The Burning River 100 starts dark and early (4:00 a.m.) Saturday morning. And I’m ready to get my body on the trails. Do I feel like I’m optimally trained for it? Depends. It’s been three years since I last ran a 100+ mile race – the Veterans Memorial 150 in 2018 – but it doesn’t …
Category: Running and Cycling
Thinking on Our Feet
One recent Wednesday morning I wrapped up a hot, long early run feeling like indulging myself. I walked to the nearby coffee shop and gazed with longing upon the chocolate pistachio croissant on display there. But there was a problem. “Sorry,” the manager said. “Our system is down.” She spent the next few minutes trying …
Maniac on Singletrack
I HAVE THREE TAKEAWAYS from last weekend’s Singletrack Maniac 50K: Never assume a water jug is full You never really know what you’re capable of until you do it Ultrarunners are the best f**king people on the planet. (I knew that already, so this race was just another confirmation.) There’s the TL;DR version. For those …
Swim, Bike, Run – As Nature Intended?
An email newsletter from a local racing company landed in my inbox recently. It carried this interesting announcement: NEW RACE! We are excited to let you know about our 2021 schedule - we will see the return of our regular schedule along with bringing back an old-time classic. Well, hey, a new race means more …
