Vermont 100k, take two (no guts, no glory)
“There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out.” […]
Catamount 50k. Yes, you can….(whether you want to or not)
“The real purpose of running isn’t to win a race. Its to test the limits of the human heart.” ~ Bill Bowerman. The heart. The mind. The body. And, quite frankly, the sanity. I have to admit that I learned the intensity of this philosophy at the Catamount Ultra 50k this past weekend. Set in
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Awakening from the winter slumber
Well life sure has been interesting since my last race!! I took the winter off from training because my body (and my mind) really needed the break. I spent time just running trails for fun, doing some crosstraining, and purchasing a new road bike. I’ve always loved cycling and am happy to be able to
Bimbler’s Bluff 50k (or 52k, but who’s counting?)
Well I certainly picked a doozy for my last big trail race of the year. Bimbler’s Bluff 50k(ish) in Guilford, CT is billed as “an off road foot race through several inter-connected woodland preserves in southern Connecticut. Consisting entirely of rolling forest roads or single track that can be extremely rocky, the course will provide
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Nipmuck Trail Marathon race report (or: the day I learned how to be a trail runner)
On Oct. 2, 2016, I ran the Nipmuck Trail Marathon put on by the Shenipsit Striders. The Striders have a wacky sense of humor and put a “high fall risk” sticker on the bibs of first time runners of the race. My main mission at this race was to prove this sticker wrong. Unfortunately, the
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HMF Surftown Half Marathon: the race that taught me everything
Yesterday I ran the HMF Surftown Half Marathon. I had run the race several times in the past and always looked forward to the flat, scenic course. In 2014 I ran my PR on these roads and I had always hoped that I could continue the tradition of running fast on this course. This year,
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Anchor Down 6 hour (non) Ultra (or how to get your ass handed to you by a 2.5 mile course)
Anchor Down Ultra 6 hour. I showed up to the 2nd running of this race ready to rock a 50k. I figured if I could do a more technical 50k in 6:10, I should easily be able to knock out 31 miles of the relatively flat, partially paved course that winds through Colt State Park
VT100k – The road to hell and back begins with a single dream
About a year ago I decided I wanted to run the VT100k. I had ridden the Moonlight in VT 50 several times and I thought that knowing a bit about the course and the terrain might be advantageous in my first race of this distance. Turns out that knowing the terrain and actually RUNNING it
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The Big Day
So I have been doing so much running that its taken me quite a while to finish this story!! Hartford Marathon day – what an amazing, awesome day it was!!! Weather was perfect, I was feeling strong, and I couldn’t WAIT to get out on the course. Waiting in the corral for the gun to
From wrecked to rehab….
So. A few weeks after I got into the boot, I gave the boot the boot. I was walking (slowly) on the track at the high school, and at week 4 I was cleared to start other therapy. Joe is an avid reader of all things running, and came across an article about a female