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  • Running With Coffee
    Rainbow Run 5K Race Report - The morning was sunny and cool as almost 400 people gathered for the Inaugural Rainbow Run 5K. This event kicks off LGBT Pride Week in Indianapolis, and I ...
    5 hours ago
  • Maine Runner
    The Slump - Easy trail run this morning while I was up in Bangor. Ran at the City Forest, and pretty much felt like a one-legged cat trying to bury turds on a frozen p...
    5 hours ago
  • The Resurrected Runner
    Running Threesome, plus...Orthotics Conumdrum - Since Natalie's track season is behind her, she's ready (sometimes, anyway) to start running at home with me. I love watching her compete in track and cros...
    5 hours ago
  • Journey to an Ultramarathon..... and beyond
    You know you're a Redneck when....... - ....... You go to an Airstream Swap Meet and buy mason jar wine glasses. Hee hee! *Gotta* get me some wine.
    6 hours ago
  • Battlefield Running
    Life on Center - I live on Center Road. It is really a beautiful area. The road runs on a ridge in the Ozark Mtns. It winds its way to the bottom lands where Bull Creek ru...
    7 hours ago
  • MinnPost - Home
    Amy Klobuchar's endorsement overshadowed by other DFL convention speakers' fiery rhetoric - The highlight of the DFL convention this weekend was to be the party’s endorsement of U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar. But other speakers — U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, ...
    7 hours ago
  • Run. Race. Repeat.
    Prescription: Ballet?! - Common sense won out and I went to the doctor after not being able to run at all for some time. "What's the problem this time?" "The bursitis is getting wo...
    11 hours ago
  • Steve in a Speedo?! Gross!
    Craziest Bike Tattoo - Being my brother-in-law Matt and I are currently riding some hills in Wisconsin as part of "Hillfest," I figured I'd post something bike-related. I recentl...
    12 hours ago
  • Recreation with Charlie (Running, Biking, Jeeping, Photography, And Others!)
    Television – A Homemade Entertainment Solution - Usually, after a race like the Bolder Boulder on Memorial Day morning, I would write a race report. I will write a race report soon, but for now? Entertain...
    1 day ago
  • Dirt Dawg's Rambling Diatribe
    Daily Miler of the Week - I was pretty honored to be nominated by someone as the Daily Miler of the Week on Daily Mile. When I first joined back in 2010, I thought it was just anoth...
    1 day ago
  • Suck It Up ....Rantings of a Runner on the Edge
    Sulphur Springs 100 miler race report - Here is my take / race report on the Sulphur Springs 100 miler that took place on May 26, 2012. This race ended up being a really messy one, at least for...
    1 day ago
  • Trail Running | Ultramarathon | Ultrarunning | Healthy Living ...
    Tiger Tail Muscle Massager – Trail Running Gear Review - Sitting at a Ski Lodge aid station at mile 36 of the Jemez 50 mile (race report) using the Tiger Tail for about one minute before heading off to complete t...
    1 day ago
  • Left. Right. Repeat. (nwgdc)
    Last Ditch Effort - Well, since my last post, things haven't gone well on the training front. Our family moved to a new house, and I love it, but the stress of the move got t...
    1 day ago
  • Shut Up and Run!
    Free Nipple Massages - *I am not racing this weekend*. There, I said it. And, after just finishing a 10 mile run where I nearly crapped myself a few times, I think it was the r...
    1 day ago
  • Serious Case of the Runs
    No Reservations: Beginnings - This is hard. It's scary. It's wildly intimidating. It's like jumping into dark water unable to see the bottom and unsure when or if you'll hit it (who...
    1 day ago
  • The Running World According to Dean
    I Had a Great Run – Now What? - This is the second part of my last post. I discussed what happens to runners when they experience “bad run days” and that they are not necessarily an indic...
    1 day ago
  • Upper Midwest Trail Races
    Indiana Trail 100 - Beginning on April 20, 2013, Indiana will have it’s first 100 mile trail race! Yep, the Indiana Trail 100 will take place at Chain O’ Lakes State Park in A...
    1 day ago
  • Wasatch Speed Goat Trail Running
    ULTRAmarathonRunning.com - Fellow Trail Runner from across the pond, Keith Godden has a great site for the global endurance scene! Click the banner to visit Keith’s site. Ultramarath...
