Personal numbers from last Saturday's Dances With Dirt Green Swamp 50K: Time: 5 hours, 28 minutes, 59 seconds Overall finish place: 15 Age group finish place: 2 Snakes nearly stepped on: 1 Face plants: 3 Men's tree relief stops: 2 Creeks waded through: 2 Salted potatoes consumed: too many to count Hell of a good …
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Green Swamp, Red Can, Black Goodness
I'm in not-so-sunny Florida today, resting up for my first ultra of the year - Saturday's Dances with Dirt Green Swamp 50K in Dade City. This morning I was out at Withlacoochee Park to help set up. I love volunteering at Running Fit races; the events crew is laid back and the pace is unhurried, …
The Hunger of the Masters
The latest issue of Running Times, which I happened to pick up after Saturday morning's run, is focused on the masters runner - runners over 40. The editor-in-chief, in his editorial, says he's been a runner for 36 years, and had just finished a run in 16-degree weather. Okay, I can identify; I've had several …
Fueling Around
My first long race of the year - the Dances with Dirt Green Swamp 50K - is just two weeks away, and I can hardly wait. Not only is it my first-ever spring ultra, it's in Florida, where I hear the weather is actually above freezing. I'm currently running around 30 miles per week, Saturday's …
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