Rocky contemplating taking my place and running the Ohlone 100 miler.  

My favorite formation in Yosemite Valley. Next week I will try and make it to Yosemite to run up and down Half dome. 

Ohlone wilderness trail 

It has been super hot....I hope I'm heat trained enough for the Olone 100 miler. Rocky is doing a little heat training too. He loves getting a suntan. 

My friend James took this shot. I was sorting gear for my JMT YO YO speed record 2004. July I will again be sorting gear this time for a trifecta. I will link up three trails. The John Muir Trail, Yosemite to Tahoe trail and the Tahoe rim trail. I believe it will be the first time someone has did this link up. I plan on fastpacking the whole thing in 18-21 days. 596 miles, I will have 3 resupply drops. I will be going fast and light. 

forgot to send a picture...oops 

My favorite place to train, Yosemite. I love running up to the top of Half Dome then out to Clouds Rest then back to the top of Half Dome and back down to the Valley. I love the look on the tourons face's when I fly past them on the outside of the cable leading up to the top of Half Dome. I then fly back by on the way down. I spend a lot of time in Yosemite and I feel really at home when I'm there. Soon I will be back to train. 

Next Saturday all the Ohlone 50k runners will be heading to the top where I'm standing. The top of Mission Peak. I will go over the top of Mission Peak 4 times during my 100 mile run next Saturday. It's going to be FUN!!! 

This weekend will be mello. I will run 6 hours today. I will be pacing my friend Mylinh 19 miles at Quicksilver 50m race tomorrow and Sunday 12 miles. Time to get ready for Ohlone 100 mile run next Saturday. I hope you all have a good weekend. -Catra- 

Mi-wok 100k went well I PR"d ran 13:22. I also ran Mt. Diablo 50k Sunday very hard double. I asked Sarah the RD if I could run 50k insted of the Marathon or 50 miler. I knew If I tried to run 50 miles it would take me 18 hours. they only give you 16. They were nice enough to let me do 50k. I don't run marathons so that's why I wanted to run 50k. It was hot and I was slow. I just had fun. 93 miles two days 25 hours 22 min. I had an awesome weekend. 

Running Machine... Yep, that's me. I have been running like crazy. I ran Zane Grey two weeks ago and made it to 44 miles and was pulled because I didn't make the cut off. I was running with a friend and at mile 33 he asked what was the cut-off at mile 44 the aid station guy said 7:30pm. So we had plenty of time. We got there at 6:50 and were told the cut off was at 6:30. I was bummed never missed at cut off before. We were just taking our time because we thought we would make it. I ran it last year and the cut off was 7pm. Lesson learned always read race day instructions. Never ask an aid station worker about cut-offs. It was no ones fault but my own for not reading. I still had fun. Sure I had a melt down and cried. over 200 race's and my first DNF. 

I wish the rain would stop. Today it rained hard the entire time on my 8 mile run. Since it was raining I thought I would try out my new Patagonia spray master pants. They worked great keeping me dry. But I got hot wearing them. I wear pants maybe once a year when running and that's at the Wasatch 100 mile trail race. It gets cold at night there. 

Me & Julia heading out for her b-day run. 

Happy B-day Julia. 3rd from left. Today was Julias b-day so went out for a 11:30 hour run. She called the shots for the day we ran where she wanted to go. We had so much fun. I felt a bit tired, still recovering from Umstead 100. 

The rain has stopped for a day. This was taken at 7pm today. Went on a short run with my little guy Rocky. One thing I hate about traveling is that I miss my little dog. I hope you enjoyed the beautiful day. 

Happy to be home running again. Not happy about the cold wet, windy weather. I wish the sun would show up for a day or two. I hope everyone is recovering well from Umstead 100 miler. I'm a little sore. But each day it will get better, and I will feel strong once again. Go out and run. 

The face of a happy Umstead 100 mile finisher. This was the day after. I was a happy camper. as you can see by the big smile. 

Umstead 100 mile trail race.... I had a great run. I finished in 22:43 only 4 min. slower than last year. I thought it would take me 24:30. I didn't taper at all ran 100k two weeks ago and paced 22 miles at American river 50 m the week before. This is me and my wonderful pacer Doctor Tom Smith at the finish . Thanks to Tom I finished in 22:43. I will post a report soon. Thanks to all of you who sent positive vibes. 

Spending time remembering someone you love. My Mother passed away 4 years ago on 3-31-02. I saw this waterfall it reminded me of her. She was a beautiful person. Yes, I miss her most days. But I'm happy to have had many years with her. She was a big influence in my life. She is way I can run like I do. She is always with me. She is every waterfall I see, every butterfly I see and in the night she is that brightest star shining on me in a hundred mile race. Mom I love you, thank you for being such a positive force in my life. 

Me and my friend Jack having fun on a run. No hands bridge in Auburn. We beat the rain woo hoo.