My ultras this year have followed a pattern; feel stiff and low on energy the day before, sleep well, and wake up feeling fine on race morning. And so it proved with the Veterans Memorial. I got to the starting line Saturday morning fired up and eager to run. The race officially began at 8 …
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Veterans Memorial 150: How Did This Happen?
I RAN 150 MILES FOR THIS HERE DOUGHNUT. I'd just run the Veterans Memorial 150 from Ludington to Bay City, and the iconic Cops & Doughnuts is a sponsor of the race. So naturally I had to stop in and thank them for their support. I bought a bunch of their ginormous cookies, but I …
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Veterans Memorial: A Long Run for a Good Cause (and would you help?)
IT ALL HAPPENS THIS WEEKEND. My big race for 2018, the Veterans Memorial, is just a few days away. Starting Saturday in Ludington, it ends Monday in Bay City, a 150-mile route from Lake Michigan to Lake Huron. My fellow uber-nuts ultrarunners and I have 52 hours to complete it. This is my first event …
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Once More Around the Block, and The Best Pacer Ever: 12 Hours at Dogwood
I clambered up a long, steady rise out of the trees onto a wide field of grass and sand. Up ahead I would cross a road and descend back onto the woods for the final part of the loop. The sky was dimming and a cold breeze had started up “You’re doing GREAT!” a woman’s …
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