    1 day ago
  • DEAN'S BLOG
    National Running Day - National Running Day, held annually on the first Wednesday in June, is a day when runners everywhere declare their passion for running. It is a coast-to-co...
    1 day ago
  • Runblogger
    Why I Didn’t Include Vibram Fivefingers in My Updated Minimalist Shoe Guide - I recently updated my minimalist running shoe guide, and rather than trying to list every minimalist shoe out there right now, I opted instead to recomme...
    1 day ago
  • Jeff Galloway's Blog
    Coming Back After a Bad Race or Workout - All runners have bad days. The most prominent factor that sets a champion apart from others is the ability to move forward after a setback. Spend a few minut...
    1 day ago
  • Jeff Galloway's Blog
    Coming Back After a Bad Race or Workout - All runners have bad days. The most prominent factor that sets a champion apart from others is the ability to move forward after a setback. Spend a few minut...
    1 day ago
  • Down the Backstretch
    Yes/No: Anderson Sub-4:07 at Prefontaine? - Fresh off a personal record in the 1500 at the Occidental High Performance Meet two weeks ago, Gabriele Anderson will shoot for another fast time this week...
    1 day ago
  • Frayed Laces
    Hawaii 70.3 Time predictions and tracking! - Well I had every intention of spending my evening relaxing with some music and writing some incredibly well thought out blog post reflecting on my past 4 m...
    1 day ago
  • Phedippidations
    Fdip291: Running in Space - You’re out on a five mile run, the sun is setting and the stars are beginning to shine. You are traveling a measureable distance across a tiny blue bubble...
    1 day ago
  • Make It a Masterpiece
    Four Miles in the Grass - We went to the park for a short run, and since it hadn’t rained in a couple of days I took the grass trails. That was a good choice - except for one short...
    3 days ago
  • Run More Talk Less
    Buzzing today. - Another installement of some rumbling thoughts of mine. Very timely, as I am a little hesitant of heading out for Pocatello race. When lining up at the sta...
    3 days ago
  • Feet Meet Street
    Loser Trophy - The* loooong*Memorial weekend is over and we are just now recovered. Ever stand around a pitch for 18 hours over two days in 90 degree heat? Me want beer...
    3 days ago
  • The Runners Round Table
    RRT125: Extreme Marathon Maniacs and 50 States Club - ** *Extreme Marathon Maniacs and 50 States Club* Last November for Runners Round Table #120 we met some members of “The Marathon Maniacs.” The Marathon Man...
    3 days ago
  • Running and Rambling
    VIVOBAREFOOT Ultra and Ultra Pure Review - Although I've reviewed a lot of VIVOBAREFOOT shoes in the past, one notable model flew under my radar - perhaps because I never knew what to make of it. ...
    4 days ago
  • Elements of Erin 337
    Blog Neglect and Updates All In One - Well, once again I have fallen off the blog wagon (even though it was one of my 2012 resolutions). Not surprizingly, it is not the only resolution have ...
    4 days ago
  • Dirt Diva
    The mountains are calling and I must go. - I love training in Yosemite. I'm lucky it's a 3 hour drive ;-) My friend Julia and I spent 4 days training and playing in and around Yosemite. Woo hoo
    4 days ago
  • runner's rambles
    Green Light - Last week I was given the green light to start running again. Not 2 mile runs or run/walks, but my version of running. I immediately left my ART appointme...
    5 days ago
  • Simon Says...Run
    IT'S WEIRD - I’m guessing that, when it comes to injuries, I’m no different than any other runner. Whenever the topic of an injury comes up, I’m willing to bet that the...
    5 days ago
  • Running the Race Set Before Me
    Perfect Saturday and my 1st Run 4 Rabies - Memorial Day 2012. Old Glory is just outside my door at half-staff to honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom and will be raised ...
    5 days ago
  • Up North Running
    One Final Push - Heading into last weekend I was feeling pretty good and I figured I could afford one more distance run and hope to reap some benefit from a little marathon...
    6 days ago
  • Going the Extra Mile
    Cleaning Plus Elliptical - Yesterday afternoon I got a good bit of housecleaning done, and followed up with a 30-minute session on the elliptical machine last night. I was bushed aft...
