Ticket to ride, white line highwayTell all your friends, they can go my wayPay your toll, sell your soulPound for pound costs more than gold Melle Mel Coast to Coaster is a 232 mile journey run from the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, OH to Kings Island in Cincinnati. The race has been lengthened…
The Call Of The Open Road
One of the things that I love about ultras is the sheer variety of race formats that are available to choose from apart from the different distances. If you want a single loop course, that’s an option. So are out-and-back routes, eight loops, 5k loops, fatass races with no entry fees, backyards with no fixed…
2025 Race Calendar
At the bottom of my Race Results page, I have my upcoming calendar. I think I’m locked in as to what I want to do in 2025 at this point. I’ve registered for everything listed below that’s opened at this point and should be able to get into the rest without too many issues. Rim…
Buckeye 200 Mile Race Report
I came. I saw. I slew some monsters. Buckeye 200 is an out-and-back race from Ashtabula to Wellsville mostly following Ohio state route 45. The format is set up as a journey run, which means no course markings or aid stations. You can either do this crewed or screwed as they say. I chose the…
Buckeye 200 Preview: Thar Be Monsters
Nine years ago I began Lewis and Clarking my way through ultras. I had been running steadily for a couple years and spent a lot of time reading about the sport, but overall it was this large blank canvas. What to eat, how to pace, best way to prevent blisters, handling rain; I was faced…