Returning to the 100 at the Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Races

What had to have been one of the busiest aid station decks in US ultra running had turned into one of the quietest. It was my second trip through the base lodge of Diamond Peak ski area, on lap two of the Tahoe Rim Trail 100 miler, and the throngs of cheering family, friends, crew, and aid station volunteers that had been there at high noon on my first time through had vanished, distilled down to a couple volunteers, one other runner, and me.

It was 2:50 am.

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Run Junkie in October Issue of "Trail Runner"

The October issue of "Trail Runner" magazine proved a rare triple play for Run Junkie.  I got a chance to review (and get quoted on) Scott's Ice Runner shoe; I was lucky enough to answer some interview questions about Sun Valley from Meghan Hicks for her piece on the "8 Best Trail Towns;" and they ran two of my photos of two of my favorite local-area runs: one of Pioneer Cabin ("The higher you get, the higher you get"); the other of the Adams Gulch/Lake Creek area.

The one big question from the issue: why was I the only shoe reviewer with an age tagged to his name?