Wind River Running

A Whale of a Tale: 2018 Orcas Island 100

by Gabe Joyes | Feb 17, 2018 | Racing | 6 Comments

"How fast is your slow, Gabe?" I thought to myself, as I was resisting the urge to keep pace with the few huffing and puffing speedy guys that blew by me on each downhill early on in the Orcas Island 100. The first 50k of a hundred mile race are all about keeping your...

A 100-Mile Trifecta

by Gabe Joyes | Feb 4, 2018 | Racing, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

The Wasatch 100 lottery gods looked upon me with kindness and favor yesterday, giving me another chance to run the sunny and steep ridges of the Utah's Wasatch Front. I've been itching to go back after my 2015 effort at the race ended early at mile 87 with a missed...

Is the Struggle Real?

by Gabe Joyes | Dec 27, 2017 | Recovery, Training, Wind River Range | 0 Comments

It’s completely dark out, with only a fading quarter moon to accompany my headlight as I run uphill. The temperature is cold, but very reasonable for a Wyoming December morning. I try to keep my cadence rhythmic as my shoes bite into the hard snow crunch crunch crunch...