2017 Phunt 50K Preview

I’m heading back to Elkton, MD this weekend to tackle the Phunt 50K which I ran last year (preview and race report).  There is also offer a 25K option, which Kate is doing.  The race is very popular (500 runners) and typically sells out months in advance.  They already have the 2018 race registration open.  It started…

1/7/17 MAF Test

I headed out to the Unionville HS track this morning for my monthly MAF test.  I haven’t posted about my last couple because my HR monitor has been measuring screwy and I haven’t been happy with the results.  One of the tests was so bad, it ended up being a complete waste of my time. …

100 Miler Wish List

You may find this surprising, but according to Run100s.com (my go-to reference for all things 100 miles) there are about 150 races in North America that are 100 miles in length.  This is up about 50% from when I first started researching the distance 4 years ago.  Heck, three of the races that I’ve done…

Digits: Year of 2016

Happy New Year! I love numbers with a passion that’s a little creepy.  This leads me to track just about everything I can, especially running related.  I have several spreadsheets that I use to track my running and cross training activities.  I haven’t really done much with this data yet, but it’s nice to use…