Eastern States 100 is my favorite race. By far. And it’s not even really close. I love everything about the race, the course, and the organization behind it (Eastern States Trail-Endurance Alliance). Every year I’m excited to head back to Little Pine State Park to start my circumnavigation of Pine Creek. ES100 is the final…
2026 Angela Ivory Memorial 100 Mile Race Report
What an amazingly awesome (awesomely amazing?) little race this is at Killens Pond State Park in Felton, DE. It’s a throwback to the bygone days when ultrarunning was just a bunch of friends dressed in tube socks and cotton shirts who wanted to spend all day roaming the countryside with fruit stuffed in their pockets…
2026 Angela Ivory Memorial 100 Mile Preview
I loved this race so much last year, I’m heading back for 32 more trips around Killen’s Pond State Park in Felton, DE. This race is structured as a fatass so there’s virtually no aid provided. The entry fee ($50?!?!) goes toward the permit to allow us access to the park overnight and a belt…
2026 Race Calendar
I should probably start with a disclaimer that the below race schedule is only possible due to my extensive history. I would not recommend either the quantity or distances for those who are just starting out. Races in bold are ones I’m definitely going to do. The others are probably 50/50 propositions at this point.…
On A Heater (Chashing10K Update)
I don’t provide many updates on my quest to finish a hundred 100 mile races (100 x 100 = 10,000 = 10k). My last one was over 2 years ago when I reached #25. Well, only a short 24 months later and DD100 was #40 overall and #9 on the year. When I started, I…
2025 Devil Dog 100 Mile Race Report
Devil Dog offers three distance options (100M, 100K, 50K) on a 20ish mile loop in Prince William Forest Park. The elevation gain/loss of 10,500 feet for the 100 Milers is on mostly non-technical trails, however the technical sections while short can be rather annoying. The race organization and volunteer support are top notch. The race…
2025 Devil Dog 100 Mile Preview
I’m heading back to Virginia this weekend for my fourth Devil Dog 100M. This will be more attempts for me than any other hundred outside of my beloved Eastern States. Given this fact, you would be forgiven for thinking this is one of my favorite races. In reality, it comes in as my 15th favorite…
Just Another Hundred
I vividly remember a conversation I had with a co-worker who also runs ultras a number of years ago. We were discussing our prior weekend runs and he said his was “just a 20 miler”. He paused immediately after saying this with an “OMG what did I just say” look on his face. Then he…
My 100 Miler Ranks: 2025 Edition
Welcome to my 9th annual update of my 100 miler ranks! When I started these lists way back in 2017 as a way to help people choose which races to run there were only 6 different races to rank. This year I’m adding three new races (Angela Ivory, Virgil Crest, and Tussey Mountainback) bringing the…
Tussey Mountainback 100 Mile Race Report
Tussey Mountainback is a fifty mile loop through several state parks outside State College, PA. Several years ago they added a 50K option and this was the second year for the 100 mile event. The race starts at 6:30 pm with four overnight 12.7 mile loops before doing the big 50 mile loop with everyone…