Marathon
    • San Francisco Marathon 2013
    • San Lorenzo River Trail Marathon
  • July
    • Golden Gate Trail 50k
    • Riding on Cloud Nine
    • Wildwood Trail Marathon
  • August
    • San Francisco 50-Mile Endurance Run
    • Crystal Springs Trail 50k
    • Cinderella Trail 50k
    • Pre Hood-to-Coast Relay
    • Hood-to-Coast Relay
    • Post Hood-to-Coast Relay
    • Wine Tour, Day 0
  • September
    • Wine Tour, Day 1
    • Wine Tour, Day 2
    • Coastal Trail 50k
    • Berlin Marathon 2013
  • October
    • Bizz Johnson 50k
    • Coyote Ridge Trail 50k
  • November
    • Lake Chabot Trail 50k
    • Follow Your Dreams
    • Spooner's Cove Trail 50k
    • Berkeley Half Marathon
  • December
    • Coastal Trail Runs - Final Review
    • To Austin, Day 1
    • To Austin, Day 2
    • To Austin, Day 3


• 2014
  • January
    • Austin New Year!
    • Back to Plano, Day 1
    • Back to Plano, Days 2-3
    • Back to Plano, Day 4
    • Back to Plano, Day 5
  • February
    • I Wish I Could Do That...
    • Why I Don't "Like to Travel"
  • March
    • East Bay Backpacking, Day 1
    • East Bay Backpacking, Day 2
    • East Bay Backpacking, Day 3
  • May
    • Getting the Worst Part Over
    • Bad Stretch of Road
    • Ain't No Rest
    • Conditions May Vary
  • June
    • Weather or Not
    • Goin' South
    • Welcome Change
    • Smoooth!
    • Couldn't Stand the Weather
    • Higher and Higher
    • Pretty, Pointless
    • Blowin' In the Wind
  • July
    • Hospitality and Functionality
    • Back to the Homeland
    • Pedaling the Panhandle
    • Chip Seal, Headwind, and Heat
    • Home Is Where the Hills Are
    • Deep In the Heart
    • Different Environment
    • Reflections In the Waves
    • Into the Great Unknown
    • Start Tropics
    • Fruits of Labor
  • August
    • Levels of Comfort
    • WarmShowers Makes a Comeback
    • Misty Mountain Hop
    • Pressing On
    • Limping
    • Supplies Surprise
    • Bridging the Gap
  • September
    • Perk
    • In the Mountains, Out of Luck
    • Crossing Over
    • Detour
    • I Went Down, Down, Down
    • Hurry Up and Rest
    • Drained
  • October
    • Still Fighting It
    • Slowing Down, Looking Up
    • Higher than Ever
    • Inca Gadda Da Vida
    • Harder to Breathe
    • Fading Into Bolivian
    • Clawing My Way Out
    • Familiar Territory
  • November
    • Comfort
    • Long Distance Is Back
    • Changing Plans
    • Coping
    • Course of a Different Color
    • Bumps In the Road
    • Love-Hate Relationship
    • Southern Extension
  • December
    • Rough Riders
    • Back On Solid Ground
    • Fall Me the Breeze
    • End of the World
    • Reflector


• 2015
  • October
    • Landauer Falls


• 2016
  • April
    • Enchanted
    • Vermillion Vortex
    • Grand!
  • May
    • Gearing Up
  • June
    • Ready for Action
    • Play a Train Song
    • Up to No Good
    • Turning the Corner
    • Rough Riders
    • Over the Hump
    • New Life
    • I Brake for WarmShowers
    • Blue Blaze
  • July
    • Big Weekend
    • Cushy
    • Short Stuff
    • Cold and Wet
    • Over the Shoulder
  • September
    • Love Thy Neighborhood


• 2017
  • January
    • Decisions, Decisions...
  • April
    • So It Begins
    • Riding for Camp Good Sam
    • Gearing Up
  • May
    • Loaded and Broken
    • Kickin' Off In Style
  • June
    • Annnd, We're Off!
    • The Mountain Sea
    • The Loneliest Road
    • Runnin' Against the Wind
    • Canyon Country
    • The Last of the Rockies
    • Flying On Plains
    • Heartland
    • On the Trail
  • July
    • Aux Arcs
    • Relentless
    • Reflector
    • Unfinished Finish
  • August
    • Runnin' Hot
    • Night Train
  • September
    • Progress
  • October
    • Bouncing Back
  • December
    • Nervously Feelin' Good


