I wanted to avenge a defeat orchestrated by Mother Nature, who with her Labor Day hot flashes brought me to submission with 90-degree heat in last year’s Flatlanders event. I …
Race Reports
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By John Schroeder “That was one of the hardest races weather-wise in our history,” said race director Pat Onines the day after the Chicago Lakefront 50/50. “If you showed up …
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By Caolan MacMahon “Ever Tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better” ~ Samuel Beckett October, 2014: I ran the Des Plaines River Trail (DPRT) 50 miler on …
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It was another great day to run the trails of historic Mount Airy Forest, near downtown Cincinnati. Temperatures were perfect, trails were blown clear of leaves, and marked well, and …
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I’m about to do the thing I said I would NEVER do. Run an ultra. My “bumpy” journey started last May in Vancouver, B.C. and ended in a hurricane October …
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A lingering soreness tells the story of what was faced, though even the time that has passed still leaves a struggle to process it. Things began with thick fog reflecting …
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Any competitor who researches the FlatRock 50K knows what to expect from the course: Rocks. Lots of them. But what the mind knows does not always meld with adrenaline, fresh …
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There are two things that will be remembered about the 2015 Volcanic 50. The hornets and the speed. About half of the racers had the unfortunate experience of getting stung …
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Early Saturday morning, driving down winding roads and rolling hills, my stomach fluttering with nervous anticipation, it felt like being on a roller coaster. But we were not at an …
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The Run Rabbit Run is a tough 100-plus mile race in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. It’s in September, usually just when the aspen leaves turn golden. It’s also on the very …
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By Lauren Steinheimer I’m sitting here, guiltily sipping chamomile tea from a beautiful ceramic mug that I paid for, yet did not earn. It’s an SOB 50M finisher’s mug. …
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It seemed like the perfect plan. After 10 very successful years of running the JC Stone 50K Spring road race, why not take advantage of the runner friendly Western Pennsylvania …
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In August of this year, I signed up to run a new 100-mile race in Texas. To be specific, I signed up for the race the night before the race. …
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When you ascend from the fall foliage and backcountry of Santa Barbara, and top out on the chaparral-cloaked Santa Ynez Mountains during the Red Rock 50 Ultra Marathon, the view …
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Maybe I could do that? But people who do that are crazy…and dumb. Maybe I want to be crazy and dumb. But those people are strong and determined. Maybe I …
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I’m sitting here, guiltily sipping chamomile tea from a beautiful ceramic mug that I paid for, yet did not earn. It’s an SOB 50M finisher’s mug. The award given out …
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Unique beauty, amazing wildlife and profound solitude – all the elements of true adventure – rewarded racers willing to brave the strenuous 2015 Desert RATS Kokopelli 150 journey. Having completed …
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Mile 56, the last aid station. It was roughly 10:30 at night. Not sure because I was exhausted. I was asked what I needed. I just told them to top …
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Okay, so maybe it wasn’t the greatest night of his life, either. Delirious and disoriented, he couldn’t keep food down and was going the wrong way—away from the next aid …
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The 24th annual Bulldog 50K Ultra and RRCA State Championship 50K Ultra Race treated runners to the coolest race day weather in recent years but being the Bulldog in August, …
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The Marquette Trail 50 has it all: challenging climbs, lakefront scenery and possibly Sasquatch. The race is run on parts of the Noquemanon Trail Network in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in …
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Twenty years is a long time, but also goes by in an instant. To the best of our knowledge we are the 17th 100-mile race to be started after the …
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It was not a pretty sight. I was walking next to my pacer in pain. My right calf was rock hard and mobility was limited. My left knee felt like …
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A balmy 68-degree 4 a.m. start greeted runners as they set off into the inky black from the front of a castle in a gorgeous park at the Burning River …
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A thousand points of light poked through the envelope of a sky above as the erie dance of headlamps spread out for miles casting a dusty shadow beside the still …
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The ninth annual Psycho Psummer 50K had its share of problems leading up to race day. Constant weekly storms, dumping more than twice the normal average rainfall from March to …
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By Janice O’Grady, RD The North Fork 50 Mile/50K is not the toughest race, or the most rugged. By mountain standards, the elevation is moderate–6,800 to 8,400 feet. The decomposed …
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Monday, July 27, five days until race day, the high temperature in Helena, Montana was 63 degrees with 0.45 inches of rain. Saturday, August 1, race day, the high temperature …
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Sunny skies and warm weather gave runners a chance to do some fun trail running before the post-race feast and brew fest in early June at the sixth annual Vashon …
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by Rich Guy It’s 6 AM Friday morning, September 25, 2015, and we are at the start of the Bear 100 Mile Endurance Run. Promoted as a cool autumn loop …