Tag Archives: Ultramarathon

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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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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Javelina 100- Redemption Race & Qualifier

Posted on December 1, 2018 by rxnickrun

You came near when I called you, and you said, “Do not fear.” You, Lord, took up my case; you redeemed my life.     – Lamentations 3:57-58 I was disappointed after dropping from the Bear 100 at the end of September. … 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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Volunteering At HARDROCK 100 – Better to Give

Posted on July 24, 2017 by rxnickrun

 ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’  Acts 20:35 Last weekend I had the most amazing time at the Hardrock 100 in Colorado. While my goal is to run the race one day, I wanted to share my … Continue reading →

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UTMB – An Amazing Adventure

Posted on November 13, 2016 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” Psalm 121:1-2 Lining up for UTMB on August 26, 2016 was surreal. I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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