• 2018
  • January
    • Bandera 100k, Pre-Race
    • Bandera 100k
    • Post Bandera 100k
  • February
    • Emerging from the Depths
    • Austin Marathon
  • March
    • Big Data, Lots of Shoes
    • Summer Plans 2018
  • April
    • Why Teach?
    • Where I'm At
  • May
    • Prep School
    • Food Prep
    • Gear Prep
    • Dedication
    • Ditching
    • Hot Pink Bandana
  • June
    • Local Extrema
    • In Which Coyote Makes a Friend
    • Steep
    • Hop, Skip, and Jump
    • Going Postal
    • Up Into the Highest Mountains
    • Passing
    • Mammoth Push
  • July
    • Cracking
    • Renewed
    • Hitting the Brakes
    • Variegated
    • Poison
    • Bowing Out
  • September
    • Taking the Challenge
    • Superhero 5k
  • October
    • Cooler
  • November
    • Run for the Water 10-Miler
    • Effortless
    • Home Runs
  • December
    • Aw, Sick!
    • Decker Challenge
    • Quick Trip


• 2019
  • January
    • Back in Business
    • As Advertised
    • 3M Half Marathon
  • February
    • Final Push
    • Slimming Down
    • Pre Austin Marathon
    • 2019 Austin Marathon
  • March
    • Austin Distance Challenge - Conclusion
  • April
    • Utopia
  • May
    • Getting It Together
    • Borne of the Desert
  • June
    • The First Stuff Is the Steepest
    • Moving Up
    • Getting Around
    • Looking Forward
    • Rolling With the Punches
    • Detour
    • Hospitality
    • Going Big
    • Windy Welcome
    • Not According to Plan
    • Big Ups
    • Insane
    • Breaking Out
  • July
    • States of Trails
    • Through the Middle
    • Closing Sound


• 2020
  • February
    • Re-Igniting the Fire
    • San Marcos Half Marathon
    • A Rare Quit
    • Cowtown Marathon Prep
    • Cowtown 5k
  • March
    • Cowtown Marathon
  • May
    • The Long Run
  • June
    • On Balance
    • New Watch, Interesting Feedback
  • July
    • Helpful, Hurtful
  • August
    • Head On Straight
  • September
    • Broken, but mending
    • Quantity vs. Quality
    • Sneaky Long
    • Ultramarathon Logistics
  • October
    • Extra Long
    • Final Hurdles
    • Pre Cactus Rose 100
    • Cactus Rose 100
    • Post Cactus Rose 100


• 2021
  • April
    • Making Plans to Finish
  • May
    • Paring
  • July
    • Katy with Companion
    • Into the Midwest
    • Ease of Use
    • Mind the GAP
    • I got a bike her name is Val
    • To the End
  • October
    • Forced Perspective
    • Breather
  • November
    • Texas Trail Championship


• 2022
  • January
    • Bandera 100k
  • February
    • Rocky Raccoon 100-miler
  • March
    • Dos Senderos 100k
    • Backyard Ultra Training Run
  • April
    • The Game
    • Texas Trail Championship Retrospective
  • June
    • Already Waiting
    • Letup
    • Another Hiccup
    • Etna
  • July
    • Crossover
    • Picking it up
    • Easing Up
    • Hike of the Triad
    • Closing Early


• 2024
  • February
    • A Frontier Revival
  • April
    • Speed of Light
  • May
    • Handling
    • Handling
    • Distant
    • Up, Up, and Away!
    • Across the Basin
  • June
    • Terraneous Sea
    • Welcome Aboard the Plain
    • Not With a Bang
    • Delivered


• 2025
  • May
    • Plains, Trains, and Bicyclobiles
    • Manifold Outset
  • June
    • Little Opportunity
    • Changing Plains
    • Making My Way
    • Scree at Last
    • Tough Riders
  • July
    • Great Trains Route
    • In Conclusion
  • December
    • San Antonio Marathon