Yearly Archives: 2015

I first found out about this race on the The North Face website in 2010. And ever since that day I had wanted to win this race. Summers grew increasingly difficult to race in through the years owning the Mobius Cafe. I did more observing than racing. In 2010 and 2011, […]

12/9/15:’White Horses’-TNFEC 50 San Fran, CA

15 Dec, 2015 in Other Races by megan kimmel

Limone sul Garda, Italy I had made it to the SkySeries Championships and I was a major contender for the overall title with 3 of 3 wins going into the final. But that did not actually mean much, I had to get 2nd or better to win the series […]

10/21/15: ‘So close, yet so far’, SkySeries Finale, Italy

21 Oct, 2015 in Skyrunning by megan kimmel

Yes, I had spent the summer ‘traveling’/racing in Europe but that is not what this ‘trip’ is about. I WAS at the very end of my summer being away from home in which I had surprised myself with top finishes in a couple of the biggest races in Europe. Saying “I surprised myself” […]

8/23/15: ‘Checked Out’ Matterhorn Ultraks, Zermatt SZ

24 Sep, 2015 in Skyrunning by megan kimmel

It looks simple enough, especially coming from the complexity of the Alps. I was back in the USA briefly for America’s SkyRace in Big Sky Montana. If there was one race I really wanted to win it was this one, it had a technical ridge and descent but most of […]

9/10/15: ‘America’, The Rut SkyRace, Montana

17 Sep, 2015 in Skyrunning by megan kimmel

Ever since I started trail running, Sierre-Zinal has been the race of all races. It had become almost mythical to me after 5 years of saying no to the opportunity because it overlapped with the busiest season in my line of work. Friends went to the race […]

8/15/15: ‘The Crown Jewel’ Sierre-Zinal, Switzerland

15 Aug, 2015 in Other Races by megan kimmel

Somehow, I had made it 4 weeks in Europe, Chamonix mostly, in the middle of the summer without rain. Which was actually a huge factor because I had been living in a tent. I was on a ‘shoestring’ budget and I figured I could camp and eat for as much […]

7/21/15: ‘Sandbaggin’, Dolomites Skyrace, Canazai, Italy

21 Jul, 2015 in Skyrunning by megan kimmel

After selling Cafe Mobius Jan. 1, 2014, I figured I’d need one year of recovery, one year of training and then there would be a year of performance. 2014, was definitely a recovery year. That makes this year my year of training.

1/1/15: At a glance

1 Jan, 2015 in Yearly Summaries by megan kimmel

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