Active Harmony

Can't believe this was nearly a year ago. Including the girls in running/races is starting to become so fun!

Since we moved back to Iowa in late 2016, we've spent a lot of time racing and connecting with the ultra and trail running scene throughout the Midwest. One of the best parts of this was Greg and a great friend of his co-founding Whiterock Ultra in C**n Rapids, Iowa, in 2019. Race weekend includes 50K and 50-Mile races, and this summer's event will be the fifth anniversary! If you will be in close proximity for race weekend, or know someone who might be interested in this race, registration is open now at https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=98477.

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Hello!

This page has been stagnant for some time (so many positive life changes for us have taken place in the past 6+ years, including our two sweet daughters and moving back to the Midwest), and we're brainstorming ideas on revamping this space going forward.

In the interim, know that we remain active!

This photo is from our summit of Mt. Elbert near Leadville, Co., in August 2022 as part of Christina's 40th birthday celebration.

Check out how the GoMore Stamina Sensor - The Athlete’s Wearable Fuel Gauge has improved G's ultra training and finish times! http://bit.ly/1ZIzkB4

Greg's recap of his best finish to date is up on the blog! bit.ly/24BrsIj Thanks to Cliffs And Meadows for putting on the top-notch Lost Boys 50 last weekend!

If you're looking for an all-natural, whole-foods snack or training fuel, look no further than PHIVEbar! Greg reviews the bars in our latest blog post: bit.ly/1SZgF4W

Our friends at Modernize helped out with a post on 6 Easy to Make and Take Natural Pre-Workout Snacks. Check it out on the blog!

6 Easy to Make and Take Natural Pre-Workout Snacks *Our friends at Modernize offered to provide this guest blog post for Active Harmony. We hope you enjoy it! Some days it’s hard enough to find time to fit in a good strenuous workout, let alone hav…

Overcoming obstacles and picking up a Western States Endurance Run qualifier at Aravaipa Running's Black Canyon 100K! http://bit.ly/1UgwgM5

Raec Recap: Ugly early—The Black Canyon 100K Last weekend C and I took a mini-trip to Arizona so I could run my first race of the year, Aravaipa’s Black Canyon 100K. We took Friday off and hit the road early, arriving at the packet pick up/ex...

Six weeks in, and 80/20 Running by Matt Fitzgerald is really changing our training game! http://bit.ly/1UAqPp5

Book Review: 80/20 Running Over the holidays I read 80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster By Training Slower, written by Matt Fitzgerald. The book was great, and confirmed something I had been suspecting for quite awhi...

G shares his 8 Lessons Learned from two years of ! http://bit.ly/1Ypo5B9

What I’ve Learned From Two Years of Ultrarunning It’s hard to believe I ran my first ultramarathon two years ago this month. I’ll never forget everything that went into my first race. It will always be one of my most treasured memories, because i...

Holiday road trip fun and recap of Joshua Tree National Park on the blog! http://bit.ly/1U7PZeW

Joshua Tree Holiday Road Trip Fun It feels like forever since we’ve posted because so much has been going on. First (and best) on the list is we got married on Oct. 10 in Des Moines and were able to celebrate for a week with family...

G takes on his first, true mountain ultra at the Kodiak Ultra Marathons 50-Miler! http://bit.ly/1Mdkhqr

Breathtaking: The Kodiak 50-Mile Ultramarathon I was so excited to get back up to Big Bear. If you remember last year, I had planned on running the Kodiak 100 to avenge my DNF at the San Diego 100. Well, a year later (and WISER!), I realized ho...