Posted by David Hanenburg on 29 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: running, trail running
For those also running the 50 mile Superior trail run, the RD has recently announced an exciting course change!
The course will now be point-to-point and they will bus all racers out to the start line in Finland and then we will run,walk, or crawl back to the Caribou Highlands lodge.
Since I have never been on […]
Posted by David Hanenburg on 12 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: road running, running, trail running, training
With a more recent focus on purely running I wanted to become more knowledgeable on the training aspects of the sport. While visiting McMillian Running I watched a preview of the DVD, Jack Daniels - The Art and Science of Running. With Jack Daniels being a coaching Icon in the sport, I […]
Posted by David Hanenburg on 11 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: nutrition, road running, running, trail running, training
As the temperatures rise during the summer months, I was reminded of the need to manage fluid consumption. The short of it, I lost 4% of my pre-run weight after a 2 hour long run that included 21 oz of water mixed with HEED and Endurolytes. A 4% loss is not good!
From what I […]
Posted by David Hanenburg on 30 May 2008 | Tagged as: inspiration, marathon, running, trail running
The Final Sprint posted an article on the upcoming Running Film Festival in Eugene Oregon. Yes, running film festival! No, not running while watching a film but actually watching a movie about running. Endurance junkies unite!
The current list of films:
Run For Your Life
Spirit of the Marathon
Indulgence: 1000 Miles Under the Colorado Sky
Run Like Hell
Showdown: Five […]
Posted by David Hanenburg on 13 May 2008 | Tagged as: inspiration, running, trail running
Many times we tell ourselves and others that we can’t do this or that. I am going to say 99.9% of the time, that is total garbage.
Check out the video of this 13 year old girl that chose to run a 50 mile trail race with her mother. I wonder how many others said she […]
Posted by David Hanenburg on 25 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: trail running, triathlon
Three time Ironman Triathlon World Champion Peter Reid announced/hinted on his blog that he may continue his competitive spirit on the trail. Yes, Peter Reid may be taking on the ultra running scene with specific interest in the Western States 100 in 2009.
This is going to be fun to follow!
Posted by David Hanenburg on 11 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: race reports, running, trail running
Saturday morning completed my three week block of racing. This little beauty is called the Waco Trail 5-0. 5-0 meaning 50k. This trail event is put on by Tim Neckar who is an accomplished endurance athlete so I was expecting it to be a well ran race.
I was able to car pool with Matt and […]
Posted by David Hanenburg on 26 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: race reports, running, trail running
(In case you haven’t read part 1, check out Cross Timbers Race Report - 2008 Part 1.)
“…Go!” (Something like that.)
The run started on a road for a very short distance before we connected onto the trail. Of course the race started with an uphill grade.
Once in the woods, the route was a singletrack path that […]
Posted by David Hanenburg on 25 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: race reports, running, trail running
As mentioned in my previous post, the Cross Timbers 26 mile trail race was quite a day and it all started at 4:15 am on Saturday as I slowly crawled out of bed to get ready for my first race start of the season. I had laid out most of my clothes and nutrition needs […]
Posted by David Hanenburg on 22 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: running, trail running
I am starting to get a bit excited for the first race start of the season for me. I will be running in the CrossTimbers 26 mile trail run.
Conditions look to be pretty good for this time of year which basically means NO RAIN. Yippee! It looks like temps will start in the mid 30s […]
