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Despite my almost decade long quest to run the Mason Dixon Trail, I’m not really a run project guy. For me, it’s all about races. Nothing gives me more pleasure than pinning on a bib and “competing” with a bunch of others. That said, I’m not necessarily against a long effort outside a race environment…

Running ultras is hard. Training for ultras is time consuming. These are facts. In order to do hard things for a long time, you need to figure out how to make this sustainable. It’s a puzzle that everyone has to put together differently. This is how I’ve pieced it together for myself. Passionate About Running…

While it’s true that the activity of running really only requires a pair of shoes, ultras demand a couple extra items. The farther you run, the more gear you’ll need. You’ll need more gear because you have to carry food and fluids. You’ll need more gear just to cover the distance comfortably (i.e. trekking poles,…

Everyone enters the sport of ultrarunning with preconceived notions (aka baggage) of what is and isn’t ultrarunning depending on how we were introduced to the community. My running journey started with roads/marathons where walking* was frowned upon. As I built my endurance and was able to run for longer and longer distances, walking became a…

Here goes nothing. I’ve consistently done six ultras per year since I got into this sport/community/hobby (fine, obsession) a decade ago. Of these, I’ve typically raced three 100s since I graduated to that distance in 2015. The past two years I’ve managed to up that slightly to four races. This has been spread throughout the…

Sometimes it can be a little overwhelming deciding what to wear. Too many choices. Guess it’s time to send some stuff to goodwill.

My recent post got me thinking about all the ultras I’ve done over the years. Turns out I’ve done 36 different races of various flavors. Every year I rank my hundred milers and while I don’t think I can rank every single race I’ve done from first to worst, I think I can give you…

The following are just some of the many health benefits of ultrarunning: Honestly, I can’t understand why ultras aren’t more popular.

On April 27, 2014, I finished my first ultra. They say time flies when you’re having fun. Apparently, it also flies when you struggle in race after race (after race) wondering why you keep signing up for these ridiculous events. Seriously though when I started out, I had a plan on how I wanted my…

A couple years ago, I set myself a goal to publish a new post here every Wednesday. I follow a couple writers online who are able to post something every week and I’ve always been impressed with their dedication and discipline to knock out several hundred words each and every week. Especially as they’re insightful…