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Tag Archives: Chain O’ Lakes

Nine days later

In my race report for the 2011 HUFF 50k I linked to a video showing a long section of 22 inch deep water that we ran through. The lakes have drained well in the past week, here is what the wettest section of trail looked like nine days after the race: The water on race [...]

My first marathon

I successfully completed my first marathon last Saturday. Then I finished the last six miles of the race. For years, I have wanted to run marathons, but until last Saturday never got around to entering one. I usually bicycle (and the past two years, mountain unicycle) a lot more than I run, but this summer [...]

2007-2008 skiing wrap up

Skiing is over for 2007-2008. This winter I upgraded from waxless skis, improved my technique, and explored new trails. The past three winters I spent almost every skiable day working at Fox Island, so I didn’t have a chance to ski other places. This year I worked at Fox Island over Christmas break. The rest [...]

Comparing skis and exploring new trails

We had three skiable days this week. On Wednesday, I took my new classic skis to Fox Island. There was just enough snow to ski. After an hour, I ran out of new trails to break, so I switched to my old Fischer BC Country Crown skis. This was my first direct comparison between waxable [...]