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Munster Cross Country - Circa 1980 - Derek O'Keeffe recently put a video up on YouTube about a Cross Country race somewhere in Munster circa 1980. Some might recognise the faces in the video w...
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I Hate This Cold Weather - It does not make it a very attractive proposition to get out for a run. I have been out a few times but most of my training over the last couple of weeks h...3 days ago
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Fdip386: Aggiornamento - Translation: my ·update. Just checking in to wish you happiness and let you know I'm doing wicked good.4 weeks ago
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Go Swim x3 2024 - Well… that was the hardest Go Swim event 🏊♀️ I’ve ever done!!… wind, cold and chop made it tougher than usual, but I’m pleased to say I did the best I co...4 months ago
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Happy 2023! And I'm Moving To Substack... - *Happy New Year*! I hope this finds you all healthy, and looking forward to 2023. I'm just back from a few weeks of rest in Oregon and California with th...
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February 2022 Instructor of the Month: Nick Constantine - Instructor of the Month: February 2022 Congratulations, Nick Constantine Tell us a little about you. Where you live, what your background is. What (if) you...2 years ago
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A Very Rough Month - As good a start as January was for my training, February was awful. I've been ill again and not running. I'm not sure where this blog's headed any more.4 years ago
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Snowdrops and snow... - We can't rely on the weather forecasts at all. On Saturday we'd incessant rain which continued throughout the night and into Sunday morning. There was ...
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Teamwork - Not for the first time it struck me how many people are involved in your race experience. I know running is a solitary pursuit at the majority of time and ...4 years ago
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SUPERIOR 100 - THE 'WHY' & THE TRAINING - More important to me than the RACE RECAP and getting to the* finish* line is how I got to the *start *line. In that race recap I wrote about the seeds tha...
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How hard should you try to beat a child at parkrun? - parkrun wouldn’t be parkrun without 37 little kids underneath your feet at the start line ready to bounce off like coiled springs. Off into the distance ...5 years ago
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2018 - A Running Year in Review - To make progress and reach your goals and ambitions in running, it's good to look back and assess come years end. My 2018 review in 12 photos. What have y...
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Hello world! - Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!6 years ago
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1000th race - European Masters, Madrid - M50 3000m results 20th March saw me complete my 1000th race in 18 years at the European Masters in Madrid. It was a close run thing making this my 1000th ...
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Personnel coaching - Coming you way in April ! Ricksrunning professional coaching! To help you run faster! Enjoy running more! and avoid injury! your number one choice!
6 years ago -
Bad first Ascent Switchback Gloves - If you ever see the first Ascent Switchback cycling gloves for a good price, be careful to buy them. I can't say if they are all the same, but I had no fun...
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running to keep ahead - It’s incredible! I am 44 now and haven’t given up running the good race. I raced the first inaugural “Baldy Half Marathon” here in Oliver B.C. this fall. ...6 years ago
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No more FOMO - No more encores til 2018. Photo: Trevor Lyden I'm running along epic, sandy colored trails with haze-free, perfect views of snowy mountains in Central Or...
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2018 Alaska Mountain Ultrarunning Camp - It's official, we will once again be hosting two sessions of *Alaska Mountain Ultrarunning Camp* in 2018: June 10-16 and July 19-25. This will be our 8th s...
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The Humbled American - IX TNLO 42K: Prozis National Championship of Trail It was like Gary Cantrell, (known to most as “Laz”) of Barkley race direction fame, came to Portugal t...7 years ago
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Into the Fresh Air - Breca Buttermere 2017 - It was a race I had been looking forward to all year. A chance to break from the stress and pressure of Ironman racing. A chance to get back to basics and...
7 years ago -
Run Your First Ultra is MOVING - *Yes, I am moving the "Run Your First Ultra" blog.* Starting with the blog post published 6/25/2017, *Best Laid Plans...,* or Maybe *The Cruelty of the Jew...
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"Linear" Fisherfield 6 - *Distance: *30 miles (49km)* Ascent/Descent: *2430m/2480m *Start/Finish: *Corrie Hallie (Dundonnel) - Poolewe *Terrain: *50% good trail, 50% mountain *Tra...
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Real friendships - I got caught some time ago by a question from a client of mine, who said something to the matter (not in exact words) that I seem to be avoiding building n...
