Matt Hart's Blog - Tales of Endurance

Photo Contest - And The Winner Is...

first thank you everyone who sent me photos. there were some really great shots and narrowing them down was pretty hard. my presentation on ultra and trail running at the mountain hardwear store in seattle was good dirty fun. i had so much great video from the last year that i didn't actually even use any photos. but for letting me use them in this blog alone was worth the effort.

here are the top 7- the winner is the last one, and yes it has some sentimental value. but that is what a good photo does. it makes you stop and take a deeper look.. for whatever reason.
not having the full context of the photos i've given them my own names.

baby ultrarunner by thomas riley

serenity now by glenn tachiyama

a day at the show by thomas riley

pac northwest chin scraping by glenn tachiyama

staring contest by greg norrander

canada rocks by mike freeman

the winner!

grand rail by greg norrander

i am saving my pennies for a bd whippet, so i can leave the ice axe at home.

Labels: montrail contest, photo contest, Photos

Got a Sweet Photo? Win Some Free Montrails & a Beanie

i'll trade you a pair of montrail sandals and a backcountry.com beanie for a photo.

i'm doing a trail running and ultrarunning presentation on saturday. i was going to email all my friends and ask for some new photos to 'freshen up' the presentation that i presented last year at the portland store. instead .. i'm having a CONTEST! whoever sends me the best trail running photo (in my opinion) gets a coupon card for a free pair of montrail flip flops (i literally live in the molokai) and this sweet backcountry.com nepal beanie. let's recap...

What You Win:

How To Enter:
- email me your wicked awesome trail running photo- Matt AT CoachingEndurance.com
small print: deadline for entrants is thursday night (12.11.08) at midnight. even if you don't win, if your photo is truly sweet it might still make the presentation.

Labels: montrail contest, Photos

Shots from Grand Targhee

"people are always going to underestimate you. why not start quietly doing what no one thinks you can?"

rode up to targhee on the mtn bike from driggs today and was just going to hike up fred's (top of the lift at 10,000ft). however once i got up there the nipple and peaked were calling me. it gave me a great look at alaska basin which i trekked up a few weeks ago. it's melted out a lot. you can see in the photos what was once a massive snow field is now patchy at 10,000ft. that is great news.. but i won't be able to do a teton circumnavigation until who knows when. i'm gone most of august on the AT w/meltzer and racing through colorado w/meissner.

i must have said "wholly sh*t" 100 times on this hike. the backcountry skiing options from targhee are endless and amazing! seriously.. endless and amazing.