My friend Anthony Portera from over at Run-A-Long-Way blog was kind enough to write the following post on Rockefeller State […]
Most of the time I end up running alone. In fact, a quick query of my mental mainframe reveals that […]
Synopsis of Week’s Training:After two back-to-back harder efforts, my legs were a bit tired on Monday. I headed out planning […]
Last fall I stumbled upon Canadian Mike’s blog. His pictures from runs in the Canadian Rockies are inspiring and often […]
Synopsis of Week’s Training:I came into this week having run 13 straight days, including my YTD longest run of 8 […]
One of the great things about running is that you end up exploring the areas where you live, work, and […]
What follows is the first in a new feature here at the iRunFar blog – weRunFar. weRunFar entries will be […]
I hope y’all don’t mind that I’m mostly posting about my mundane running at the moment. It’s a quiet time […]
Synopsis of Week’s Training:After not running 12 of the final 14 days of 2007, I started running again in the […]
Last night I went for a 5 miler jaunt and it almost felt like I was running. I was still […]
Happy 2008 everyone! In consideration of my previously discussed endocrine fatigue, I took a brief hiatus from running… and as […]
Alright, since my running for the year is basically over and Olga tagged me, here’s my 2007 year in review. […]
Folks, I need your counsel. It’s now been over a week since I dropped out a third of the way […]
While I’ll have more to say later, I did, in fact, drop out of Saturday’s Hellgate 100k. By 10 miles […]
I’ve been told to go to hell on many occasions and at 12:01 tomorrow morning I will. You see since […]
In doing something I thought I wouldn’t do for many years, that is sign up for the Massanutten 100, I […]
Another Western States lottery has come and gone and many a top ultrarunner’s name is not to be found on […]
Sometimes pictures speak for themselves. I think these pictures I took in Buck Hollow and at Mary’s Rocks in Shenandoah […]
I received a tremendous amount of great feedback from the likes of Andy Jones-Wilkins, Scotty Mills, Greg Loomis, and Olga […]
Congratulations to Greg Crowther and Nikki Kimball on being named the 2007 ultrarunners of the year by USATF. Both Greg […]
Tom Hayes and Garrett Graubinsclimbing Engineer Pass at HR ’05 On Monday, the entry criteria for the 2008 Hardrock 100 […]
Matt Hart has already written about entering this year’s Western States lottery, which will be held on December 1. Andy […]
Some have suggested that in running three 50 milers in 15 days I’ve stumbled upon a new training regimen. Others […]
The following is a post that my good friend Gavin “Sparky” Boyles was kind enough to write up about his […]
Beginning in 2008, the Montrail-Nathan running team will be reduced from its current size of nearly 90 runners to 15 […]
For me the Stone Cat 50 is as much about community as the race, so let’s start with me touching […]
I need to apologize for portraying individuals that I highly respect in an inaccurate or negative light in an earlier […]
It’s not often that you hear about great customer service, but I recently encounter some so here goes. As I […]
[To begin, I need to apologize for portraying individuals that I highly respect in an inaccurate or negative light in […]
Did you know you could chafe your [insert body part here]? Having run for 15 years, I figured I know […]
While hanging out after a pleasant trail run in DC last week, discussion turned to schwag given away at ultramarathons. […]
As of August 31, my running schedule for the remainder of the year was completely empty with the exception of […]
With all due respect to Jorge Pacheco and Andy Jones-Wilkins‘ throw down at the Javelina Jundred this part weekend. The […]
Participants in front of the Smithsonian Castle. While I love trail running and ultras, I also enjoy me a good […]
Last night I arrived home from a rainy run to find my pair of the just released Kahtoola MICROspikes had […]
The past two weeks have been a microcosm of the past 5 years of my life – too much to […]
An in-depth guide to ultramarathon training. Long runs, training specificity, back-to-backs, mileage, speedwork, and overtraining are all covered.
Tips for choosing your first ultramarathon.
I dropped out of the 24 Hours of Momentum early and often. Two points led to me initially dropping out. […]
Awesomeness has nothing to do with my running at the moment and everything to do with the great responses to […]
Hi all, I’m looking for some reader input here. I’m serious about trying out the fast packing/really long unsupported run […]
I’m super crazed at work, but I wanted to share that I’ve run three days in a row! So far, […]
I sit here barely having run the past three weeks terribly frustrated with my body and with not being able […]
Ok, I took yesterday off completely from running and intend to do the same today. If I have as little […]
I now have confirmation that both my sister and I are in the Black Mountain Marathon/Mount Mitchell Challenge respectively for […]
At this point, my knee is trouncing my rib in terms of annoyingness. Today I can breathe deeply without pain. […]
Boo. I’ve run once in the previous four days and it didn’t go well. On Tuesday, I set out to […]
A brief weekend update: I DNFed Oddyssey. I cruised through Lap 1 (13 miles) in 2:02. I made good time […]
I haven’t raced in more than there months and only once in almost half a year. Tomorrow morning I’ll once […]
This is a place holder post re my workout last night. I’m not sure what it was, but it was […]
Last night was the best running night in Arlington since early last spring… and I didn’t run. Boo. If wait […]
I’ve got lots to catch up with re my spotty Hadd workout reporting of late. For now, I’ll report on […]
You heard it here first, folks. Next February will see the first Powell versus Powell race in at least two […]
Following my mild panic regarding a lack of a Western States 100 qualifier noted here, I have been notified that […]
Here is Gretchen’s report on her Women’s Half Marathon effort and an update regarding her training. I think she should […]
I’ve run all of 9 miles since 3:40 a.m. MDT Sunday morning and am still not recovered from my mountain […]
As previously noted, I’ve started adding some races for the fall and, in fact, am starting to consider which races […]
It’s time for me to run some races again. If I’m remembering correctly, I’ve only run one race (Laurel Highlands […]
Wow, another Wasatch 100 in the books. Hearty congratulations to my two favorite runners in the race, The Mikes. Mike […]
Another day to sleep in…. ahhhhhh. Gotta rest up for the big weekend pacing Michael Wedemeyer at the Wasatch 100. […]
Update 2: Through Big Mountain (39.4 miles) Kyle Skaggs is in the lead about 40 minutes ahead of a pack […]
“… on the seventh day I rested.” Park City from the Mid-Mountain Trail. Besides the weather, the one consistent feature […]
“…it’s been sublime the entire time.” Ah, a recovery day. I awoke to hot coffee and an everything bagel with […]
