SHivering Icy Trail Run Half Marathon

Ran in Rock Racing's the first annual SHivering Icy Trail Run ("SHITR") half marathon at Lost Valley in Weldon Springs, MO. Started around 5pm and quickly became dark, wet, muddy and cold. Finished 3rd place overall in 1h 51m.

Castlewood 8-Hour Adventure Race, 2012

Ran the Castlewood 8-Hour Adventure Race with team Epic Machinery: Brian Hey, Erin Fuselier and Al Beers.

MTB at Brown County State Park

Spent the weekend mountain biking at Brown County State Park in Nashville, IN. Great trails.

Return of the MFer (200 mile route)

Completed the 2012 MFer ("Mostly Flat") ride with Beth Sanborn and Mike Bangert. 200 miles in one day from Columbia, IL to Grand Tower, IL and back again. Not up to doing the full 300 miles to Cairo and back like I did back in 2010, but it's on the radar for next year...

Oregon Coast

Spent a few days hanging out on the Oregon coast. Beautiful.

Winter camping in White Mountain

Spent the Christmas holiday up in New Hampshire hiking through the backcountry of White Mountain National Forest.

Backcountry camping in Smoky Mountains

Four day, three night backcountry trip through the northern end of the Smoky Mountains National Park.

Paddling the Meramec Flood Waters

Paddled the flood waters of the Meramec River with Dennis Regelsperger and Ben Gillers.