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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SOME BIG NEWS came out of PR Run Club last weekend. At least it was big news to us! Three of our runners went to the Endurance Series Challenge in Ontario to run a hot, hilly 50-miler. Here are our intrepid badasses. Alan (center) rocked the course, finishing 3rd overall male. Farsad (right) won his …
Now that the Lighthouse 100 is in the books, people ask me two questions. The first, naturally enough, is: how does one recover from a 100-mile race? The TL;DR answer: Carefully. . . (Feel free to Like this post and move on…J) . Now for those of you who’d like a little detail - in …
When last we left off, I had resumed my attempt to complete the Lighthouse 100 at mile 65 after coming within minutes of dropping out. A wonderful lady named Laura, crewing for another runner, had helped me recover enough to continue and said she'd see me again in 2.5 miles... I made it the two …
Continue reading Lighthouse 100 Recap, Part 2: The Long Night of the Sole