    6 days ago
  • RunTheUltras
    Speed Work Works - It was right at a year ago when I thought… “I may be able to run sub 21 minutes in a 5k.” I don’t really run road races and since I sort of just jumped in...
    6 days ago
  • Flatland Ultra
    Speed Work Works - It was right at a year ago when I thought… “I may be able to run sub 21 minutes in a 5k.” I don’t really run road races and since I sort of just jumped in...
    6 days ago
  • A Trail Runner's Blog
    Running and Racing Not Going To Plan? Just Sue 'Em - America, land of the free, fat, and litigious, has found an outlet for running and racing plans that don't go their way. Just sue somebody! Lawsuits have...
    6 days ago
  • The Quest for More...
    Pride - Friday was a fun day in our school district. The elementary school holds its "Grove Games" and the middle school hosts a 5K. I had never been to the 5K e...
    1 week ago
  • Running with the Pack Podcast
    Running with the Pack 136: Broad Street, Triathlons, an Ultra, and More - It’s a call-in show! This week we got caught up with all of the race reports: two about the Broad Street Run in Philadelphia, two first-time triathletes,...
    1 week ago
  • Fumbling Towards Endurance
    No Hardrock - Thanks to everyone for the helpful and encouraging comments in response to my last post. Many of you were very dead on in your recommendations and observat...
    1 week ago
  • Cool Running
    Join in the Four Seasons Run of Hope, a 5K Run and 2K Walk Benefitting Pediatric Cancer Care and Research at the Mass General Hospital for Children - Calling all families, runners and Sox fans: join in the Run of Hope on Saturday, June 9th. This 5K Run & 2K Walk features an appearance from Red Sox slugge...
    1 week ago
  • Cool Running: Training
    Join in the Four Seasons Run of Hope, a 5K Run and 2K Walk Benefitting Pediatric Cancer Care and Research at the Mass General Hospital for Children - Calling all families, runners and Sox fans: join in the Run of Hope on Saturday, June 9th. This 5K Run & 2K Walk features an appearance from Red Sox slugge...
    1 week ago
  • Westy's Running
    Minimalist Running Experiment Continues - Well it's been 3 1/2 weeks since Chippewa where I made the decision to run only in minimalist shoes and thus far all is going well. It's forcing my right a...
    1 week ago
  • Quadrathon
    Orange County Olympic Tri - I have been a bit absent on the interwebs in the last month so this race report is coming before I have had a chance to write up my trip to Tempe and a c...
    1 week ago
  • Granny Nanny and the Old Goat
    Last Chance Saloon aka Rendija aid station - *Walking into Rendija Canyon to set up the aid station * This was around 7am race morning This past Saturday was the annual Jemez Mountain Trails runs, a s...
    1 week ago
  • ultraRUNNING Online
    Golden Gate Dirty Thirty - Black Hawk, CO 50km 4 4 02-Jun-2012
    1 week ago
  • Time to ...
    Vacation... - On May 9, 2012, I loaded up the Smart car for my first long journey (920 miles) in the micro car. I headed to Golden, Colorado where my son was graduatin...
    1 week ago
  • Runner's World Daily Views
    Motivational Poster #21 - This is poster 21. Does that mean it can legally have a drink? While you ponder that, enjoy this week's offering. While I go have a drink. To see previous ...
    1 week ago
  • Complete Running Network
    Retail Therapy: Nikwax - It pays to take care of your things. They last longer. When I was a kid, that was easy with your shoes. Just do like Dad — polish your leather shoes and th...
    2 weeks ago
  • Runs with d6's
    May Checkin - Time for a check-in of sorts. I have to say I'm a bit disappointed in my running as of late. I have a dozen excuses which distill down to three main causes...
    2 weeks ago
  • Run Petra Run!
    And so it begins. - After years of contemplating it and faffing about and entering races and then not doing them, debating the purchase of a bike, buying the wrong size bike, ...
    2 weeks ago
  • See Bud Run
    Ice Age 50-Miler 2012 Recap - I signed up for this race on a lark, I'd been focused on 100-milers for the last two years, so it had been quite a while since I'd done a 50-miler. A lot ...
    2 weeks ago
  • ultrarunning and beyond ...
    TNF100 , MT. MATUTUM, PEAKING FOR WS100 - Whew, I finally had the time! *TNF100* This was the 5th edition of TNF100 here in the Philippines. The first one was in 2008 in Batangas which was my fir...
