Why I Run the 100-Miler
Last weekend, my wife Trish asked me the question, “Why do you run the 100-miler?” and then listened intently to my answer. At first I wasn’t sure how to begin. I have mulled this question over in my...
View ArticleLeadville Trail 100 Run: Live Low, Train Low… Race High
I live at about 800 feet here in San Antonio — give or take 100 feet. (Probably take.) So signing up to run the Leadville 100 in 2010 was a bit of a leap of faith. The race starts at 10,152 feet, never...
View Article2012 Lean Horse 100
The First Half There is a common saying in the running world that, “You know you’ve done your taper well when you’re itching to run on race day.” Good spirits at the LH100 start line Is that really...
View ArticlePine to Palm 100 – Sodium Enriched DNF
We flew into Medford late Thursday night and when we woke up Friday morning and started to drive around Ashland we were treated to one of the coolest little towns I have ever visited. Having never been...
View ArticlePacer – Why You Should Use One, Why You Should Be One
I’ve been on both sides of the pacer experience, I finished my first 100 mile ultra trail run in sub 24 hours with the help of pacers (I couldn’t have done it without them) and recently paced a runner...
View Article3 Things That Rocked the Mogollon Monster 100
By Vanessa Runs Photo by: Andrew Pielage On the last weekend of September, I had the privilege of volunteering at the inaugural Mogollon Monster 100. I helped out at Aid Station #2 at Dickerson (mile...
View ArticleMaking a Race Schedule
Now that summer is finally over even here in Arizona it is time to start to think about next year’s schedule. Since the ultra running community has doubled in size over the last few years more and more...
View ArticleMogollon Monster 100 and Beyond
By: Deron Ruse 37 runners toe the line. 9 runners finish. I was number 9 and I finished with just minutes to spare. Here is my story of running the Mogollon Monster 100 Mile Endurance Run. This race is...
View ArticleTahoe Rim Trail 100 Mile Endurance Run
From the darkness I heard a voice and felt myself being shaken awake. “You passed out, can you sit up?” In a haze I opened my eyes to stare into the face of a mountain biker leaning over me. Covered in...
View ArticleH.U.R.T. 100 – Race Report
I am going to attempt to recall and articulate my “vision-quest-of-a-race” down in Hawaii this past January 18-19, 2014. There is so much time in 100-milers to think about life, to reflect, and to...
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