Category Archives: Challenging

TOR DES GEANTS RACE REPORT: Running to Empty Left Me Fulfilled 

Posted on November 21, 2022 by rxnickrun

“I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” – Psalms 121:1-2  (Verse of the day on September 11) There are many questions people ask … Continue reading →

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2022 HARDROCK 100: An “Official” Hardrocker

Posted on July 28, 2022 by rxnickrun

“The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps.” -Proverbs 16:9 ESV There are few things as exciting and intimidating as lining up for the HARDROCK 100. It is one of the hardest 100 mile races, … Continue reading →

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Fulfilling a Dream: Becoming a Hardrocker!

Posted on August 11, 2021 by rxnickrun

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us” –Hebrews 12:1 … Continue reading →

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Getting To The Start Line Of Hardrock 100 Hasn’t Been Easy

Posted on July 23, 2021 by rxnickrun

The fact that I finished The Hardrock 100 has not completely sunk after a few days home. I wrote this post the day before the race, but I didn’t want to post it until after so it didn’t seem like … Continue reading →

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HIGHFIVE 100 Race Report: Blessings In The Midst of Challenges

Posted on September 27, 2020 by rxnickrun

Life changing events are rare and often unexpected as I learned this summer. The pandemic of 2020 has been that way for all of us and the following is about an experience that would have never happened if it had … Continue reading →

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Running Around Mountains – Mt Hood Prep for UTMB

Posted on February 23, 2020 by rxnickrun

I wrote this in August 2019 on my way to Italy for UTMB (previous post is my race report). With the 2020 Hardrock 100 just over 20 weeks out and sitting at the top of the waitlist, I have been … Continue reading →

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UTMB – Returning to Run

Posted on November 24, 2019 by rxnickrun

“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity” ― John Muir, Our National Parks (1901) It’s amazing to read this quote from over 100 years ago. … Continue reading →

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An Easy Decision To DNF

Posted on November 18, 2018 by rxnickrun

We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” -2 Corinthians 4:8-9 I expected 2018 to be a challenging year and it has not let me down. One event that … Continue reading →

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Running Restarts and Rotator-Cuff Repair

Posted on May 24, 2018 by rxnickrun

  Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer – Romans 12:12 Newton’s First Law Newton’s first law of motion states that an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion. This … Continue reading →

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Grindstone 100: Finished But Felt Like Gollum

Posted on May 8, 2018 by rxnickrun

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. -Philippians 4:6  After over 7 months, I have finally decided I needed to get back to the blog and provide … Continue reading →

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