The Mental Sherpa and Other Stories
It's coming up on the nine-year anniversary of my first 20-miler, with my friend, Orly (aka Hundo). I look back on that experience and talk about the importance of having another person to mentally he...
17 Sep 202323min
The Top 10 Trails in Texas -- Donna's Version
I didn't have a ton to talk about and then it hit me: why not share my Top 10 favorite places to run trails in Texas? This is highly subjective and limited to my experience. Hint: I'm not a huge fan o...
3 Sep 202329min
Special Master's Edition: Julie Haynes
Julie Haynes was having pain and sought help from her doctor. "Just don't run," was the advice. Haynes, like a lot of women, hear this sort of thing more often than we'd like. I've had a chiropractor ...
28 Aug 202354min
Master's Edition: Liz Casa Perez
Liz Casa Perez is sort of infamous in the Trail Racing Over Texas community because she occasionally puts up a canopy emblazoned, "You Are Not Alone." She is also an accomplished ultrarunner, who curr...
20 Aug 202349min
The DNS That Shouldn't Have Happened
I missed going to Habanero Hundred last weekend because two Interstates were closed and traffic was being funneled onto service roads, creating a ridiculous backlog of traffic. I was already cutting i...
14 Aug 202318min
On the Comeback -- I Hope!
Things have been progressing regarding my stiff, injured left hip. Physical therapy is making a difference. (shoutout to Optimum Physio Sports) for being the one place that has accurately addressed my...
6 Aug 202320min
A Masochist's Paradise
So, I did a thing last week. I signed up for the Habenero Hundred on Aug. 12. I'm *only* doing the 20K because I'm crazy, but not insane. The real masochists are doing the 100-mile and 100K. Here's th...
30 Jul 202317min
The Tortoise Goes West
I spent a few days in Southern Utah where I hiked at Zion National Park, sandboarded down a white-hot dune, soaked in a river and hung out on a pontoon boat with my sister and her family. Oh, and I sa...
23 Jul 202321min
