Thanks for the course change feedback – here’s something else to chew on

Guest Post by Tim Twietmeyer Hey folks, thanks for the insights on the course change question. The reason I ask is not some kind of indictment of Cool or Julie as that was a great event and we need more race directors like Julie willing to pour their heart and soul into race management (she’s …

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Course changes – good or bad?

Guest Post by Tim Twietmeyer Hey, Craig says all the really smart ultrarunners read his blog (he needs something to bring up the average IQ of the site). So, I present the question to the brains of the sport – do runners really care if a 50k is exactly 31 miles? I ask as last weekend …

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Answers to Way Too Cool Trivia

Meghan Arbogast picks up an infant-sized Conduct the Juices shirt for her quick answers to the WTC Trivia Contest. She correctly answered six of the ten questions.  Here are my answers to the contest. Thanks to Julie Fingar, RD, Greg Soderlund, past-RD, and all the volunteers for a great race. 1. What are the names …

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Who Is The Most Underrated Ultrarunner?

Guest Post by Greg (Cougarbait) Eyerly In my mind I have a list of most over looked, underrated ultra runners. I dunno’ — maybe you have one in your head too — I considered myself one of the most overrated under trained ultrarunners — though I am actually going to race next weekend in Kentucky. Here’s …

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Way Too Cool Trivia Contest

Since Way Too Cool 50K is coming up in a week, how about a WTC trivia contest?  Rules are simple.  Answer the ten questions and the extra credit below.  You get one answer per question and they must be submitted as comments to this post (you can spread your answers over many comments).  First person …

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