Mr Centerfold

Here are ten observations about an ultrarunner who’s kind of a big deal right now. 1. He runs in high heels. 2. He could be a descendant of sasquatch. 3. Hard to keep track of where he lives.  Is it California or Colorado? 4. He’s InsideTrail’s ‘little darling.’ 5. Because he bailed on them, UltrarunnerPodcast.com …

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WS RD and President History

With the announcement today by the Western States Board of Directors that the search has begun for the successor to the retiring RD, Greg Soderlund, after the 2013 race, I thought it might be interesting to take a little stroll back in time and look at who the previous RDs and presidents of the board …

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Are You Part of The Ultrarunning Community?

I was asked in the comments of my last post what I thought was required to be considered part of the ultrarunning community, to be someone “inside the community.”  I know the commenters wanted me to say something like “you have to have run X distance in order to be admitted to the club.”  But …

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