by Stephanie Artis | Jul 4, 2016 | From the Editor
How does a track fan girl and a dog lover celebrate the 4th of July? By watching the 3000 meter steeple prelims, the 800 meter final and then hiding the greyhounds from fireworks…of course! As mentioned above the 3000m steeple gets underway tomorrow. Each time I watch...
by Stephanie Artis | Jun 1, 2016 | From the Editor
While I was driving up to Truckee yesterday for a mountain bike ride I was trying to come up with a perfect and eloquent answer as to why I run for Global Running Day. After searching and searching I just couldn’t come up with something I liked and then I realized it...
by Stephanie Artis | May 20, 2016 | From the Editor, Uncategorized
The Gold Rush 50k is done and dusted! Despite being an exhausting (and long) day I look back on this adventure with a sense of pride and accomplishment. Not only did I get to check my first 50k of my bucket list I also got these 5 fun items over the course of training...
by Stephanie Artis | May 2, 2016 | From the Editor, Uncategorized
Before Ironman Lake Tahoe even arrived last fall I knew I was ready for a “tri break”. Not sure if it was the structured workouts, constant double days or the long hours in the saddle that got to me, but I was mentally worn down. As soon as I crossed the line in Tahoe...
by Stephanie Artis | Apr 4, 2016 | From the Editor
Friday night I had the opportunity to hit the trails on two wheels for the first time since May of 2013 – the day I crashed and fractured my ribs. It is not that the opportunity wasn’t there before I just wasn’t ready for it. It was a door that I quickly closed every...
by Stephanie Artis | Mar 20, 2016 | From the Editor
When I first joined my high school track team in 1992 I dreamed of being a sprinter. I enjoyed accelerating off the turn to the finish in the 200 meters and could tolerate the 400 – mostly because I had more success with that event. I stayed with these events for...
