My Journey to the Best 100 Miler: A San Diego 100 Race Report by Olga King

Posted by on Jun 17, 2013 in Featured, High five to the regular guy, inspiration, Race Reports | 1 comment

I’m excited to share one of the best running stories this year: Olga King‘s slam dunk San Diego 100. 78 degrees at 7am and it...

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The Amazing Race – My First 100

Posted by on Jun 14, 2013 in Featured, Race Reports, Trails | 3 comments

Defining what an “Amazing Race” is will be different for each one of us. Going into my first 100, I felt like I had prepared...

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C&O Canal 10 Miler Race Report

Posted by on May 28, 2013 in Race Reports | 0 comments

Well, this obviously isn’t the race report that I was hoping to write, but alas, things happen. On April 28th, I quit my first race....

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Race Report – Born to Run Ultra Marathons

Posted by on May 23, 2013 in Coaching, High five to the regular guy, Interviews, Race Reports | 1 comment

From Guest writer - Mike Cloward, The Range of Motion The Born to Run event is hosted by Luis Escobar on the Chamberlain Ranch in Santa...

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Desert RATS Trail Running Festival

Posted by on May 20, 2013 in Race Reports | 0 comments

Gemini Adventures hosts more than just a race in Fruita, CO in April of every year. By all definitions it is truly a festival. They start...

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Pickled Feet Ultra Running – 6/12/24 Hour & 100 Mile Races

Posted by on Apr 29, 2013 in Race Reports, Trails | 0 comments

 A Race Director’s Report: On March 29-30, 2013, Pickled Feet Ultra Running hosted the second annual Pickled Feet races on the...

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Interview: C&O Canal 100 Race Director

Posted by on Apr 16, 2013 in Interviews, Race Reports | 1 comment

On April 27th, runners, including myself, will toe the line of the C&O Canal 100 Miler in Knoxville, Maryland. As this is...

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Antelope Island Buffalo Run 100 – Race Report

Posted by on Apr 15, 2013 in Race Reports, Trails, Training | 0 comments

Like the rest of the world, ultra-marathoners are dreamers. What makes us different from most is that we turn our dreams into realities....

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Rockin’ In Kansas: Ultrarunning the American Heartland

Posted by on Apr 13, 2013 in Race Reports, Trails | 0 comments

Recently, TAUR writers Jerry Armstrong and “Sherpa” John Lacroix, took on the 2013 Rockin’ K 50 Miler in Kanapolis, KS....

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The Finish

Posted by on Apr 5, 2013 in inspiration, Race Reports | 11 comments

…And then you finish, and you are smiling and the pain has melted away from the anesthesia that is the finish line; and you are running...

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Red Mountain 50k – Race Preview

Posted by on Apr 1, 2013 in Race Reports | 0 comments

Last year we rolled into St. George with our 40′ motorhome looking for the finish line of the Red Mountain 50k.  I had spoken with...

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Northwest Mountain Trail Series

Posted by on Apr 1, 2013 in Interviews, Race Reports, Trails | 0 comments

Today I’d like to tell you about the Northwest Mountain Trail Series, a collection of six trail races in Oregon and Washington ranging in...

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Zion 100 & Bryce 100 Previews

Posted by on Mar 15, 2013 in Interviews, Race Reports | 1 comment

  I had the pleasure of speaking with Matt Gunn this week.  Matt is the race director for both the Zion 100 and Bryce 100 Ultra...

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Fuego y Agua 2013

Posted by on Mar 8, 2013 in inspiration, Nutrition, Race Reports | 0 comments

“Fuego y Agua”; For those that don’t “habla espanol” it translates to “Fire and Water”. Now I...

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Ultrarunning Arizona: The Aravaipa Experience at the Elephant Mountain 50k

Posted by on Mar 1, 2013 in Race Reports | 1 comment

I’ve been running ultras for almost 8 years now. I have had the opportunity to run many great races. I’ve also had the...

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Moab’s Red Hot 55k Race Report

Posted by on Feb 25, 2013 in High five to the regular guy, Race Reports | 0 comments

I signed up for the Moab Red Hot 55k back in September after my friend and race directing partner Davina asked me if I wanted to go on a...

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Pinhoti 100-miler Race Recap (2012)

Posted by on Dec 3, 2012 in Race Reports | 3 comments

  Pinhoti 100-miler held in the “Deep South” (Talladega National Forest of Alabama) was a late season addition to an already...

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UltraQuest: Top 5 Extreme Mountain Ultramarathons

Posted by on Dec 1, 2012 in Race Reports | 3 comments

  What flavor ultra do you like best? Do you prefer walking over frozen trails of ice for two days? Perhaps you’d like to pass out...

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TrailFactor 50k, Half Marathon, & 5-miler

Posted by on Oct 26, 2012 in Calendar, Race Reports | 0 comments

Trail:   A mark or a series of signs or objects left behind by the passage of someone or something Factor:  One that actively contributes...

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Antelope Island 50k/100k Race Review

Posted by on Oct 11, 2012 in Race Reports | 0 comments

In the dark pre-dawn stillness Jim Skaggs, race director of the Antelope Island 50k/100k walked out in front of the runners to the...

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