I was one of the lucky few selected in the lottery to take on the 2025 edition of the Cascade Crest 100, an iconic ultra trail race in the heart of the Cascade Mountain range in Washington State. Run entirely by volunteers, the race is considered one of the “old school” ultras, which was evident…
Category: Running
Riding the struggle bus at the Lavaredo 120
To celebrate turning 50, I decided to tick off a bucket list item and do the Lavaredo Ultra Trail 120, which just happened to start an hour before I officially could call myself an old man. Starting and finishing in glitzy ski resort town of Cortina D’Ampressso, the race is regarded as one of the…
Miles not travelled
Endurance athletes are famous for keeping meticulous records of their training metrics e.g. miles and minutes logged, elevation gained, time spent in different training zones etc. etc. And with advent of apps like Strava, they are able to share this information with their brethren all over the world. Owing more to laziness and not being…
Eat, travel, run 