FastDude: I wasn’t selected in your lottery and I am calling to ask you to let me in your race. RD: Sorry, FastDude, but we only have a limited number of available spots as permitted by the land managers. Many runners want those limited entry spots and we have determined the most fair way to …
Guest Post by White Trash (Alan Abbs) I just received the latest issues of Trailrunner and Ultrarunning magazines, both of which referred to the debacle at Flagline 50K, and my thoughts turned to the subject of wrong turns. We’ve all taken them at one time or another — in training runs they open up new …
With the cancellation of Ultra Trail Du Mt Blanc (UTMB) just this past weekend, that makes at least three mountain ultras in the past year canceled mid-race due to bad weather. Chimera 100 mile 8 hours into the race, Pocatello 50 miler 17 miles in, and now UTMB 3 hours into the race. Being an …
Finish line cutoffs are something I’ve never understood. Most races have them, including Western States at 30 hours (11:00am). At Waldo this past weekend we had 98 runners finish before 9pm to earn their Sporthill Waldo finisher hat. A record number. The choice this year for most people was a black rain hat, a white …
I received an unsolicited email today from an online registration company. The email started off with: I wanted to follow up with you because I can get you setup with a far better event registration format than you are currently using and can help you attract more participants to your event. Apparently they know about …
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