By David Hanenburg on 31 Aug 2009 | Tagged as: trail running or ultrarunning
How about a trail running race in the great state of North Dakota? Yes, North Dakota, one of the 50 states of the United States. Some may call it Dakota (wrong), that place up north, or huh. Where would you possibly want to run an ultramarathon in that country of North Dakota? One word – Badlands! More [...]
By David Hanenburg on 29 Aug 2009 | Tagged as: running books
While the latest buzz in the running industry is over the book Born to Run which I have yet to read, I recently finished a book that shares the depth and breath of the ultrarunning experience through the authors own personal accounts across 25 events. The book is titled Ultrarunning: My Story by Mike Bouscaren. [...]
By David Hanenburg on 28 Aug 2009 | Tagged as: race news, trail running or ultrarunning
It appears that there will be a December 5 trail running race out at Huntsville state park. Sunmart is not longer a sponsor so the huge production will probably be gone for now. Also, Bart Childers will be taking over the event as race director and the event will be called Texas Trail Runs with [...]
By David Hanenburg on 27 Aug 2009 | Tagged as: race news, trail running or ultrarunning
The Leadville 100 mile trail run took place over the weekend and consists of a 50 mile out and back course on forest trails and some mountain roads within the beautiful state of Colorado. The lowest point of the course was at a high 9200 feet with the highest point at 12600 feet. Aerial View [...]
By David Hanenburg on 26 Aug 2009 | Tagged as: trail running or ultrarunning
I found this in an email description of a local trail running race in Texas. The area we will be occupying is in is a *flash flood zone*, so be aware of your surroundings. *Critters:* Rattlesnakes, scorpions, and wild boar live in the area and can be more active at night. They forgot to add: Guaranteed PR! [...]
By David Hanenburg on 25 Aug 2009 | Tagged as: trail running or ultrarunning
Anton Krupicka is a trail running stud. This guy loves to run huge mileage and loves the mountains and dirt. Krupicka started the 2009 Leadville 100 trail run last weekend with the intent to win but even more importantly to him, break the course record. How did it turn out? I roughly stuck to my [...]
By David Hanenburg on 24 Aug 2009 | Tagged as: race reports
Over the weekend about 1200 athletes enjoyed the overcast skies for The Hottest Half road race. There was both a half marathon and 10km race, with over 800 taking on the 13.1 miles. I had to go long! The last two weeks of training leading up to the event didn’t provide much insight into what [...]
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