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Archive for August, 2010

Leadville 100 Trail Run – 2010 TALON Results

68 TALON athletes embarked on the ‘Race Across the Sky’ with two TALON females finishing top 5 in their division. The quiet town of Leadville, Colorado was rockin’ over the weekend as 647 trail runners along with their friends, families, and a few pets, increased the cities population over 50% (city pop. of ~2800) with [...]

Endurance Buzz Has Gone To The Birds – Twitter Option

For those that requested, Endurance Buzz is now on Twitter, tweeting the latest trail and ultrarunning news from the TALON region. To follow, simply click on the groovy little button below. Be active – Feel the buzz! David – EnduranceBuzz.com

Are You An Experience Creator or Excuse Maker?

I am a flatlander. High altitude mountain course – no chance! I am not at peak fitness due to my Plantar Fasciitis issue earlier in the year. No point in running. Time to train? Whatever! blah, blah, blah… Over the weekend, a significant number of flatlander TALON trail runners (88 were registered!) experienced the high altitude [...]

Leadville 100: Liza Howard Pre-Race Interview by iRunFar.com

Bryon Powell of iRunFar.com collected a brief video interview with Texas ultra runner, Liza Howard, on the streets of Leadville as she excitedly awaits the start tomorrow morning. You can check out the interview in the Leadville 100 Women’s Field Analysis article. You can read more of Liza’s humorous thoughts of hostel living in the [...]

National Trail Running Day – August 21

With help from the trail running gods or maybe just one person’s decision, tomorrow has been designated National Trail Running Day. The purpose of this little known, rarely talked about day is to promote, celebrate, and experience the sport of Trail Running. For most of us, it will just be another Saturday run on the [...]

88 TALON Athletes Registered for Leadville 100 Trail Run Saturday

Oxygen lovers can stay home for this one. (Looking at Hope Pass – 12,600 feet) With a course ranging in altitude between 9,200 and 12,600 feet, 88 inspiring and slightly crazy (in a good way) TALON athletes are heading to high country for the Leadville 100 trail run in Colorado which starts Saturday morning at [...]

The Falls Trail Run – Capt’n Karl Trail Series – 30 km Superman Flyover

I was able to get a hold of Superman (aka Jason’s Garmin data) again and he was kind enough to provide a view-from-the-sky of the recent The Falls trail run (2010 results summary) course just west of Austin, Texas. The video highlights the entire 30 km loop along with a short section of bonus miles as Jason accidentally [...]