"I LOVE TRAIL ULTRAS - except when I'm running them." That's how I described my relationship with long trail runs to someone running with me during Sunday's 50K. It's not entirely accurate - I enjoy experiencing being in the moment during one - but I also spend a lot of time fantasizing about it being …
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Over Hill, Over Dale, As We Hit the Poto Trail
Last year, I was working the finish line food tables at the 2013 Trail Marathon Weekend when a runner walked up. Shuffled, really. He looked like crap - tired, stiff, pale, and haggard. I could have killed him with a sneeze. But he was wearing TWO medals. "What's that all about?" I asked, pointing to …
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More Than Living
Last Friday I was working the registration table for the Trail Marathon Weekend, and a runner came up to get his bib whose last name matched a friend of mine I'll call Alan. I hadn't seen him in several years, but I'd been receiving annual Christmas greetings which included his latest adventures. This runner was not Alan …
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