By David Hanenburg on 24 Jun 2010 | Tagged as: regional trail running or ultrarunning news
Four ultra athletes from Arkansas will be running at the 37th annual Western States 100. I was able to get in contact with three of them and the group includes a 100 mile newbie, an experienced ultra runner but Western States newbie, and a runner that wants to experience the final .9 miles he has [...]
By David Hanenburg on 24 Jun 2010 | Tagged as: Personal Journey, texas trail running
Where do you trail run? I thought it might be kind of fun to see where people enjoy some miles on the trail. I will start the sharing. During the weekday, I am looking for a trail close to home that is runnable. Small requirements but not always easy to find in the burbs of [...]
By David Hanenburg on 23 Jun 2010 | Tagged as: regional trail running or ultrarunning news
Brian Jackson and Sam Landry will be arriving to the Western States 100 start line from the state of Louisiana. I was able to track down Brian on the continent of Africa after he had just finished his second Comrades marathon and he kind enough to share a bit about himself as he tapers (I would [...]
By David Hanenburg on 22 Jun 2010 | Tagged as: trail running or ultrarunning
On Saturday June 19th in Driggs, Idaho, Lisa Smith-Batchen successfully completed her challenge to run 50 miles, in 50 states, across 62 days! How does running approximately 1250 miles per month sound? My brain isn’t able to truly understand that number and nobody probably can besides Lisa herself…and that may even take some time. Lisa, Sister Mary Beth, and [...]
By David Hanenburg on 22 Jun 2010 | Tagged as: regional trail running or ultrarunning news
Hard to believe, but there is only one trail runner representing the state of Oklahoma at the upcoming Western States 100 trail run. Henry Bickerstaff is that runner. Henry was kind enough to share a bit about himself so we can get to know a little bit about or fellow TALON athlete. Enjoy some music [...]
By David Hanenburg on 21 Jun 2010 | Tagged as: race news
50 km road run – 12:01 am start time – some Oklahoma History On June 12th, the inaugural Steal the Seal 50 km point-to-point ultramarathon incorporated all three of these components. The unique inspiration for the run dates back to 1910 when the Oklahoma State Seal was moved from Guthrie, Oklahoma to Oklahoma City (additional insight). In [...]
By David Hanenburg on 20 Jun 2010 | Tagged as: trail running or ultrarunning
Road running – walk out your door and go. Trail running – where the hell is the dirt amidst all this concrete? Sometimes it is obvious, sometimes not. I have collected resources for each state of the TALON region (TX, AR, LA, OK, NM) to help us become aware of the trails nearby our homes and [...]
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