Beginner’s Guides

  • What’s it like to pace or crew the Leadville 100 Trail Ultramarathon?

    What’s it like to pace or crew the Leadville 100 Trail Ultramarathon?

    Even if you aren’t new to running, there can be a steep learning curve to pace or crew an ultramarathon. The Leadville Trail 100 is one of the most iconic ultramarathons in the sport, and I’ve been lucky enough to pace or crew it for five different years, most recently in 2022. This guide to Read more

  • What’s it like to pace or crew the Leadville 100 Ultramarathon?

    What’s it like to pace or crew the Leadville 100 Ultramarathon?

    Ultramarathon and beginner are two things that you may not think go together. While beginner runners certainly can’t stick with someone for 50 miles (the maximum length you can be a pacer runner at Leadville), there is absolutely a place for us at one of the most iconic trail races in the world. Even if Read more

  • Beginner’s Travel Guide: Three-Day Weekend in Moab, Utah

    Beginner’s Travel Guide: Three-Day Weekend in Moab, Utah

    Moab is a popular destination for Denverites, Coloradans, and plenty of my other neighbors out west. If you haven’t made a road trip to this desert destination, put it on your list! The only challenge is deciding what sights to see (and resigning yourself to the fact that the town is way less cool than Read more

  • Beginner’s Trail Guide: Needles Area of Canyonlands National Park

    Beginner’s Trail Guide: Needles Area of Canyonlands National Park

    If you’re making a return to trip to Moab, I highly recommend blocking off a day to go to the Needles Area of Canyonlands National Park. Needles is a totally different landscape than what you see at Islands in the Sky (the main section of Canyonlands) or at Arches National Park, two of the more Read more

  • Beginner’s Trail Guide: Sunset Hike at Dead Horse Point State Park

    Beginner’s Trail Guide: Sunset Hike at Dead Horse Point State Park

    Arches National Park may get all the love for sunsets in Moab, but I’d much rather watch the sun go down over the jaw-dropping canyons of Dead Horse Point State Park. The cheery name has just about as cheerful of a story behind it, but don’t let that keep you from going! The west side Read more

  • Beginner’s guide to hiking on a glacier in Alaska

    Beginner’s guide to hiking on a glacier in Alaska

    Glacier-related activities are one of the main reasons to go to Alaska, and the absolute highlight of our trip was actually hiking on one. We signed up for MICA Guides‘ Advanced Trek on Matanuska Glacier north east of Anchorage, and despite the name, the only experience you need is a healthy sense of adventure. Time Read more