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Prague, Victoria parkrun & Sunday long run - With Isla on a break from running buggy adventures I decided on a solo trip to Victoria parkrun at the weekend to see if I could get close to or ideally be...7 years ago
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Amazing Race 2017 - Discover eight charges in the shortest amount of time - some only a one word clue! This being my first go at it; turned out exciting even though our team f...
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9 reasons to run the Iron Crown 21km trail run - This weekend I went back to run the Haenertsburg Iron Crown Trail 21km in Limpopo. In 2014 I ran the half marathon (read the post here) and last year I ra...
8 years ago -
Ride Like The Wind................ - ...It is the night, my body's weak I'm on the run, no time for sleep I've got to ride, ride like the wind To be free again And I've got such a long wa...8 years ago
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How Constraints Make You a Better Coach - Coaching is easy when everything is on a roll. You just get in a groove and click it off. It’s magical and easy. However, when things are going well, we al...8 years ago
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Testimonials - Here's a post where I put all the nice things people have said about me. Thanks everyone! If you have any feedback you'd like to leave me, please get in...8 years ago
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Every day is a good day to run - It was on November 24th, 118 days ago that I last had a full day off running. I actually cannot remember anything about that day but I do know that I had b...8 years ago
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Satan's strategy - Satan seeks to steal, kill and destroy. He hates human beings and hates the church and wants to bring us and it down. And he is very clever. If he can ut...8 years ago
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The Dunning–Kruger effect - The *Dunning–Kruger effect* This phrase was new to me when I heard it on a podcast recently. So I consulted google for a definition. You are not an expe...9 years ago
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2015 MSIG 50 Lantau Nutrition Plan & Preview - The MSIG 50 Lantau is an almost 55k trail race with 3,240m of vertical gain and a 12h cut-off. This run cannot be underestimated because a lot of the elev...
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Why the coming singularity WILL be the end of life as we know it, but okay anyway - In the last post, I argued why we will eventually become symbiotic with intelligent machines. Let's call these new symbiotic versions of ourselves electron...9 years ago
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Heights of Winter – 2015 - sub title – The 12hour World Hide and Seek Championships For a number of people, myself included, the annual Heights of Winter Rogaine has become a must-do...9 years ago
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A Year has Slipped By - An entire year has slipped by without writing in the blog. And so many things have happened! 1. I was hired as full-time tenure-track faculty at the ...
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A Self-Supported Ultramarathon to start the New Year - Cooloola Great Walk - Sweat running down my arms in a constant stream, 35C in the shade (but no shade to be found on the beach) legs like lead, drinking water warm – Happy New ...
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2014 Tarawera Trail Marathon and 50km - *Updated 19 November 2014.* Blog posts, photos, stories and videos from the inaugural Tarawera Trail Marathon and 50km. Please email me pcharteris@gmail.co...
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Greg To Coast: A solo 200-mile run - I awoke with a start and a gasp, sitting up in rapid fashion, first piking at my waist before transitioning quickly to my knees. My field of vision contai...
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What Is Your Story? - “Kid’s, with your Dad, it’s all about the story,” my wife told our army of 4 as we were passing through Lancaster, Pennsylvania. …better known as Amish ...
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The Journey Continues... - *Today's Weight: 240* I'm now down 70 pounds since January 12th. Some ups and some downs but so far things are going well. It's time to really get dia...
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AS PETE AND DUD WOULD SAY...... - OK unless you haven’t guessed…this blog is all but dead and buried. It MIGHT come back at some point … or it may get posted to on the odd occasion when I f...10 years ago
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RRT 133: Boston Marathon 2014 - Chris Russell led a great Runners Roundtable discussion with his fellow Boston Marathon 2014 runners as they recounted their incredible experiences and ...10 years ago
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New Website - This blog has moved over to my NEW WEBSITE! So, continue to follow along there.10 years ago
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Drugs and Running - The latest drug bust in big time marathoning has got me thinking about drugs in ultramarathon running. As much as I want to believe our sport is totally cl...10 years ago
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Going The Extra Miles For Sport Relief - Unless you were the TV personality Davina McCall, most people ran a mile for Sport Relief back in March. What Miss McCall didn’t know as she called into ...10 years ago
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2014 Tar 'N Trail Results - 2014 Tar 'N Trail 6 Miler Lithia Park, Ashland, OR Overcast 45 degrees David Laney M 25 35:33 Lindon Powell M 21 36...
