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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Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa peaking at 19,341 feet and is the fourth most prominent mountain in the world, rising 19,289 feet from its base. Simply an amazing sight…and this is from pictures and video, which doesn’t come close to show to true majestic nature of this mountain. Kilian Jornet is on another [...]

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If you are looking for a little help to up your running mojo, check out this video highlighting the SP-Rio 600 km running race down in Brazil. This team stage event just completed last week. A FB buddy posted this and I had to share. Too cool! (13 minutes of running coolness!) (If you can’t [...]

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