My ultramarathon race reports.
Guest Post by Alan Abbs, a.k.a. White Trash Midnight Saturday morning, and I was well on my way to Hohenwald- the signs even said so. We were over 40 hours into “The Last Annual Volunteer State Road Race”, a 500k race from the Northwest to the Southeast corners of Tennessee, and I was hoping to …
I’ve been accused many times of being in a rut in terms of the races that I do. While I do like the idea of accumulating finishes at my favorite races (Western States, Way Too Cool, McKenzie River), I also like to travel and see new races, too. To meet new people. To get new …
Guest Post by White Trash (Alan Abbs) The worst part is seeing yourself fall apart – that dissociated feeling in which you know things are going downhill, yet you’re powerless to stop the slide. If you’re lucky, things magically improve, but usually you sink lower and lower until you’re mentally and physically done. When I …
“I’m thinking 9 hours. Gotta get my money’s worth.” The head games began the week before the race as the text message, Facebook, and email banter flew back and forth. “I bet you’ll enjoy finishing before me.” I knew AJW was just trying to mess with my head. There was no way he was not …
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 …