Regional and national trail and ultra running news that caught my attention. Trail Running Clinic in Austin – September 8 6:30 pm The Hill Country Running Company is providing a free trail running clinic by local professional athlete, Andrea Fisher in Austin, Texas. The clinic will consist of both presentation and Q&A learning opportunities. Basic [...]

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Here are six possible reasons one may desire a running coach when playing in the ultra world: 1. Yoda Insight 50 km, 50 mile, 100 mile, multi-stage, night running, mountain, ultra nutrition, desert, jungle, trail, or road. A coach that has experience/knowledge that matches your ultrarunning goals can accelerate your learning curve in the sport [...]

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The Bandera trail run is once again part of the Montrail Ultra Cup series. This dandy little race takes place in the hill country of southern Texas and offers moderate climbs, amazing views, fast flats, rock gardens, and amazing support. Bandera is the only series race located in the TALON region. Good little video to [...]

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Here are couple recent TALON trail/ultra items that caught my attention. In the News Austin 360 article – Austin professional endurance athlete, Andrea Fisher, and the joys of trail running. Russell Secker Back at it Austin ultra athlete, Russell Secker, is going long once again in another European stage race. In 2009, Secker finished the 2920 mile [...]

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On June 18th, it was announced that a Back on My Feet chapter is coming to Dallas, Texas. The north Texas location was selected as one of the three expansion cities for 2011 (along with Minneapolis – St. Paul and Atlanta). What is Back on My Feet? First, it involves running. Secondly, but more importantly, [...]

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Kind of cool! During race day check-in of this years Western States 100, Oklahoma trail runner, Henry Bickerstaff, was one of the three people drawn to receive a free entry into next years race. Congratulations Henry! You may recall, Henry participated in this years Western States and finished just over 29 hours. (pre-race profile and [...]

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“A trail nerd is a runner who loathes the pavement, does not let a little bad weather stop them, does not whine, and is always ready to help a fellow trail runner. They originate from Kansas City, then like little seeds, propogate in other areas.” – Texas Trail Nerds For those in the north Houston [...]

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