    2 weeks ago
  • wildknits
    So...... - I have had great intentions of posting but have been sidetracked by.... well, I can't rightly say! Certainly my training schedule has taken a lot out of me...
    2 weeks ago
  • A Guy Who Runs
    Ice Age 50 Report.......? - So here is the scene.... Mile 37.... outbountd.... I walk... (okay, stumble) into the aid station. I see Wayne Nelson. I say "Wayne, you're driving me back...
    2 weeks ago
  • Marathon Brian
    2010, A LOOK BACK: Sub-8 or Die Trying, Part Two (Conclusion) - On Thursday, June 17, 2010, I changed clothes at the end of the business day, donning running shorts, shoes, and shirt before heading to Chicago’s venerabl...
    3 weeks ago
  • Running For My Life
    Ericaceae - The Ericaceae, commonly known as the heath or heather family, is a group of mostly calcifuge (lime-hating) flowering plants. The family is large, with roug...
    3 weeks ago
  • Five miles before breakfast
    Post-marathon Blues - #7 is in the can - my 7th marathon was completed on Sunday, May 6th, and it turned out to be better than I thought. I went into this race a bit undertrain...
    3 weeks ago
  • Julie Berg: Run On
    CROSSFIT: MURPH: Entered! - Getting My STRONG on!! The last day to enter the CrossFit Murph event was May 7. I went through a scaled back version in my garage and decided yup, I ca...
    3 weeks ago
  • Life Running Beautifully - run′·ni·ness
    The North Face Bear Mountain - *Organized Chaos * Three words to describe myself: organized, calculated, planner. After Bull Run Run without thought I proposed to my coach Bryon Powell th...
    3 weeks ago
  • See Dad Run. Run, Dad, Run.
    Azadirachta - Azadirachta is a genus of two species of trees in the flowering plant family Meliaceae (Mahogany family). Numerous species have been described in the gen...
    3 weeks ago
  • barry reese
    What Is It About Airstreams? - Earlier in the week I’d made plans to meet my good friends Caroline and April for margaritas. As if we ever needed an excuse in the past to hang out and dr...
    3 weeks ago
  • Beyond Fatigue, Pain & ACTN3
    Message in a Gene - ACTN3, the gene which is a recipe for a protein called actinin-3, is one of a growing list of genes that have been associated with endurance performance (...
    3 weeks ago
  • Startslow's Blog » Darkness on the Edge of Town
    Kansas City to Lawrence, the hard way - Race report on Brew-to-Brew, April 1, 2012 Lawrence, Kansas, home of the KU Jayhawks, is almost a suburb of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Just a shor...
    3 weeks ago
  • RunnerDude's Blog
    Running Bad for You? Oh Pshaw! - As a runner you hear it all the time when you tell non-runners about your passion. "Oh, isn't running bad for you? Or, "I'd run, but it's bad for your kne...
    3 weeks ago
  • Ultrarunning Edge Blog
    Preview of the 2012 Logan Peak Trail Run (Finding Tools with Caballo Blanco) - Yesterday morning it was again time for our annual snow trek to Logan Peak. Participants were Scott Datwyler, Ryan Dunkley, Dan Judd, Tyler Shurtleff, and...
    4 weeks ago
  • Run 100 Miles
    I Won’t Be Beat - I’m staring down the barrel of a 45, I’m swimming through the ashes of another life There’s no real reason to accept the way things have changed Staring do...
    4 weeks ago
  • Rob "Buckeye" Powell
    46 45 44 - Hmmmm nice day off running followed with 3 miles yesterday on roads around the house. Looks like a short day today and Mohican and then some Mohican miles ...
    4 weeks ago
  • Brandon's Marathon
    IronBrandon Show: Episode 175 - IronBrandon is dedicated to triathlon, running, cycling, swimming and the people who get out and do it...
    4 weeks ago
  • rob horton running
    2012 Frisco Marathon - Yesterday, 4/28/2012, I was grateful for an opportunity to participate in another marathon event. The Frisco offers a variety of distance options (8K, hal...
    4 weeks ago
  • Georgia Snail
    Pine Mountain 40 Mile - RD - As some of you may recall, I ran the PM40 this past December. It was a blast! So much fun, that I wanted to become involved in the behind the scenes work...
