Mount Mitchell Challenge 2008 Preview [Updated 2/22/08 10 PM]
I’ve wanted to run the Mount Mitchell Challenge (MMC) held outside of Asheville, North Carolina ever since I heard of it. Earlier this decade, my sister spent some time living…
I’ve wanted to run the Mount Mitchell Challenge (MMC) held outside of Asheville, North Carolina ever since I heard of it. Earlier this decade, my sister spent some time living…
Well, I’m 0 for 2 in lotteries for 2008 ultra. The Hardrock lottery was held yesterday and I came up a wee bit short. After the HRH board draws the…
Howdy readers,I’m thinking of profiling some races here at iRunFar and am wondering how you choose which races to run. Do factors such as date, size, cost, and location –…
While I’ll have more to say later, I did, in fact, drop out of Saturday’s Hellgate 100k. By 10 miles in I was feeling very weak and despite pounding Clifshot…
I’ve been told to go to hell on many occasions and at 12:01 tomorrow morning I will. You see since RD extraordinaire, David Horton, spawned his Hellgate “100k” half a…
In doing something I thought I wouldn’t do for many years, that is sign up for the Massanutten 100, I have learned that only a short while after opening just…
Another Western States lottery has come and gone and many a top ultrarunner’s name is not to be found on next year’s entrants list. A number of top runners who…
I received a tremendous amount of great feedback from the likes of Andy Jones-Wilkins, Scotty Mills, Greg Loomis, and Olga Varlamova regarding my draft proposal for revising the current Western…
Tom Hayes and Garrett Graubinsclimbing Engineer Pass at HR ’05 On Monday, the entry criteria for the 2008 Hardrock 100 were posted. As far as I can tell at first…
Matt Hart has already written about entering this year’s Western States lottery, which will be held on December 1. Andy Jones-Wilkins has already reviewed the possible men’s field for next…
Some have suggested that in running three 50 milers in 15 days I’ve stumbled upon a new training regimen. Others have suggested that I’m crazy. I think both of those…
The following is a post that my good friend Gavin “Sparky” Boyles was kind enough to write up about his experience at the Stone Cat 50. Enjoy. 1) “Get ready…
For me the Stone Cat 50 is as much about community as the race, so let’s start with me touching down in Boston just after noon on Friday. Upon arriving…
[To begin, I need to apologize for portraying individuals that I highly respect in an inaccurate or negative light in an earlier version of this post. I honestly believed when…
Participants in front of the Smithsonian Castle. While I love trail running and ultras, I also enjoy me a good ole fashion big time road race and the Marine Corps…
I dropped out of the 24 Hours of Momentum early and often. Two points led to me initially dropping out. First, the course was entirely runnable. While I had no…
A brief weekend update: I DNFed Oddyssey. I cruised through Lap 1 (13 miles) in 2:02. I made good time to the summit of Middle Mountain, the midway (time wise)…
I haven’t raced in more than there months and only once in almost half a year. Tomorrow morning I’ll once again pin a number on and toe the line for…
As previously noted, I’ve started adding some races for the fall and, in fact, am starting to consider which races will be my cornerstone races next year. As part of…
Wow, another Wasatch 100 in the books. Hearty congratulations to my two favorite runners in the race, The Mikes. Mike Wedemeyer, who I paced, ran an awesome 22:39 to earn…
Update 2: Through Big Mountain (39.4 miles) Kyle Skaggs is in the lead about 40 minutes ahead of a pack of three that includes Mike Wedemeyer (Looks like I’ve got…
Here’s most of an email I sent to a fellow ultrarunner who is running the Wasatch 100 in two weekends. It’s rambling, but sort of conveys a sense of the…
I just got off the phone with Andy Jones-Wilkins (his blog). I’m really excited to be pacing him at the Grand Teton 100 this weekend for so many reasons. First,…
A big shout out to all my peeps running the Bighorn 100 this weekend… and there are a ton of you. But here’s a few individual shout outs: Amy “I…
While I haven’t posted a race report for LHU yet, I’ve corresponded with some ultra buddies about it. My summary is I ran conservatively, ate a ton, didn’t give in,…
First, I must say that I’m awfully surprised with my performance at the Laurel Highlands Ultra on Saturday. You were quite right, Loomdawg. Next, I need to correct any mistaken impression…
Oh boy. Tomorrow is the Laurel Highlands Ultra. Last fall when I pondered my ’07 racing schedule, I had hope for LHU to be a focus race, if not THE…
Tomorrow is the Old Dominion 100 Mile Cross Country Run, the second of the two “Old Dominion” 100 mile races held in Virginia’s Fort Valley each spring. (There’s a long…
