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  • A Note of Thanks

    Guest Author 03/02/2020
    Guest Author 03/02/2020

    I’d like to thank the unsung heroes of the trails I run on every day – those thoughtful folks who leave bags of dog poop on the trails. As an avid trail runner, I think it’s important to point out what each of your contributions has done to help improve my running game.

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  • 10 Stages of Running an Ultra

    Cory Reese 02/28/2019
    Cory Reese 02/28/2019

    It is difficult to explain to a non-runner what it’s like to run an ultramarathon. How can you possibly put into words the excitement, the highs, the lows, the torture and the triumph of such an audacious pursuit? Here’s my attempt to explain the stages of running an ultramarathon by using something everyone can understand: cartoon characters.

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  • This Is a Long Run for Someone with Nothing to Think About

    Jeff Kozak 05/16/2018
    Jeff Kozak 05/16/2018

    I began mentally rewriting song lyrics as a way to pass the miles, entertain myself, and poke a little fun at the absurdities and idiosyncrasies I see within the subculture of this sport I love.

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  • Marathon On a Treadmill

    Guest Author 10/07/2017
    Guest Author 10/07/2017

    An annoying man decided to use the treadmill directly to my right, despite there being several available options farther away. He immediately set his pace 1 mph faster than mine. The audacity of this individual was simply frustrating! So I did what any man in my position would do. I increased my speed by 2 mph.

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  • Running Is Stupid, So Why Do I Do It?

    Guest Author 08/07/2017
    Guest Author 08/07/2017

    Why am I out there six days a week, usually before 4 a.m., making myself uncomfortable? Why do I and millions of other people willingly subject ourselves to it?

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  • Have You Ever Wanted to Photoshop Your Finish Photo?

    Guest Author 08/02/2017
    Guest Author 08/02/2017

    You’re not supposed to look good after you run a hundred miles. Didn’t matter. It was still the worst race finish photo I had ever taken, yet it was the most important one. It was the singular moment when all the training, the doubts, the worries, the planning, was about to give way to relief, triumph and pure joy.

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  • Confession of a Steam Room Junkie

    Guest Author 07/16/2017
    Guest Author 07/16/2017

    Among the many alternative cross training and recovery methods out there, I’ve found the one true, revitalizing cure-all: the steam room.

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  • Tools We Did Not Know We Needed: The Best New Apps for Ultrarunners

    Guest Author 06/28/2017
    Guest Author 06/28/2017

    A humorous look at apps that are not really available to ultrarunners – but that should be.

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