Hainesport Endurance Run is held in the Hainesport Township Park on a 0.9913 mile paved path and includes 12 Hour, 24 Hour, 48 Hour, 100 Mile, and relay options. The event has grown steadily over the past couple years and hosted over 200 participants this year across the various races. The course is lit overnight…
Virgil Crest 100 Mile Race Report
When I got into ultras a decade ago, Virgil Crest was one of the first hundreds that I read about and wanted to run. With 22,000 feet of elevation gain/loss though, it was a race I was going to have to work up to. Unfortunately, by the time I felt I was ready to give…
Virgil Crest 100M Preview
It’s only been 4 weeks since ES100, so obviously it’s time to run another race. When I started looking at ultras back in 2013/2014, Virgil Crest was one of the first hundreds that I read about. It had a certain cachet about it due to the elevation gain/loss and overall toughness. This was not an…
How To Process A 100 Mile Attempt/Finish
First off, it was your race and your result so you’re allowed to feel however you want about it. If you’re happy, great. It’s fine to be disappointed. And extremely freaking frustrated can explain a couple dozen of my ultra results. Don’t let other people tell you how you should feel. Acceptance is step one.…
2025 Eastern States 100 Race Report
As I pass by Harrisburg on my drive up to Waterville, I got beeped at by a passing car. This was right where a bunch of highways merge and split off and I’m thinking “uh-oh, did I just cut someone off?” (it’s happened before). The driver flashed me the peace sign though so he probably…
2025 Eastern States 100 Preview
It’s kinda crazy to think that this is the tenth ES100 that I’ve signed up for. Unfortunately, I don’t have 9 buckles to show for this. I have 6 buckles and three partial refunds. One year the race was cancelled due to an issue with their communications team (ham radio operator backed out). Then there…
2025 ES100 Runner Data
When I started out running ultras I used to look at the runner data for races that I was signed up for. How many races they had run, number of hundreds, age, gender, length of ultra career; that sort of thing. I was curious to see what type of person signed up for these events…
Viaduct Plan B
I was planning to use the Viaduct 100M race last weekend as the primary training stimulus leading into Eastern States, however the race ended up being cancelled due to downed trees on the course. I think I’ve gotten faster at the hundred mile distance this year due to all the hundreds that I’ve been running…
Sigh. Here We Go Again
I was putting the finishing touches on my latest post (“2025 Viaduct 100M Preview”) when the email hit my inbox: Race Cancelled. Apparently, the region got hit with some nasty storms and there’s a bunch of trees down on the course plus most of the area is still without power. This is now the third…
How The Heck Did I Just Do That?
I’ve gotten pretty consistent at the hundred mile distance over the past couple years. I am now able to head into races with solid pacing plans and can execute a race without making too many mistakes. And those that I do make are modest and don’t materially impact my finishing times. This consistency has kept…