Tag: trail and ultra running
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It takes a special kind of crazy to sign up for your first 100 miler. Some folks run one and then move on to other things after getting their buckle. For others, though, it can be the beginning of a love/hate relationship with the distance. At any rate 100-milers are at once inspirational and enigmatic.…
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1. Cool idea to protect bike lanes 2. Great piece on Hardrock 100 3. On a quest for the Grand Slam 4. Things learned from 150 ultra races 5. The diet of an elite marathoner
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1. Tree key workouts for ultrarunners 2. World records at Arlington Indoor Marathon 3. Great story from Peter Larson about his beginner running group 4. Really cool GoPro video 5. Minimalist shoes can increase pressure on plantar
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1. Human lab rats at Western States 2. Observations on cadence change running speed on a track 3. This was a local race and I plan to run it next year! 4. Should runners get pedicures? 5. Cool running stats from the USA-Portugal match
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1. This, well, I really don’t know what to say about this. 2. Is Skechers the new Nike? 3. Dang. Ten-year-old runs 1:37 half marathon. 4. Returning joy to Leadville 5. A Highly effective free-for-all
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1. How to be a hipster ultra runner 2. Are athletes really getting bigger, stronger, and faster? 3. Seven things runners do on long runs but won’t admit 4. How far fitness has fallen 5. The psychology of mental toughness
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If you don’t follow ultra and trail running, you likely haven’t heard of Jared Campbell or the Barkley Marathons. If you do, then you know what sort of feat it is to just finish this race, much less finish twice. Without a doubt it is one of, if not the, toughest 100-mile races in…
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