Not for Knobs!
By Mathias Eichler
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About This Site
(Almost) daily observations and musings on endurance running, mountain sport, and trail culture.
Electric Cable Car is written by Mathias Eichler, a runner, an immigrant, gen xer and loving instigator.
- What I wrote at the launch of the site explaining what the hell I am doing here.
- My year one stake in the ground.
- Observing the changing landscaping and adapting to it for year two.
- RE:RUN 2024 – the year of trail running in review
- As it has now become a tradition, my well-wishes for year 3.
- RE:RUN 2025 – another year in the books.
Electric Cable Car is hosted on Digital Ocean and built using WordPress, a software I’ve been using for personal and client projects for almost as long as it existed.
Thanks for stopping by,
Mathias Eichler
Mathias Runs
2025
| 27 Jun | Lavaredo Ultra Trail | 120K | 29:33:08 | Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy |
| 08 Nov | Grand Ridge Marathon | 30M | 7:11:32 | Issaquah, WA |
2024
| 18 May | Capital City Marathon | 42K | 4:44 | Olympia, WA |
| 29 Aug | OCC | 50K | 12:28:45 | Chamonix, France |
| 28 Sep | Ultra Trail Whistler | 69K | 16:23:31 | Whistler, BC Canada |
2023
| 14 Oct | Kodiak Ultra Marathons | 51M & 9,078ft | 16:50 | Big Bear Lake, CA |
| 19 Apr | Canyons Endurance Runs 50K | 32M & 5,075ft | 07:37:25 | Auburn, CA |
2022
| 07 Oct | Orcas 100 | 78M & 18,048ft | 28:19 | Orcas Island, WA |
| 07 Mar | Virtual Vert | 17.5M & 5,538ft | 5:16 | Olympia, WA |
2021
| 03 Sep | Ultra Tour Monte Rosa 100K | 26M & 7,451ft | 9:38 | Grächen, CH |
| 07 Aug | Mt. Rose Triple | 17M & 10,341ft | 8:23 | Hoodsport, WA |
| 17 Jul | Mt. Rose Double | 11M & 6,978ft | 5:07 | Hoodsport, WA |
| 03 Jul | Copper Creek to Cub Peak | 15M & 6,568ft | 7:08 | Hoodsport, WA |
| 12 Jun | Lumberjack 100K | 69M & 6,650ft | 20:31 | Port Gamble, WA |
| 29 May | LBA x5 to 20 | 20M & 1,129ft | 4:17 | Olympia, WA |
| 10 Apr | Zion 100M (DNF) | 71M & 5,813ft | 25:22 | Apple Valley, UT |
| 06 Mar | Candy, Larch, Capitol | 15M & 3,888ft | 4:18 | Olympia, WA |
| 06 Feb | 20 to Kaiser | 20M & 1,778ft | 3:58 | Olympia, WA |
2020
| 12 Sep | Cushman Six | 23M & 11,414ft | 16:10 | Hoodsport, WA |
| 25 Jul | Longmire to Camp Muir | 20M & 7,324ft | 8:05 | Longmire, WA |
| 11 Jul | Lake of the Angels | 8.5M & 5,033ft | 5:46 | Quilcene, WA |
| 20 Jun | RAN - Run All Night | 50M & 5,774ft | 11:59 | Quilcene, WA |
| 13 Jun | #VirtualVert: Mt. Rose x2 | 7.8M & 7,159ft | 4:03 | Hoodsport, WA |
| 03 May | #VirtualVert Score:152 | 21M & 6,345ft | 5:56 | Olympia, WA |
| 20 Feb | All the Peaks | 22.34M & 4,734ft | 5:26 | Olympia, WA |
2019
| 22 Sep | The Enchantments | 18.2M & 4,948ft | 7:18 | Leavenworth, WA |
| 7 Sep | North Slope 20 | 19.2M & 3,061ft | 4:13 | Olympia, WA |
| 12 Jul | Longmire + Skyline Trail | 18.2M & 4,491ft | 6:33 | Longmire, WA |
| 08 Jul | 100 laps | 24M & 0ft | 4:57 | Olympia, WA |
| 18 Apr | #LittleBackyardAdventure x5 | 18M & 1,100ft | 3:31 | Olympia, WA |
2018
| 14 Jan | Mt. Rose Double | 13M & 7,050ft | 6:00 | Hoodsport, WA |
| 10 Feb | Hoh Solo | 20.1M & 1,350ft | 4:43 | Forks, WA |
| 04 Mar | Mountain Marathon | 26M & 5,500ft | 6:13 | Olympia, WA |
| 21 Apr | Mount St. Helens | 12M & 5,700ft | 8:00 | Mt. St. Helens, WA |
| 19 May | Mt. Rose Double | 13M & 7,050ft | 5:19 | Hoodsport, WA |
| 16 Jun | Broken Arrrow Skyrace | 52K & 11,000ft | 11:09 | Squaw Valley, CA |
| 28 Jul | CushMAN | 25M & 12,030ft | 8:54 | Hoodsport, WA |
| 05 Aug | Camp Muir | 9M & 4,800ft | 3:47 | Paradise, WA |
| 29 Aug | Vernal Falls | 5M & 1,500ft | 1:01 | Yosemite, CA |
| 08 Sep | Mt. Gladys | 22M & 6,500ft | 5:56 | Staircase, WA |
| Nov - Jan | Every Single Street | 311 miles | 34 runs | Olympia, WA |
2017
| 04 Mar | Hillbilly Half | 21K & 3,000ft | 2:12 | Olympia, WA |
| 18 Mar | Chuckanut 50K | 50K & 5,000ft | 6:49 | B'ham, WA |
| 03 May | R2R2R | 53.5M & 17,019ft | 19:14 | Grand Canyon, AZ |
| 09 Jul | North Fork Skokomish | 22M & 3,500ft | 4:20 | Hoodsport, WA |
| 22 Jul | Longmire to Box Canyon | 31M & 6,400ft | 8:11 | Longmire, WA |
| 19 Aug | Squamish 50M | 50M & 11,000ft | 14:38 | Squamish, BC |
| 16 Sep | Enchanted Valley | 26M & 4,000ft | 6:16 | Quinault, WA |
| 08 Oct | Oregon Coast 30K | 30K & 3,500ft | 4:17 | Yachats, OR |
2016
| 23 Jan | Capitol Peak Fat Ass | 25K & 2,500ft | 3:33 | Olympia, WA |
| 12 Mar | Mountain Marathon | 42K+ & 6,687ft | 6:15 | Olympia, WA |
| 16 Apr | Capitol Peak 25k | 25K & 2,500ft | 3:26 | Olympia, WA |
| 06 Aug | Beast of Big Creek | 21K+ & 5,000ft | 4:38 | Hoodsport, WA |
| 21 Aug | Squamish 50K | 50K & 8,500ft | 9:31 | Squamish, BC |
| 25 Sep | Mount Gladys | 25M+ & 5,000ft | 5:50 | Hoodsport, WA |
2015
| 03 Mar | Hillbilly Half | 21K & 3,000ft | 2:18 | Olympia, WA |
| 08 Aug | Beast of Big Creek | 21K+ & 5,000ft | 3:57 | Hoodsport, WA |