    4 weeks ago
  • Ultra'thoner
    A new home for our girls!!! (or how to put a few thousand honeybees into their hives) - I used to keep bees through my teenage years. After I left home we had to sell them, it would have been impossible to keep them in my college dorm. Over th...
    5 weeks ago
  • Mark Tanaka's Trail & Ultra Running Blog
    Crampy Return to the Diablo Trails Challenge 50k - shirt front backI had two musculoskeletal concerns going into the race on Saturday, April 21st: First, putting our Thule bicycle rack into the hitch of my ...
    5 weeks ago
  • Running Adventures in an Extraordinary World
    The First Day of the Rest of My Running Life - Today is the first day of the rest of my running life.... My running has been on hiatus for the past 2 months. This is due to typical and atypical events ...
    5 weeks ago
  • Button Running
    Garmin GPS watch Uses Expanded - See Eli and his new Garmin 310XT on Youtube. Or Here:
    1 month ago
  • Running Minnesota
    KELLY BRINKMAN - *No matter how closely I follow this sport, new names always seem to pop up near the top of the results. One of the latest such names is Kelly Brinkman. In...
    1 month ago
  • Albert Runs
    Sunday Is Coming - What follows is a true story as far as I know. I heard it when I was in high school. It was told to me in a pretty detailed account. I hope I'm getting all...
    1 month ago
  • Meghan's Crooked Trails
    Into the Sahara Desert for the 2012 Marathon des Sables - Oh what an adventure awaits in the Sahara Desert. The 2012 Marathon des Sables (MdS) is about to begin!
    1 month ago
  • Dances with Dirt
    Trying the MOTOACTV - As a running store manager and just plain old running geek I love being surrounded with cutting edge products designed to make my run just plain better. A...
    1 month ago
  • Davy Crockett’s Running Frontier
    Running on a busted leg - Finally after getting the runaround with doctors and tests, the verdict is in: I have a bad stress fracture on my tibia about three inches below the knee....
    1 month ago
  • Live Life. Be Passionate.
    The (Modesto) Marathon and Beyond - It was only a marathon and supposedly a training one so it wouldn’t ordinarily deserve a post. Especially when I haven’t even gotten around to writing up my ...
    2 months ago
  • Tales of Endurance
    2011-2012 Winter Photos - It wasn't all bad - Photos from what I'm writing off as a disappointing winter. It's nice to see there were, in fact, quite a few gems in there. Kim Havell and Evan Caplis Card...
    2 months ago
  • Eddie Marathon
    Bald Mountain Trail Run - North Unit -
    2 months ago
  • Lisa Smith-Batchen
    Are you a Dreamchaser? - My entire life I have been a Dreamchaser, the kind of person that will tell you to reach for the stars, go for it, what are you waiting for. What is your d...
    2 months ago
  • ...mostly just running
    2012 inaugural run today - Nothing like waiting until the snow is gone before going on a run. Long story made short - I haven't run since last October. So, after 5 months off it was ...
    2 months ago
  • 64 CLASSIC
    Meanwhile back at the ranch... - I was on Facebook this evening and just by chance, I thought.... hmmm... I wonder if the blog is still there. Amazing enough, wow. It still is. I think I'l...
    3 months ago
  • Marci Runs The Marathon
    Turns Out... - I'm going to be a Fred's Team mentor this year! This means that I will be doing all the things I usually do during Fred's Team runs -- tell people to list...
    3 months ago
  • My Life's Race
    domain names - So I was paying for the domain name www.mylifesrace.com. I have decided that is a waste of money. So my domain will be the wordpress domain www.mylifesra...
    3 months ago
  • Ultrarunning Insights,a Guide to Achieving Your Goals Beyond a ...
    Jan 24, Wrapping Up 2011 and What's Next? - *Facebook & TV*: I feel inclined to describe the effects that Facebook and the television have had on my life in 2011. I used to watch TV regularly, often ...
    4 months ago
  • Runners Lounge
    New Beginnings for Runners Lounge - Greetings Loungers, I hope everyone has had a great beginning to 2012. Earlier last year it was posted that The Runner’s Lounge site was going to be changi...
