There are a couple different types of people in this world. If you’re visually inclined, then you’ll want to read my race report which has 29 pictures of the race. That’s one way to describe this brutal course. For those like me who need to quantify things a bit more finely, the below charts will…
2021 Eastern States 100 Race Report
I guess the fourth time’s the charm as I had a simply incredible run this year. I was spotting rainbows and unicorns all over the course last weekend. I feel giving you the details of that run though may undersell the difficultly if this race. I’m sure the 49% of the field who dropped wouldn’t…
2021 Eastern States 100 Preview
Almost go time. This will be my fourth go at ES100. It’s been a long 2 year wait and I’m chomping at the bit to get back out there and run around Pine Creek. I’ll be interested to see how much of the course I remember. Even though I had already run it twice before,…
ES100 Training Blocks
I really wanted to add an adjective in the subject line like “effective” or “successful”, but I’m afraid of jinxing myself for next month’s race. Here’s a quick chart of some very high level stats summarizing the 100 days heading into each of my races. If you’re wondering why I picked 100 days and not…
2021 Schedule
Below is my tentative schedule for next year. Considering how 2020 has gone, I’m pretty sure my year won’t end up looking like this once it’s finished. Hopefully, we’ll start to get this pandemic under control by April and most of these races can be held. Given the relatively small fields at most of these…
2019 Eastern States 100 Race Report
Eastern States is a 100 mile footrace in the Wilds of PA (i.e. north central middle of nowhere). The race website has a wealth of information on course description, aid stations, mileages, etc., however it’s missing some details on the climbs that make up the bulk of the race’s difficulty. So here is my small…
2019 Eastern States 100 Preview
Finally. I’ve been waiting almost 2 years now to get back to Little Pine State Park and the long, long wait is almost over. This will be my third year running ES100 and hopefully (fingers crossed) I’ll be able to hobble away with my third buckle. I signed up the first year because it was…
Eastern States Is Coming
Holy Freakin A. Eastern States is coming. I ended my last blog post with this phrase and it wasn’t until I typed the period that it hit me. Eastern States is coming. And not coming as in here comes Christmas or the weekend is almost here sort of way. Coming as in my car has…
2018 Year in Review
Coming into 2018, I had accumulated 5 years of running history with four years at marathon or beyond distances. While I don’t have anywhere near expert level knowledge on running, I think I’ve developed enough proficiency to understand where I am personally pretty well. I know what I can do and what’s not feasible. I…
Dear 2018 Eastern States 100
Cancelled? What in the wide wide world of sports do you mean cancelled? Maybe I’m still working through the first couple stages of grief, but this just doesn’t seem real. I registered and paid my entry fee, but now I don’t get to run? Let me me backup for a second. I know I’m a…