Ultrarunning on the Little Screen

We here at iRunFar.com have been out on the trails busily searching for new stories… that is when we haven’t been moving iRunFar headquarters clear across the country. While we regret that this has resulted in one or two fewer stories of late, we would like to assure you that the brief slow down in [...]

Orginal Buff Review

One interesting aspect of the Marathon des Sables is that each of the awards is named for a sponsor. I and the rest of Dreamchasers USA team were awarded the Buff Trophy for finishing third. In a beautiful coincidence, I and others in the American contingent fell in love with the enormously versatile Buff during [...]

iRunFar Road Trip Itineraries Spring/Summer 2009

As noted in last week’s iRunFar Goes Fulltime post, I’ll be touring the mountain west from late-June until at least late-August. Well, truth be told, there will actually be three iRunFar road trips this summer, all with top notch trail running destinations en route. I plan share these runs – as well as the races, [...]

2009 MMT Photo Update

A lazy, hazy morning on the Shenandoah river Ferns along the “trail” into the Gap Creek aid station. (Can you find the trail?) Mario Raymond along the same trail. (Can you find the ferns?) A smiling Greg Loomis at Gap Creek 1 Three happy trails(l-r: Bobby Gill, rock-free MMT single-track, Keith Knipling) A fan eagerly [...]

2009 MMT Update 5 – Evening Washout [Also, Karl Wins!]

iRunFar would like to give a hearty salute to those women and men still out on the Massanutten 100 course. Yeah, the weather conditions could have been worse, but it was still a brutal day out there. The day started with light fog and humidity levels near or at 100%. As the sun burned off [...]

2009 MMT Update 4 – 211 East (58.1 miles)

At 2:34 this afternoon Karl Meltzer stormed through the unofficial aid station at 211 East (58.1). Less than 10 minutes later a severe thunder storm rumbled through 211 East and the nearby Visitors Center AS (48.2). Rain or shine, Karl now has a commanding lead of almost an hour (53 minutes) that he’s steadily built [...]

2009 MMT Update 3 – Gap Creek 1 (39.8 miles)

The 5.6 miles from Camp Roos to Gap Creek 1 (mile 39.8) ran tougher than usual today. A recent fire cleared things out up on top and made for some hot midday running. Meltzer (11:16) used this stretch to add another 11 minutes to his lead over Todd Walker (11:47). While Glen Redpath lost time [...]

2009 MMT Update 2 – Camp Roosevelt (34.2 miles)

Karl Meltzer (10:12) opened up his lead over Todd Walker and the field between Habron Gap (mile 24.7 – no update) and Camp Roosevelt (mile 34.2). That said, he took an uncharacteristically casual approach in and heading out of the aid station. Todd Walker was 20 minutes back (10:32) and seemed to be in a [...]

2009 MMT Update 1 – Shaw Gap (8.7 miles)

Todd Walker had the lead into the first aid station at Shaw Gap (8.7 miles) with Karl Meltzer just a few meters back. Glen Redpath was three minutes back with Keith Knipling another minute behind. Another five runners including Joe Kulak came in the next minute or two. Amy Sproston entered the aid station in [...]

2009 Massanutten 100 – Men's Race Preview

This year’s MMT 100 men’s race is so competitive and so chock full of friends that we’ve put off writing this preview for well over a week. This year’s race has the potential to be just as competitive as MMT 2006 when an epic battle between Sim Jae Duk, Karl Meltzer, and Matt Estes pushed [...]

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