Greetings from Paducah, Kentucky! It’s been just over two weeks since I completed the Appalachian Trail on August 27th. I’ve begun several new long journeys since, including physically recovering, mentally unpacking my time on the AT (or at least trying to), and a solo road trip back home to Oregon. You’ve likely heard by nowContinue reading “A Happy Beginning for “THE TOE””
Author Archives: Liz Anjos
Musings from Mercury
From Springer Mountain in Georgia to Katahdin in Maine, my nearly 52 days spent on the Appalachian Trail were like a hyperlapse of rising and falling suns, moons, stars, storms, calm, mountains, valleys… it wasn’t so much a daily endeavor, but more like a singular continuous stretch, moving ever forward. I felt so confident andContinue reading “Musings from Mercury”
Official Announcement
On July 7th, I’m beginning a thru-hike of the entire Appalachian Trail, 2,193 miles from Georgia to Maine, in an attempt to set an endurance record, or FKT (fastest known time). Hiking the AT has been a dream in the making for a long time, and I feel so fortunate to have the opportunity toContinue reading “Official Announcement”
Forest Park Tour de Nasty
Yesterday I set out to run the Forest Park Nasties in their entirety in a route known as the “Tour de Nasty”. The entire run is around 67 miles with 13,500ft elevation gain and an equal amount of elevation loss. What are the Forest Park Nasties? According to Pete Carleson, they’re a series of routesContinue reading “Forest Park Tour de Nasty”
Strength in Numbers: Chasing the OTQ at the Houston Marathon
As eager runners crowded into the corralled start area of the Houston Marathon, I stepped off to the side, took a deep breath, and removed my fleece hoodie which had been my only protection from the wind and cold. I looked ahead at the shivering, lanky runners bunched together tightly; partly to be as closeContinue reading “Strength in Numbers: Chasing the OTQ at the Houston Marathon”
Hellgate 100K: Rain and Shine
Prologue: The Fall On Thursday, November 7th, just after 4:00am in the Nantahala National Forest of North Carolina, I climbed my way up a steep, rocky trail to the top of Albert Mountain. It was cold, dark, and the wind was howling. My headlamp and the flashlight I was carrying lit the way, though IContinue reading “Hellgate 100K: Rain and Shine”
What Are You Afraid Of?
I kicked off Boston Marathon training in January with an interval workout on the Portland waterfront. It was one of those perfect nights for running. Cool, dark, and windless. I used to run the waterfront at night all the time, but between starting a running club and coaching a high school cross country and trackContinue reading “What Are You Afraid Of?”
What I’m Looking For: CIM Recap
Two weeks since running CIM, yet I’ve barely been able to stop. On the one hand, that race was everything. Not a day went by in 2018 when I didn’t think about the impending journey from Folsom to Sacramento. On the other hand, it was just another Sunday in the swirl of work and generalContinue reading “What I’m Looking For: CIM Recap”
The Twisty Turny Road to CIM
My pursuit of marathon greatness has been a tumultuous path, to say the least. I began 2018 in an upward swing, running one PR after another in the mile, 5K, 10K, and half marathon. I had a seemingly perfect build up to the Rock ’n’ Roll San Diego Marathon in June, pictured above, only toContinue reading “The Twisty Turny Road to CIM”
Go Fast, Take Chances: Tenacious 10 Recap
My spring racing season has been full of near misses. In February, I set a mile goal of 5:20 and crossed the line in 5:25. In March, I set out to break 38:00 in the 10K and finished in 38:07. From there, I was determined to run sub-18:00 in the Shamrock 5K (way off atContinue reading “Go Fast, Take Chances: Tenacious 10 Recap”
