Nobody’s Perfect
The many crazy, wonderful people that I have met while running or volunteering at ultras have overwhelmingly been of extremely high character and integrity. They have also shown a willingness to share and sacrifice in ways that may actually make things harder on themselves in order to help someone else reach their goals. Ultrarunners are […]
Crewing Basics – Not All Fun and Games!
If you are not a runner yourself but have ever crewed for a runner you probably have no trouble remembering your first time. It is pretty unforgettable. You probably felt like a fish out of water. At the very least, you probably wish you had been told that “cheering someone to the finish and re-filling […]
FlatRock Twenty
This year’s event has rendered me nearly speechless. Please take note of two specific words in the sentence you just read, with the first being nearly. I am fairly certain that the only thing that would render me truly speechless would be a dismembered tongue or a traumatic brain injury. The second word of particular […]
2014 Honey Badger 100 Mile Ultra Road Race – ‘WE’ Found the ‘US’ in ‘TEAM’!
Writing a race report for a 100 miler is always hard for me. It is difficult NOT to go into a painfully detailed play-by-play account of the whats, whens, wheres and hows of the specifics of the race; fueling, hydration, pace, etc. Unfortunately that leads to a reading experience that has as much monotony, boredom, […]
Flint Hills 40: Observations From Behind the Aid Station Table
At the inaugural Flint Hills Marathon and 40 Miler I got my first taste of running an aid station for the full duration of a race, and HOLY SHIT was it a real eye-opener! Since I started running ultras about 5 years ago, I have been amazingly taken care of at almost every race I have started. I […]
