My trip back from the Minnesota Voyageur ultra took me through Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a drive I haven't made in quite some time. All I remember from my previous trip was a lot of trees and not much else along US-2. My drive from the Duluth area to St. Ignace, then over the Mackinac Bridge …
How to Survive an Ultramarathon: One Runner’s Strategy
Today was the kind I dream about all winter - where you can just slip on a few clothes and onto the bike for a quick 12-mile evening ride. My post-Voyageur recovery is going so well, it's hard to keep from overdoing it. But my next event - the Crim 10 miler - is just two weeks …
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Feeling the Power! Voyageur Trail Ultra 50 Recap
WHAT A RELIEF. Two months after my crash-and-burn DNF at Glacier Ridge, I successfully completed the Voyageur Trail Ultra in Carlton, Minnesota, a little 50-mile jaunt to Duluth and back along a picturesque, and often treacherous, set of trails. The Voyageur was a dress rehearsal for my upcoming 100K attempt at Run Woodstock, and I ran it with …
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Congratulations! And Here’s Your Citation, Sir
"Did you hear about Scott Jurek?" someone asked me recently during a Saturday group run. "Yeah," I said. "He set a record for running the Appalachian Trail." The ultrarunning legend had completed the 2,200 mile trail in just over 46 days. One 50-mile run is a real challenge for me; Jurek averaged 50 miles a …
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