Sharing the beauty of running Lake Tahoe & Truckee, California
Both kids popped out of bed raring to go see super-blood-blue-lunar-eclipse at 4:30am this morning. Their enthusiasm faded as quickly as the moonlight.
We parked at the top of the neighborhood and headed out on well-packed snow toward a Donner Lake viewpoint. Complaints started within minutes of the actual exercise.
“I’m chafing,” reported Alex.
October 21, 2017, was the rainiest day in Portland, Oregon, in over 65 years. I had tried all week to convince my sister Martha to adjust her birthday plans accordingly. We are cut from the same teflon cloth, so I should have known she would stick with her plan to hike all 50k (31+ miles) of the Wildwood Trail in Forest Park.
If you are an ultra runner, you may not realize this, but hiking with (adult) family is fun! I am making this distinction because hiking with kids may be rewarding, but not necessarily fun.
Yesterday my husband Javier, along with at least a dozen fellow Donner Party Mountain Runners, ran the Overlook 50k. It was a rare opportunity for me to simply be a participant in an ultrarunning event just down the hill.
Usually I am racing or volunteering. The luxury of crewing my husband and several dear friends, then hanging out (on fresh legs) at the finish to greet all, was not lost on me.