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Out running - This blog is currently retired.... I'm out running...or maybe enjoying a cup of tea. Thanks for your support.10 years ago
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Don't be strong! - People mean well when they say to "be strong." But there may be a time and place when it may be better to say, "You've been so strong for so long that i...10 years ago
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the day it all went wrong - In the words of the song by Nazareth ... "woke up this morning ... " Yes, that's how I'm feeling right now - just waiting for shit to happen [sorry about t...10 years ago
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Perth Parkrun 30 November - Parkruns have become an established part of the British running scene over the last few years. It’s a very simple idea, based around free 5k time trials....11 years ago
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Summer Summary - Post London Marathon I raced 10ks, getting my time down to 34.20 by the end of June. During July and August I hit a wee purple patch winning the Tour of t...
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Ilkley incline! - Little 5 kay killer hill work. 170 metres of ascent and descent, straight up from guitar teacher's house to the Cow and Calf rocks and back down. Stunning ...11 years ago
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San Francisco Marathon, 16th June 2013 - Heading to the start The alarm sounded – it was dark outside, that’s because it was 3:10am! The day was finally here, the day of the San Francisco Mara...
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London Marathon pleasure and study horror (in that order) - As the title suggests, and as the London Marathon was over a month ago, I am in the depths of study hell. Should I be posting on my blog the day before my ...
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New blog platform - Hello, there! It's been awhile! While I am still overcoming my IT Band issues, I still do a ton of hiking and so I've decided to change the focus of my blo...11 years ago
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Catching up - Been meaning to add to this blog for ages - just looked and see it's over a year since I last posted. So, a few notes to catch up to present date: I joined...11 years ago
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Carb Loading for a half marathon - *CARB Loading for a half marathon?? (Put in the most simple words possible) * Truth is, it isn’t absolutely necessary to carb load for an event this long ...11 years ago
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new home .... - For anyone looking at this page .... please note that my recently restarted blog can be read at lizzyhawker.wordpress.com I hope you enjoy my words. Tash...12 years ago
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Looking for some inspiration - Nikki Kimball showing us how it's done Every Sunday night I sit down with my husband and 10 year old daughter to watch a movie. We started “movie” night...
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Opportunity meets Challenge - an open letter - I find myself in a very exciting but potentially very difficult situation and it’s complex. A little background first. I have been running long for 23 y...12 years ago
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Looking forward to my lunchtime parkrun freedom run - I love Tuesdays! One of the great benefits of working from home on a Tuesday is that I have time for a lunchtime parkrun freedom run. It may not be the ni...12 years ago
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Week 3 (and part of week 4) Update - This would be all of last week. Sorry for the lateness! It's been tricky finding time to run. I somehow managed to keep it consistent to every other day ...12 years ago
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Time for a new blog... - *Winter sunset over Fort William after a big day on the Ben * I started this blog on the 21st December 2009 to share my adventures as a mountain instructo...
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Tamarindo, Costa Rica Wedding/Honeymoon/Running - Where to start? First and foremost, I married the man of my dreams In a beautiful place with sand and surf monkeys and crocs beer and nachos sun and rain oh....
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The Ultra Trail Du Mont Blanc 2012 - Kind of!!! - The UTMB is probably seen by most of those who enter it as Ultra Trail/mountain running's World Cup or Olympics. A bit like Ironman Hawaii is to Triathlon ...
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L100 Training - Ambleside to Threlkeld - A 60 mile journey through the Western Lakes - This was to be my last big days training, and took a bit of planning, and also some good weather would help after the wettest month on record. Starting...
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JK Day 3 - Craig a Barns - Day 3 of JK was at Craig a Barns near Dunkeld. I ran M55L which was 5.5k with 285m of climb and 15 controls. Results. WinSplits. RouteGadget. Overall (d...
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Syndication of Conversations with the Trail - Dear Friends, I have thoroughly enjoyed writing stories and interviews here at "Conversations with the Trail." A wonderful change is about to take place, h...12 years ago
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Redirect - Please visit me at http://downeastrunning.wordpress.com. I had trouble posting to this blog so I created one at Wordpress. Of course, now it is letting me...13 years ago
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Himalayan report - Arrived in India after flying through the night , picked up at 9:35am from Bagdogra and taken high up the lower Himalaya to Mirik lake to register Room is ...13 years ago
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Hardmoors 55 2011 - Same, but Different... - I'll get straight to the point. Last year I DNF'd the HM55 at the Wainstones because I got lost and was too slow. This year I DNF'd at Kildale (around 40 m...13 years ago
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random ruminations - So, since I’m into my fourth consecutive week’s worth of running, last night I thought it might be fun to take along my Garmin (gps speed+distance+googlema...13 years ago
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Self Transcendence Triathlon - I hesitated for a few precious seconds before slipping beneath the cool blanket of water. Despite being overcast, the visibility was surprisingly clear and...
