Quick side note before we get into the thick of things. I feel like I haven’t given enough love to our other Marmot Sponsor, Mountain Equipment Recyclers. I just went in there the other day because I needed a sleeping mat, and they had the perfect one for me! I love the staff, and I appreciate how they handle my…

"I woke in the morning 

and I stepped outside

And I took a deep breath

And I got real high,

And I screamed from the top of my lungs,

'This Ascent course…

Any time I can use lyrics from '80's or '90's music in life I get happy! This particular song was in my head the ENTIRE time I ran yesterday.

How happy are you that the hill of awesomeness times three is over?!?  I have never run the Summer Roundup before so I'm not sure what the course was like in past years.  All I know is that 3 times up that hill made me feel like…

Summer Roundup is just around the corner!!

I…