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Archive for May, 2010

The Fair, Ducks, Dirt, Altitude, and 18,000 Feet – TALON Athletes Results

While the regional racing slows down, the national scene is getting HOT. Here are some of the non-regional races and places TALON athletes got their endurance fix last weekend. Three Days at the Fair Timed event fans,  New Jersey had a 48/24/12/6 hour event called Three Days at the Fair. This timed run had athletes [...]

The Ultra Walk – How To Turn Up The Speed

For runners, walking is…well…slow. Why walk, when you can run? The reality is, most of us will walk at some point (or many points) during an ultrarunning event. With some subtle (or less subtle) technique changes, that sluggish walk can actually feel a bit spunky. Over the weekend, as Patton and I were walking alongside [...]

TALON Athlete in Hammer Nutrition Newsletter

In the recent Hammer Nutrition Athlete Education Series newsletter, TALON athlete Amanda McIntosh, was pictured running her way to the masters division victory at the Prickly Pear 50 km down in San Antonio. Kind of cool! Be active – Feel the buzz! David – EnduranceBuzz.com

Running Hope Through America – Texas Edition

Lisa Smith-Batchen, Sister Mary Beth and team (two people) rolled into Texas on Sunday to run/walk 50 miles for their awareness/fundraising project to help orphaned children around the world called Running Hope Through America. (See my original article for a more detailed explanation on the project.) I had to be a part of this and [...]

Six Weeks Till The Big Dance – Western States 100

23 TALON athletes have a bib number into what is probably the most highly talked about and anticipated trail running event in the United States – the Western States 100. Here are a few things to get a bit of juices flowing for the upcoming run from Squaw Valley to Auburn, California. 2009 Western States [...]

TALON Athletes in the News and Lost Syllamo Runner Report

A couple interesting reads concerning the TALON region. Ultrarunning and Life Two Texas athletes, Jay Norman and Rochelle Frazeur, share how ultrarunning has supported their life journey in a Dallas Morning News article. A couple small quotes that I especially like: “At first he could only run around the block once, then progressed to twice [...]

Ice Age Trail 50 2010 Results – TALON Athletes

In my hunt to find results for last weekend, I found a couple TALON athletes that headed north for the Ice Age Trail 50. This trail run takes place in the southern unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest in La Grange, Wisconsin. This event was also part of the Montrail Ultra Cup Series so [...]