Menu

Tag: Winter

Northwoods Winter Marathon Race Report

Race Date: Saturday, January 4, 2020 – 9:30am After very challenging conditions one year prior, I was certain by race week that the trail surface at this year’s Northwoods would be prime. All it takes is one day to totally destroy or totally repair the trails in winter but the forecast looked prime and things […]

Read More

Northwoods Winter Marathon Race Report

Race day: Saturday, January 5, 2019-9:30am I was so excited to race, it was the best feeling to jump off the start line and be with the big pack of runners. The first minute was by far the easiest part of the day. Leading up to the Northwoods Winter Trail Marathon, training had been pretty […]

Read More

My Favorite Winter Backpacking Trips

I think it’s safe to say that winter is here in Duluth, MN and there is no turning back until the very beginning of spring. So, mid- to late-April. There are a few overnight backpacking trips that stick out to me as some of the most enjoyable times spent in the woods, period. It’s so […]

Read More

Boulder Lake Snowshoe Stomp Race Report

Race Day: Sunday, January 18, 2015 — 11:06am This race was number three of the weekend. Historically, I’ve noticed that snowshoe running is very physically taxing and I had never raced before. After 15k of hard racing the day before at the Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run, I was a little curious to see how […]

Read More

Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run Race Report

Race Day: Saturday, January 17, 2015 — 9am This weekend was shaping up to be a pretty good test of endurance. The lineup was Freeze Yer Gizzard 5k, then the 10k an hour later, a 10k snowshoe race the next day, and capping it off with a Beer Mile. Four races in two days, and […]

Read More

Tuscobia Winter Ultra Race Report

Race Day: January 3, 2015 – 7am “This is fun to me.” After Wild Duluth 50k, I was pretty amped up on long running races and the whole ultramarathon scene. Tony, General Manager at Duluth Running Co., planted the seed in my mind after talking about this Tuscobia race in the middle of winter. The […]

Read More

Superior Hiking Trail Overnight Adventure

Hike date: Saturday, December 6 – Sunday, December 7, 2014 Location: Superior Hiking Trail (Normanna Road Parking Lot to Fox Farm Pond Campsite) Distance: 8.5 miles out and back “As I sit in my sleeping bag with 5 shirts on, Diamond shivers behind me where my head will ultimately lay for the night.” – trail […]

Read More

Park Point in the Winter

For those who are not familiar with Duluth, or for those who are familiar with Duluth but have been deprived, I will enlighten you about Park Point. This long and beautiful beach is said to be the world’s largest natural sandbar. In the summer, it is the perfect place to lounge and relax and catch […]

Read More