A couple weeks back another laid-back, run-as-you-please scamper took place on the foothills of Placitas, New Mexico. The Placitas 50 km was a three loop course that had nearly 5000 feet of total climbing along rocky single track and sections of double track. Altitude danced between 5600 and 6500 feet (loop profile). Everyone enjoyed the [...]

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[I had originally shared this Liza Howard podcast on Facebook a while back...but since everyone isn't on Facebook (yep, it's true) I decided non-FBer's may be interested and put it on the site. Enjoy!] Shortly after her second place finish at the 100 km USATF Trail Championship down in Bandera (results summary), Texan Liza Howard [...]

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Run happy conditions once you got movin’ at the Orphan Hope Marathon where over 300 runners enjoyed the marathon, half marathon, or relay dirt scamper at the ever popular Huntsville State Park in south central Texas. The run benefited the building of a new safe house for orphans in Columbia. Results

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Nearly 300 trail runners got to experience running and climbing on ice over the weekend for the 31st skating of the Cross Timbers Trail Run up on the shores of lake Texoma in north Texas. OK, so it wasn’t ice but mix in moderate rain with a clay soil that includes short and steep climbs [...]

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Results just came out for this challenging low-key run from back in January, the Athens Big Fork Trail marathon in western Arkansas. As stated by the event organizers, this is not an event for trail newbies as they do not have the interest or personnel to go looking for your lost butt. No joke! An IQ test [...]

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Flat with a big heaping of helluva long ways! Did I mention it got a little cold?!? Teeth chattering overnight temps but no rain for 126.2 miles at the second annual Rouge Orleans ultramarathon scamper that guides runners along the Mississippi levee from Baton Rouge to the finish line in Audubon Park in New Orleans, [...]

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In the north west corner of Arkansas, the 18th running of the 33.4 mile White Rock Classic took place under cool, runner friendly conditions for the 90 or so that laced them up. This out-and-back no-frills scamper led runners along non-technical dirt roads before the fun little climb up to the top of the White [...]

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