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Since I don’t have any more races left on my schedule this year, it’s time to look forward to 2020. Here’s what I’m currently thinking of running/walking/crawling next year: Long Haul 100M – 1/18/20 Hat 50K – 3/21/20 Olde 96er 200M – 4/16/20 Laurel Highlands 70M – 6/13/20 Catoctin 50K – 7/11/20 Eastern States 100M…

And now for something completely different. And by completely different, I’m referring to my next race: The Olde 96er 100 mile. This is a point-to-point road race along route 45 in Ohio. While I have never done a road ultra, let alone 100, the truly unique thing about this race for me is that it’s…

There are many reasons people run. It’s easy. It’s fun. It’s good for your body and mind. You can do it anywhere in the world. The thing that keeps me coming back day after day though is the pure simplicity of just putting one foot in front of the other. I don’t need any highly…

I try to stay positive and upbeat in my writing here. Not so much because there’s already too much negativity in the world (even though there is) as that it’s just more enjoyable for me. I get more happiness from trying to be uplifting than by throwing a bunch of angry words onto the internet.…

There are three types of people in the world. The first are those that think Monty Python is someone in adult entertainment. The second are those who know that it’s just a flesh wound. Then there are those who can recite the entire Dead Parrot Sketch with the correct accents. If you’re in either of…

I’m four days out from Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 (MMT100) and I’m already all keyed up. It’s funny. I used to get extremely nervous heading into these races because I wasn’t sure what was going to happen. Now I get extremely nervous heading into these races because I do know what’s going to happen. MMT100…

I’m feeling a little childish about my upcoming long runs this weekend. Since I’ve been running consistently for the last 5+ years, my training plans have been condensed down from 20 week schedules to just planned long runs. Based on the time between my last race (Naked Prussian) and MMT, I had 4 weekends available…

There are 1,727 different ultras in North America according to UltraRunning Magazine. These races range in distance from 50k to over 200 miles and can be found pretty much anywhere you want to run. There are races on roads, trails, or both from the mountains to the beaches. They come in single loop, multiple loop,…

My friend opened a high-tech fitness center a couple months back. I’m not a gym type guy, however this one has a cryotherapy machine. These are supposed to be good for recovery from hard workouts in addition to helping with general muscle soreness and pains. I stopped in the day after my last race to…

I almost want to put this disclaimer at the beginning of each post I write. Maybe I’ll swap it for “Running long since 2013” on my banner. I’ve always been a little hesitant to give advice on this site because I’m not an expert and have never been professionally (or even amateurishly) coached. The “since…