As the final credits rolled down the screen at the theatrical showing of the film My Run, I sat frozen to my seat as I tried to absorb what I had just experienced. Here is this 56 year old man, Terry Hitchcock, that has various health conditions, was not an active runner, and he made this seemingly [...]

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Let’s get this Tuesday rockin’ on a hugely empowering first step. A little over one month ago, I attended the informative and entertaining Ignite Dallas 3. One of the presenters is a local TALON ultra runner Patton Gleason. Patton shared his 5 minute “Enlighten us, but make it quick.” presentation on the topic of Running and [...]

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Without the small army of volunteers an event like the Rocky Raccoon 100 (results summary) wouldn’t happen. One division of this ultra endurance army, is the aid-station crews. Food, fluids, a smile, motivation, a hug, and even medical help – the aid-station has been a running lifeline for many an ultra runner. The DamNation aid-station is positioned [...]

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Have you ever ran on an Elliptical at your local gym? Most of us probably have at one time or another. What about running on an Elliptical for 100 miles straight? For everyone but maybe one person in the world,  a likely response is a quick and simple “No!”. On January 14th, Texas athlete Doug [...]

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“You can’t fake it, you have to do the dedicated work to have a chance at finishing. No posers—that’s what I like. You can’t cheat the event or it will crush you.” – Jeff Browning on running 100 miles Check out this cool presentation on the ultramarathon by speedy trail runner Jeff Browning. Jeff presented [...]

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Let’s get this weekend started! Here is a video that captures the 50 km experience from an athlete that completed her first marathon/ultra marathon at the Bandera 50 km. Nice choice for a first. Awesome! Some of those photos even look a little familiar . Enjoy! (If you can’t see the video, click here.) I [...]

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A little Tuesday inspiration for ya! Enjoy this Boulders Trail Runners Q&A session with some of the top male trail runners currently in our sport – Scott Jurek, Anton Krupicka, Geoff Roes, and Dave Mackey. The audio becomes muted a little ways into the video, simply turn up your volume and you should be able [...]

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