Truth lies within
“It seemed so easy when you sign up for it” and ” You paid money to do this” were 2 memorable quotes from my pacer, Ultra, in the middle of the night. Really it was not so easy after trying once at a different 100 last summer and missing a cut off at mile 85.7. It took a couple nights in a row of visiting the website to finally sign up. I signed up early to ensure the pressure to train as best I could. [Read more...]
As a junior in high school a physics teacher once asked the class which was heavier; a ton of lead or a ton of feathers. I’m not going to admit what my first guess was but strangely enough I remembered being asked that question this past weekend while running the Vermont 100 Miler. The Vermont race is often described as ‘an easy one hundred’. The comment is almost a daft as thinking there is a difference in weight between a ton of different materials! [Read more...]
I know I said only once. But you were right, I am without consciousness already in my head saying when I do this next time…
By the way, when do we sign up for Hellgate 100K?? 
Carrie Lombardo
I learned that if you want to make it bad enough, no matter how bad it is, you can make it.
You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go… Don’t ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.
David Horton’s attempt at a record run on The Colorado Trail is over. He was wise to “DNF”, but it sounds like he should have done so earlier… DETAILS
The days are already getting shorter and before too long we’ll have to consider once again running with lamps. Here is an light from GoMotion, makers of body-mounted LED lights that is being introduced this fall. [Read more...]
The Forgotten Beatitude: Blessed are you if you can laugh at yourself, for you shall never cease to … [Read More...]
