Gary Robbins

  • The Numbers Don Lie V2.0

    Back in Sept I posted a blog called “The Numbers Don’t Lie“. It ended up being more of a self justification as to why I hadn’t done better at UTMB, and throughout 2012 in general. I seemed to find resolve in reminding myself of just how little I was able to run in the nearly… →

  • BCMC Descent FKT – 15m52s

    It’s rare that I have a run where I celebrate it like I’ve just won The Stanley Cup. Today was one of those very special days. With perfect conditions on the local BCMC trail, which is listed as a 3.3km / 2 mile trail that loses 853 meters / 2800 feet over an average grade… →

  • The Bee’s Knees

    It’s been over a year and a half since I met Leon Lutz at a running conference in Utah. I was impressed by his dedication to his beard, he was impressed by my dedication to my running. We hit it off and shared a few drinks over the course of the weekend. Leon asked if… →

  • How To Go From 3rd To 19th In A Few Quick Steps – Mountain Masochist Race Report

    This was my third time lining up for the Mountain Masochist Trail Run 50 miler with my last run being in a time of seven hours flat for 3rd overall in 2009. The last time I lined for for a 50 mile race at all was 18 months ago during my short recluse from crutches.… →

  • Carkeek 12hr – The Custom 5hr Version

    I ran the Carkeek 12hr today in Carkeek Park, Seattle. Race Directors Brock Gavery and Sam Thompson have been organizing the fun run for six years now and all proceeds go to charity. Couple that with it being a Halloween run where plenty of people show up in costume and it’s one fun day out… →

  • The Numbers Don’t Lie

    (Everyone in this picture ran significantly more mileage than me in the previous two years) This isn’t my UTMB race report as much as a general overview of the numbers I’ve come across in the last few days while playing with my Garmin files. The numbers don’t lie because the numbers are training mileage. The… →

  • Speedgoat 50k Puke-A-Thon

    Given that my Speedgoat 50k race ended in my second straight dnf and a subsequent iv being drained into me it would be easy to simply say this was a disappointing experience. In all honesty though I knew my personal finicky relationship with altitude and placed no expectations on my race. I was hoping to… →

  • North Shore Explore

    It’s always nice to get out and properly explore your own backyard. All too often we get caught up in what we already know and we forget to explore. As runners I think we can get stuck with our ‘two hour run route’, our ‘favorite mountain route’, our ‘long run route’ etc, etc. We are… →

  • The Mountains Are Calling – Thank You Orthofix

    Back in December when I was just starting to dream about actually running again I hit up top notch ultra runner and physician’s assistant Luke Nelson. Based out of Utah I had met him just four months prior at OR and within minutes there was that instant connection that ultra runners always seem to find.… →

  • Here Comes The MOMAR

    Less than six weeks until the second edition of the Burnaby MOMAR takes off in…well Burnaby of course. Last year we had a solid debut in a slightly unconventional location, at least compared to the majority of the areas the MOMAR has historically visited. Burnaby Mountain out at SFU made for a fantastic mid-point of… →