This post has little to do with running, but, with my wife in Hawaii soaking up the sun and hanging out with my outlaws, I’ve had a little time to reflect on why she has put up with me for 23 years of marriage plus three years living in sin. So this is what I’ve …
The Pacific Northwest has lost an ultrarunning legend this past weekend. Below is the email Steve Smucker, longtime training partner, sent out to the nwultra list this morning announcing the loss of Dave Terry from Portland, Oregon: It is with great sadness that I post this notice that Dave Terry has passed away. A ten …
There is something magical about running the mile. How many of us ran the mile in high school? OK, maybe you’re dating yourself if you admit to it since most high schools now either run the 1500 or whatever you call the bastardized distance of 1600 meters. From Roger Bannister first breaking the 4-minute barrier …
John Darling article in the 9/02/2009 Mail Tribune: An Ashland ultra-marathoner who fell gravely ill after winning the 100-kilometer Where’s Waldo race east of Eugene faces another daunting challenge: $25,000 to $30,000 in medical bills. Erik Skaggs, 27, spent six days in local hospitals recovering from acute renal failure, apparently caused by a combination of …
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Daniel Newberry story in the 8/29/09 Mail Tribune: When an athlete pushes himself to the limit, he never knows what will happen. Just ask Erik Skaggs. The 27-year-old Ashland ultramarathoner not only won the USA Track & Field national championship 100 Kilometer — 61 miles — race near Eugene last Saturday, he smashed the course …