Lend a Hand
Sometimes you just do not feel like racing or competing. You may be injured, not ready for the distance, tapering for another event, or just wanting to take it easy. Just because you are not in the event does not mean you can’t be a part of it. There are numerous opportunities for volunteers at ...
Post Oak Lodge Challenge- day 2 the TROAD Marathon
Sunday’s TROAD (trail and road) marathon course shared some of the same trails as Saturday’s 50k plus, as the name implies, there is a road portion in the middle and towards the end of each loop. The official cutoff time was 7 hours. (trail profile here)http://postoakrun.com/images/2012_Maps/marathon.pdf Arriving about 20 minutes before the start gave me ...
Post Oak Lodge Challenge – day one, the 50k trail run
A weekend of running that was special to me for a couple of reasons: The first being that 3 years ago I considered doing this run as my first ever ultra and my first trail run. Fortunately the race director Johnny Spriggs asked me about my trail running experience and since I had none, as ...
Ouachita Switchbacks 50k Trail Run
Hands down without a doubt the toughest 50k I have ever done! Also the most beautiful. The weather was perfect for the “unofficial” Ouachita Switchbacks 25k and 50k runs. The brainchild of RD Tommy Brennan is a spectacular meandering single track trail run through the Ouachita Mountains in Oklahoma that begins and finishes at the ...
A Change of Pace
Literally for me. My focus this year has shifted from distance and endurance to running a faster pace. Two weeks into the year and two months since my last event and I feel like I am slacking. Not putting in the mileage I was and instead trading it for more pace oriented training sessions. Intervals, ...
I Set My Goals, Now What?
This is the time of year when most people are thinking about and setting goals for next year. Setting a goal is easy. Setting a tough, challenging, but ultimately achievable goal requires a little more thought. A lot of people set their goals and think they are done with it, it will magically happen as ...
When Down Time is Good Time
I run a lot. Started about four and a half years ago and fell back in love with it. Since starting back running my longest break other than those caused by injury or illness was seven days after completing my first 100 miler. It is very hard to run when you can barely move. Recently ...
The Technology Monster
Technology. We use it all the time. It is all around us and has become a part of the fabric of our lives. We think it helps us and indeed it does at times. We can also become a slave to it if we are not careful. We want to go farther and faster. We ...
Review, Regroup, Refocus
As the year winds down it is always a good opportunity to review what your goals were versus what you achieved. This is also the perfect time to set your goals for the upcoming year or to at least begin thinking in earnest about them and how you plan to get there. I hit ...
The Ultra Centric Experience
That is how the event is known. Offering various times to run 72, 48, 24, 12, and 6 hours, there is something for everyone and since it is a timed run you simply go as far as you can or want with no pressure other than what you put on yourself. I choose to put ...
