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Run it Forward – Rolls Through the TALON Region

Run it Forward! 18 days Run Historic Route 66 2400 miles 8 ultra runners Awareness and Empowerment 3 moms leading and directing this movement And the big bang – What is this all about?

14 Earn the Tejas 300 Award after Rocky Raccoon Weekend

At the start of the Rocky Raccoon 100 last weekend 14 athletes were in a position to take home a special award from Tejas Trails owner and race director, Joe Prusaitis, called the Tejas 300. What is the Tejas 300? This revered Texas shaped piece of granite is given to those that officially finish the three longest [...]

Oklahoma’s Canadian River Run Adventure Report

Endurance Athletes – Where experiences are limited only by your imagination. Last month Oklahoma ultra athletes, Rex Pace, Russell Allison, and Eddie Spencer decided to use their fitness for a 20-ish mile point-to-point adventure on the nearly water-free Canadian River bottom from Norman to Purcell, Oklahoma. Rex shared a report. Here is their experience. Enjoy!

Grand Canyon R2R2R Experience 2011: John Sharp

“To stand upon the edge of this stupendous gorge, as it receives its earliest greeting from the god of the day, is to enjoy in a moment compensation for long years of ordinary uneventful life.” – John Stoddard 1898 If you enjoyed Char and Fred Thompson’s account of their Grand Canyon R2R2R adventure, I have [...]

Grand Canyon R2R2R Experience: Char and Fred Thompson

“The glories and the beauties of form, color, and sound unite in the Grand Canyon – forms unrivaled even by the mountains, colors that vie with sunsets, and sounds that span the diapason from tempest to tinkling raindrop, from cataract to bubbling fountain.” – John Wesley Powell (Led the first expedition through the Grand Canyon) [...]

Jemez Trail Run Video Teasers – Weekend Inspiration!

“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.” – John Muir OK, I have Jemez on the brain! Whether you are lacing [...]

Texas Resident Bill Frye Runs 59 Miles For His Dad

Bill Frye commemorated his father’s death by doing the unexpected – running 59 miles. “For some time, I have had the urge to NOT let the 10 year anniversary pass without doing something. At first I wasn’t sure what that meant. Over time, I had a few crazy ideas, but on April 19th 2010, the [...]