Allison PowellAug 56 min readTushars Race Recap Heading into Tushars 100k I felt relaxed and excited, which was surprising given we weren’t sure until the week before if the race would...
Allison PowellJul 222 min readMontana Meltdown The view from the Montana Meltdown loop at Gallatin County Regional Park Race directing has always seemed like a great blend of my...
Allison PowellJul 53 min readPushing Limits on Long...and Longer Events Moving forward during Bigfoot 200 The only way to know if you can run 100 miles is to run 100 miles. But that’s really far and super...
Allison PowellJul 26 min readHow To Be a Great Pacer (and How to Make Your Pacer Great) For some of my earliest races and events I thought, “I don’t need a pacer. I love running by myself. Plus, I don’t want to ask someone to...
Allison PowellJun 113 min readDrop Bag Basics Climbing up in Bigfoot 200 Before my first 50 mile (Orcas Island) in 2019, I scoured the website for all the details I would need to go...
Allison PowellAug 28, 202322 min readBigfoot, Bigfeat My journey to Bigfoot started early. A 4am alarm so I could do a 20 min shakeout run before being picked up by my friend Nate, who was...
Allison PowellAug 28, 202311 min readBackbone 2.0 Ever since the halfway point on my first out and back Backbone attempt in 2019, I knew I wanted to tackle the trail again. My first...
Allison PowellAug 28, 20234 min readSalkantay Trek This was a fantastic adventure day! Sarah Hodges had picked the trail, but together we plotted where to start, choosing the tree in the...