An Altitude Run Up the Highest Point In Utah - Kings Peak 13,528 feet
a few weeks ago mandy and i got to talking about running at altitude. the conversation then naturally moved to the highest peak in utah.. kings peak at 13,528ft is the 7th highest of the us state highpoints. so when i arrived friday mandy had a plan for us to run the 30.1 miles r

Evan Honeyfield sets a NEW Fastest Known Time for Teton Circumnavigation
i caught up with evan honeyfield this year at the grand teton races. he was running his longest race to date, the grand teton 50 miler. he did awesome, went under the previous course record and took 2nd place with an impressive run. he's what we call a "marathoner".. and by that title i usually mean a very fast marathoner. if you aren't fast but you run marathons i just call you a runner, but Evan excels at the marathon distance. last week he emailed nuun / la sportiva runner luke nelson and myse

Running in the Tetons - Jared Campbell's Table Mtn Alaska Basin Loop
jared's awesome photo of the grand teton and the middle teton there are a number of really talented runners in the salt lake city area who i am lucky enough to call friends. la sportiva runner jared campbell is one of them. i think i was on my 2nd week of running after a year off wh

If You Only Take One Thing, Make It Fish Oil
i'm often asked what supplements i think people should take. actually just yesterday patagonia hot shot ultrarunner rod bien just asked me that exact questions. so i figured i'd respond to the world... here is my response:"the only supplement i suggest for every client i have is fish oils. most diet's ratio of omega 3 : omega 6 is completely out of whack.but other than that sweeping generalization, it's impossible to say. i had my blood work looked at by my "witch dr." or, ah homeopathi

"This is no catered hike" - Mandy Hosford's 2009 Wasatch Front 100 Race Report
The 2009 Wasatch Front 100 Endurance Run - This is no catered hike.My first goal for the WF100 was one that I hijacked from my friend David Hayes: let's first get to the starting line. This means getting accepted into the race, staying healthy, and selling your soul for the summer to stay true to a training program that would physically and emotionally prepare you for the task at hand: 100 miles and 26,131 feet through the Wasatch mountains. My second goal was to improve upon my previous time of 34:05 when I finished the WF100 in 2005. Early in the