This Week In Running (Week of 4/11 & 4/12)

Welcome to this week’s edition of This Week In Running. As it turns out, TWIR was in Raleigh, NC this weekend to participate in the Umstead 100 Mile Endurance Run, and boy was it fantastic day (both weather-wise and in turns of record performances). Jill Perry set a new women’s course record with a time [...]

Will Running on the Treadmill Make You Insane?

Ask any runner if they enjoy running on a treadmill and you will find very few cheery yeses. Most of us see it as a necessary evil to deal with poor weather, injuries, lack of time or light. And some of us see it is just plain evil – aka the “dreadmill” or the “boredom [...]

Exercise Addiction in Runners?

A few weeks ago, I was on the metro dressed in the usual running skirt and pearls, when a guy in his early 30’s turned to me and said, “I really like the title of the book you are reading. I wish I had that problem.” I was reading Diary of an Exercise Addict, the [...]

MdS 2009: Stage 4 and Overall Results

Wish I could have posted results earlier, but I missed a small window to post in camp after the Stage 4 results were posted and have been tied up since we arrive back in Ouarzazate yesterday afternoon. Anyway, I finished the full marathon distance Stage 4 in 3:42, which was good enough for 26th on [...]

2009 MdS: Stage 3 (56 miles)

As noted earlier, this MdS is unique in that we have not been made aware of future stages in advance. In the evening after Stage 2 we were told that Stage 3 would not be the already longer than usual 80k, but instead 91k/56 miles. We were told it was not an April fools joke [...]

The Western States 100 Award Ceremony : A True Endurance Event

Unlike my first two Western States synchroblog posts (a call for WS Board transparency and sharing WS memories), I’ll be terse and to the point. The awards ceremony for the Western States 100 needs to be shorter or in a different location. For the record, my vote is for the former. Read on to find [...]

This Week In Running (Week of 4/4 & 4/5)

Welcome to today’s edition of This Week In Running, and a preview of a few of the races/events on tap for the weekend of April 4 and April 5, 2009. TWIR is heading to William B. Umstead State Park near Raleigh, North Carolina this weekend for the 15th annual Umstead 100 Mile Endurance Run. Thus, [...]

MdS 2009: Stage 2 (36k)

Stage 2 went well for me, the Dreamchasers, & Meghan. My effort was slightly reduced today – by necessity & design. I started without any major complaint & finished the same way. However, I felt I went right at threshold yesterday & have the long stage tomorrow. Still cool, but slightly hotter & windy. Today’s [...]

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