You Know You’re at a Trail Runner’s House When…
…the laundry machine is ALWAYS running.
Master Amino Acid Pattern (MAP) Review
Before I say one word about Master Amino Acid Pattern (MAP) , allow me to post a laundry list of disclaimers, excuses, …
Nailing the Variables
This simple sport of ours has myriad variables than can lead you down the path of success, failure, or more often, the …
Thoughts from this weekend
One 13 oz bottle is not enough for a 50 miler with aid stations spread 7 miles apart. Race Directors take note: …
Ultrarunner Confessional
With the Papal-Palooza taking place overseas, I felt the need to go to confessional this morning. With tongue firmly planted in cheek, …
Trail Trash/Food
When is it acceptable to toss food on the ground?
I’ll admit, if I’m eating an apple on a run, I’ll chuck the core into the bushes on the trail, figuring that it’ll be gobbled up quickly by squirrels, ants, and other creatures. Am I a rotten litterbug for doing this?
Is a banana peel OK?
How about something with a pit? Probably not, right? Same goes for orange peels?
Thoughts? Where’s the acceptable/unacceptable line?
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If the media can’t get *this* right, attention on our sport is dooooomed.
Let’s make sure they know who the recent gold medalists are and have a proper understanding of the difference between a half …
Last Minute Valentine’s Day Gifts for Ultrarunners
Did all the advertising somehow escape you and you just realized that you’ll be emptyhanded during romance-palooza this evening? Fear not. Your …
Eight Negative Aspects of Ultrarunning That we Face From Time to Time
Once again, inspired by the Angry Jogger, there are some negative aspects of our chosen sport/hobby/addiction that do fall into the negative …
Fifteen (and a half) Types of People I Regularly See on the Trail
Inspired by the Angry Jogger’s Ten Different Types of Runners I Regularly See on the Road, I felt compelled to write a …