One hint: It’s tropical. And hot. And on an island. Kona airport. Everything’s outdoors, how cool is that? Aloha! Hope everyone is having a great week.

Sadly, missing Mt. Marathon Racer Michael LeMaitre has not been found. Today the Alaska State Troopers suspended the search. However, Seward teams will continue the rescue efforts. No one knows what happened since LeMaitre was last spotted by a race official around 6 p.m. July 4 approximately 200 feet from the summit. Read more here: http://www.adn.com/2012/07/07/2534806/search-for-missing-mount-marathon.html#storyl Credit: Carol […]

Oh, what fun I had running Mount Marathon Race in the mist and mud! Oh, how I love thee, Mount Marathon It was a blast. Like being a kid and playing in the mud. Zooming down the snow chute on top of the mountain was like nothing else. Truly! I had the second slowest time ever: […]

Well, Mt. Marathon is in two days. And I’ve done NO climbing/mountain training. Worse still, Alaska Magazine photographer will be shooting my photo, since I’m doing a story on the race for next year. I don’t think I’ll be looking my best, hee, hee. No matter, eh? Because yesterday I had one of the best […]

One word: Awesome! What a race! What a course! What a great time! Well, a great time within great misery, but I’ll get to that later. The Mayor’s is an incredible course, with rolling hills and miles and miles of dirt road and trail. I can’t say enough about how much fun it was (have I mentioned […]