Written Posts – Page 24 – Life.Love.Skiing.

Pictures, Pictures, Pictures

on September 29, 2012December 13, 2012 By tuckermarshall

Hey All, It's been a week since the Ultra Beast. As soon as I crossed that finish line my body up and quit on me. After the 9+ hours of brutality over a distance of 28 miles it literally, and I mean quite literally, took me over 20 minutes to walk to my car 100 [...]

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on September 23, 2012December 13, 2012 By tuckermarshall 2 Comments

Well... that was interesting. It was a race unlike anything I have ever done and by far the hardest challenge I have ever accomplished. I woke up at 6AM for my 8 o'clock start time and, me being me, I almost missed that. Driving up to the mountain it was a $10 parking fee and [...]

YOU MAY DIE! dun dun dunnnnn

on September 21, 2012December 13, 2012 By tuckermarshall 2 Comments

"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go." -T.S Eliot I feel that this quote most adequately describes my training with Joe these past few weeks. There have been a lot of questions asked and a fair share of eyebrows raised. My poor dad, whilst delivering [...]

For Better or Worse

on September 14, 2012December 13, 2012 By tuckermarshall

So a short time ago, good friend Doug Lewis put me into contact with a man. A man who is either one of my greatest assets, or possibly the death of me. Joe DeSena is an ultra runner/endurance athlete who is plainly a maniac when it comes to pushing the bodies limits. I myself am [...]

Balancing Acts, Surfing, and Nostalgia

on September 10, 2012September 10, 2012 By tuckermarshall

So, unfortunately this year a trip to South America was out of the cards for me. Ski racing is a finical balancing act at times and with the steep traveling, training, and lodging costs I was unable to warrant going down there for a few weeks of training. It is a serious bummer not to [...]