race reports… The Pinhoti 100 Article that Ultrarunning Magazine edited to nothing… 27 Feb 201827 Feb 2018 I wrote what I considered my best race article when I covered Pinhoti 100 last November. I submitted it to Ultrarunning Magazine, who, so they could publish another person's Pinhoti…
race reports Scenes from Pinhoti 100 16 Nov 2017 I planned to pace a friend at Pinhoti 100 earlier this month. But an unseasonably warm November day wrought havoc on the course, and many racers, including y friend, missed…
race reports… “Don’t let me not savor these moments:” Lake Martin 100 23 Mar 201624 Mar 2016 "If something is easy how much reward is there?" --David Horton, Barkleys Finisher "You can't really tell how much you can do until you try to do something that's more."…
race reports… You’re No Spring Chicken 16 Dec 201516 Dec 2015 “Your destination is on the right.” No, its not, Google Maps, there is no destination on my right. Only a field, I think. I can’t see farther than 15 feet…
race reports… Crusher Ridge 42K: The Clubber Lang of Trail Races 15 Oct 201516 Oct 2015 I tell myself I'm done. I am convinced I'll never return to this race. I'll volunteer next year, I tell myself. But then I find myself signing up once more.…
race reports… Reflections from a Marathon Pace Group Leader 1 Mar 20151 Mar 2015 I crossed the finish line in 4:59:14. By simple time standards it was my slowest road marathon in 5 years. But other than when I…
Disney Marathon… Throwback Thursday #TBT 29 May 201423 May 2014 Here's a throwback Thursday post for you. The race report from my first marathon, the 2009 Disney marathon. Finishing that race started me along this crazy endurance road and opened…
race reports… Ruffner Mountain Trail Festival Race Report 28 May 201423 May 2014 Ruffner Mountain is a small mountain on the eastern side of Birmingham that has a long history in the area. In Birmingham's golden age of industry and iron production, Ruffner…
race reports… Mountain Mist 50K race report 28 Jan 2014 Intro When I started running trails and ultras last year, I heard people speak of Mtn. Mist, of its beauty, of the great people you meet, and of the difficulty…
marathons… Two Cities Marathon, The Hanson Plan, and Me 11 Nov 201312 Nov 2013 Tenth marathon; hardest in a long while On November 3, I ran the Two Cities Marathon, in Fresno/Clovis, California. In short, this was the slowest race time I’ve had since…
50K… The Rockin’ Choccolocco 50K 2 Jun 20132 Jun 2013 June. Alabama. 50K. Three words you don't always see mentioned in the same sentence. But we did it anyway. In March, when the temps were cool and spring was springing,…
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