all dressed up with nowhere to go...

sweat and beer don't ease the ache. the heart hurts.

i left the car loaded. i'm not ready to deal with that yet.

a night run put things into perspective for me. it would be selfish to consider running a race when there are folks who are being evacuated from their homes due to the wildfires. silly to ask over tasked firefighters to battle a blaze so a recreational sporting event can take place. i support the boards decision. it was the right thing to do.

what is lost? money spent on material supports and entry fee. what was gained? i trained with vision and hope this past 6 months and truly took a journey. i sit here writing this in the best shape i have ever been in. mentally. spiritually. physically.

emotionally? well. i already told you my heart was a little broken. this too, shall pass.

keep in mind that nobody loves this race more than the western states board, volunteers and race committee. they exhausted every feasible means to safely put this event on. in the end, they looked out for the runners they way they would look out for us on race day. they made a decision in our best interest. 34 times this race started as scheduled. races like hardrock, angeles crest and wasatch have been around for much shorter periods of time and have already had to cancel at least once. 34 years is a pretty good track record.

there will be other races. there will be another western states. i will always consider this one my first.

so it goes...

Jeff's Bighorn Race Report

Post-Bighorn Daze: Ty and I shortly after our finishes on Saturday morning.

Great Bighorn event once again, even with the alternative snow course. Great to see all the Patagonia team members representin' strong. Thanks Rocho for bringing the banjo and dobro so we could jam once again. My full race report is posted on my blog.

Post-Bighorn look: The Rochomatic after another sub-24 finish.

RP Glasses received

Looks like someone else's Rudy Projects made their way to my office here in Bend. If you ordered a pair recently feel free to email me and I will ship them to you. kmoehl2000@yahoo.com.

The Bighorn Patagonia Sweep!

Here's a quick photo of the 3 amigos! The podium sweep—good work boys. The hard early pace was fast and pushed us all to good times. I'll post a report when I'm back later in the week.

Bighorn 100

Hearing early reports that Patagonia Ultrarunning Team swept the podium in the men's race at the Bighorn 100

Jeff Browning won and set a course record. He was followed by Justin Angle and Ty Draney .

Strong work, Men.

Results to follow here. Can't wait to read the race reports.

Robinson to the River

epic. read about it here.

Good Luck to Jeff, Jamie, Ty, Roch and Justin at the Bighorn 100!