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Sulphur Springs 50 Mile Race Report - I have been busy the last year. Since my last post in 2010, I have run 2 marathons, 1 30k road race, and a 50k trail ultra. I have gotten more serious abou...13 years ago
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Highland Fling 2011 - This year was a bit different from last year. This year there were other people entering the event who I knew and I had the chance to run with. Karl Wait, ...13 years ago
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Movin' on over - Time for a new blog! Follow if you like :) http://joggingstrollerdiaries.wordpress.com14 years ago
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2010 in numbers - Having put my runners away for the last time in 2010 I thought it'd be an apt time to tot up the years figures. More miles run, with more days off.... If t...14 years ago
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Marathon & Beyond 100 Mile Training Article - Very exciting news! I wrote an article a few years back and it will finally be published in the January/February 2011 issue of Marathon & Beyond. The artic...14 years ago
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Chugging along - All is relatively quiet here lately as I continue to put in the miles on a 'run as you please' basis with no particular plan or goal in mind at the moment....
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Running Log: Sunday, October 3 2010 - Loch Ness Marathon 26.2 miles in 2:33:02, average pace 5:50/mile Splits: (took some piecing together since my Garmin didn't connect until 1.7 miles into r...14 years ago
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Hello again. - Old injuries feel like no injuries most days, and the miles are flowing like wine. It's a metaphor. And Chinese comment spammer, whomever you are, please ...14 years ago
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GR11 in 23 Days - I completed the GR11 on Monday 26th July at a scorching and windy Cap de Creus, 23 days since leaving Cabo Higuer on the Atlantic Coast. My route was about...14 years ago
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Some thanks... - I couldn’t start this brief round-up anywhere else other than to thank JC, my road support for the full six weeks, what a fantastic effort in so many ways ...14 years ago
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50 marathons in 50 states - Laura Skladzinski just became the youngest female to run a marathon in each of the 50 states! Laura was an early running blog friend of mine and it's bee...14 years ago
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So, you wanna start running barefoot? - Firstly, before you begin, you want to evaluate what it is that is leading you to even accept the logic behind the concept of barefoot running. We all know...14 years ago
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Greenwater Lake Run / Norse Peak Wilderness - Nothing like a 12.5 mile Tuesday morning trail run up in the Norse Peak Wilderness near Mt. Rainier to clear ones head. Steve Stoyles and I headed up Hwy...
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Against Time - I was in a pub just over a week ago, off Victoria Street in London, with my mate Andy. Andy is a top bloke and a great athlete currently training for an Ir...14 years ago
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Thanks, and goodbye - After much consideration, I've decided not to update this blog for the foreseeable future. While I appreciate all the (mostly) kind comments and support I'...14 years ago
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New Digs - I'm writing again, though I'm taking it to a new location. They are not letting me link to it, perhaps because its the competition, so I'll spell it out: ...15 years ago
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After - I still don't have a good reason for my dismal marathon performance. Possible factors include not enough carb loading, which I eased up on in hopes of havi...15 years ago
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Blog Tag - I was tagged by Alan Geraldi on this topic. Please check my responses below and how this tagging works. "It has been awhile since us Ultraholics and friend...
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Moving my blogging... - I'm not so sure how people are able to keep up with numerous blog and personal web sites, but since I have now moved on to where my focus lies more in tria...15 years ago
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what will runners see on the trail this year at States??? - well, the big dance is almost here. the big guns are primed and ready. it will be a fun track meet to watch. i've been on the western states 100 course a f...
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Miwok 100K race report - challenging conditions for a first 100K - I had been looking forward to this day for a long time. Sometime last year I decided that I really wanted to run the Miwok 100K race up in the Marin Headla...15 years ago
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Spur Cross Ranch - If any of you are floating around the far north end of the "Valley of the Sun", near Cave Creek, you have to check out Spur Cross. I've never been up there...
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GSR 2008 - Near perfect conditions and ran 1.36,35 which was a couple of minutes faster than I thought I could go. In fact a PB by almost 3 minutes! It was good start...16 years ago
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The Last Post - Photos first and then a looooong discourse (which is worth reading I might add. Click here to open the portfolio from Arthur. Click here to open the portf...17 years ago
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