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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I was on a two hour run Friday and struck up a conversation with a guy in my head who recognized me at a bowling alley because of the name on my belt. Here’s how it went. Guy: Lord Balls? Really? I’ve read your blog. You kinda remind me of Caballo Blanco; you’re really not …
I’ve done everything imaginable when it comes to climbing the Three Sisters in Oregon: one at a time, two at a time, all three, all three and Broken Top, Mt Washington and the three of them, etc, but I had never run around them in a single push until yesterday. Known locally as “The Big …
Before Waldo 100K this year I was approached by a professional photographer who was interested in taking photos at the race. This has happened about four times in the past ten years and once I describe how few people run the race and how difficult it is to get to the cool locations I either …
Here’s a quick recap from last weekend’s Waldo 100K. Finisher Stats: 123 starters and 95 finishers = 77% Weather: Hot and dry. Snow was minimal with maybe one mile to run through. Mosquitoes: Population healthiest in ten years of the race. Winners: Dave Mackey from California broke Erik Skaggs’ course record by 4 minutes finishing …