2011 Way Too Cool 50km

I don’t normally write race reports for 50km races, but Julie asked me to write something to submit to UR so here it is. Consider this my 2011 Way Too Cool race report. Sometimes change is good, like changing the oil in your car, the water in your hot tub, the kitty litter in the …

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Ten Best Compliments

Here are ten of the best “compliments” I’ve received. 10. You have the best blog in ultrarunning … because your posts are not about you. 9. You’re not old LB, you just act that way. 8. I’m glad you led for the first three miles … so I could practice my 72-hour pace. 7. Your …

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Running Wild – Video on Meghan Arbogast and John Ticer

University of Oregon students Cameron Marks and Konrad Wojcik made a short video exploring the minds of masters ultrarunners Meghan Arbogast (49) and John Ticer (54). Both are good friends and training partners of mine, providing inspiration to keep training hard year after year. Even if you know both of them I bet you learn …

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2011 Waldo 100K Registration

Registration for the 10th Waldo 100K, which will be held on August 20, 2011 at Willamette Pass in Oregon, will open at 8am on March 1.  Since the readers of this blog seemed to be split on registration preference there will be two options this year: old school print out and mail-in entry, or online …

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2011 Trail Work Training

Have you ever seen a road runner repave a street?  Or drive the street cleaner?  Or volunteer as a flagger while work is being done on a road?  One of many things that separates trail running from road running is the fact that runners and race directors are citizen stewards of the trails we use.  …

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