Julie Robertson Zivin is an avid mountain biker who primarily focuses on endurance events. Julie is a regular at Seattle's Wednesday Night World Championships mountain bike series. She credits her coach with enabling her to win the 2019 Women's 50-54 National Cyclocross Championship. … [Read more...] about Julie Robertson Zivin @ US #CXNats 2019
Backcountry travel
Stuke Sowle: #everysinglesummit
Although 44-year-old Stuke Sowle has only been running for about five years, he has been feverishly working on ambitious projects that are animating the PNW running community. He dubbed his most recently completed adventure #everysinglesummit. The #everysinglesummit idea was based on a Strava trend in which folks cycle every single street in their cities. Inspired, Stuke … [Read more...] about Stuke Sowle: #everysinglesummit
Team UltraPedestrian Completes First UP North Loop
Although 100-mile ultra runs are a relatively popular "thing" these days, several regional athletes are upping the ante just a tad. A few recent "ultra-ultra" projects include: 1. In the summer of 2017 mother/daughter duo Tania and Martina Halik became the second team to ski the entire 2,300km length of the Coast Mountains from Squamish, British Columbia to Skagway, … [Read more...] about Team UltraPedestrian Completes First UP North Loop
Hummel and Miller Traverse the Cascade Crest
A traverse of the Cascade crest from Mt. Baker to Mt. Rainer was first envisioned in the early 1980s by legendary Cascade skier, mountaineer, and historian Lowell Skoog. Skoog's version of the traverse was comprised of ~18 segments, and after working on the project for 25 years, he finally completed it in 2007. His vision and accomplishment has been an inspiration for younger … [Read more...] about Hummel and Miller Traverse the Cascade Crest
Wonderland Trail 3 of 3: White River to Longmire
This is the third of a three-part series about doing a 3-day trail run/hike on the Wonderland Trail. It's typically done as a week-long backpacking trip, or at the fast end of the spectrum, as a fast ultra run in under 1.5 days. To understand what is involved in a 3-day, here is a primer about day three. White River to Longmire 31 Miles, Elevation Gain/Loss +6,800’/ … [Read more...] about Wonderland Trail 3 of 3: White River to Longmire