Guest Post by AJW It’s time once again to reflect on my year of ultrarunning. 2010 was one of my best years ever: three 100 milers with two victories and a top ten finish at Western States, three other top-five finishes at ultras, a road marathon, and a PR in the mile at historic Hayward …
At this time of year when the days are short, the rain is plentiful, the trails are muddy, and getting out of the house for a run after a grueling half-day of work is sometimes more challenging than beating AJW in a mile, it is fun to think about how the events on the last …
I’ve been told many times that I should try different races. That I’m in a rut. I agree that there are many races to explore and that running as many different races as possible is a worthy approach for many people. If you want to run a different set of races every year then more …
1. run100s.com now lists 83 100 mile races in North America. Yeah, that includes the Canucks but does anybody even run their events? 2. We still have a magazine that lists every finisher from every ultra run in this country. DNFs are excluded but I know somebody who is keeping track. 3. Most race directors …
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You ever seen a bald Jizzle Wizzle? Well, you’re going to on June 25 next year. I imagine most readers of this blog think I only lose bets, and, well, I do lose a lot of bets. But, today was match play at Hayward Field for one mile and I prevailed. As a result, the …