    4 months ago
  • ON THE TRAILS WITH ED
    Mystery Diagnosis - episode #? - After 10 days at the Mayo Clinic, I'm back home being no closer to a diagnosis than before -- a major disappointment to say the least. They could only reco...
    4 months ago
  • My Blog
    End of year reflection - In some ways celebrating the new year is kind of like a birthday to me, both cause reflection and a feeling of another chapter. This year was another amazi...
    4 months ago
  • Run Ansky Run
    It's Like Scotch - That's right, Coach Jeff compared swimming to scotch. No, swimming does not have hints of vanilla, leather, and blackberries. Rather, swimming, like scotc...
    4 months ago
  • Toni's Blog
    - 2011 Christmas week in the Algarve, Portugal. A great break from the dark and dreary rain in London. Despite the Easyjet ordeal, Ali, Billy and I we're ...
    5 months ago
  • AJW's Blog
    Ending AJW's Blog - I started this blog as a place for me to write race reports and to reflect on running and racing. For the past four and half years it has been a great plac...
    5 months ago
  • Running Red Rocks....
    1500!!! :) I Did IT!! - SET my Goal.. MET my GOAL 1500 miles since January 1st, 2011 RUNNING MILES LOGGED in 2011 http://runningredrocks.wordpress.com/2011-running-goals-miles-log...
    5 months ago
  • Run Like Monkey
    Course Marking for the Hangzhou Mountain Marathon and an Awesome Trail Run! - I feel like I have finally been to China, after 6 or 7 visits! I had a Saturday free between work days and after Googling around for trail routes came acro...
    6 months ago
  • enjoycollisions
    Surf the Murph – 2011 50 miler - First things first lets get the big excuse out of the way, I had and continue to have a fairly good cold. I awoke at 3:45 Saturday morning and didn’t feel ...
    7 months ago
  • Mind of A Middle Aged Marathoner
    Still plugging away - It's been a while since I've posted. I haven't run much at all since the marathon in July. I took all of August and most of September off from running. Onl...
    8 months ago
  • Run Dude, Run!
    This Year's Whiteface Run--In Celebration of The Vermont 50 - In celebration of the Vermont 50, which I had hoped to run this year but did not feel trained enough to enter, I decided to run Whiteface. I woke at 6:30 a...
    8 months ago
  • 100 Mile Warrior
    Wonder what happens at an aid station? - It's been a while since I posted, and I've been pondering whether I'll be keeping the blog alive somehow going forward. It was intended only to track my We...
    8 months ago
  • Scott's Blog
    In Memory of 9/11 - Last September I made a trip to the Middle East for a very special race. The event was not filled with grueling mountain climbs nor one that traveled pictu...
    8 months ago
  • Running Laughter
    The Rain was as the Tears of God - This morning I was reluctant to go running. I was much too comfortable as I lay in bed; and yet the Lord mercifully aroused me. I ate some oatmeal (oats, ...
    9 months ago
  • Mull Hill Runner
    Warrior Dash 2011 - A few photos from the 2011 Warrior Dash. The race was very well run, would have to be for 20,000 people to run it. Not doing any real running these days but...
    10 months ago
  • Julie's Running Blog
    The Warrior Dash Race Report! - Hi everyone! Sunday I experienced my first Warrior Dash race! Oh my goodness, we had an absolute blast! I made the trip with two of the coolest people.......
    10 months ago
  • What's A Few Miles Among Friends?
    Still Up For This? - Hi Everyone! I need to apologize to all of you. I got very busy and could not update for a while. I suppose it is time to think about what this blog shou...
    10 months ago
  • North Woods Trail Running
    Afton 25K - 2011 - This year's Afton Trail Run was epic. Because of the MN gov't shutdown which started on July 1, there was a very last minute venue change from the usual st...
    10 months ago
  • MannaAdventure
    Yurbuds Ironman Headphone Review – UPDATE - Editorial Note: This Post originally appeared on my old blog back in March of 2011. I have updated it based on my experiences using the product over the la...
    11 months ago
  • Thompson Training Journal
    Stillwater Half Marathon Race Report - The Stillwater Half Marathon was today. It was a perfect day with overcast skies and temperatures in the upper 50's. My race gear was laid out the nigh...
    1 year ago
  • Run Minnesota
    2011 One Mile Road Race Championship - *RunMinnesota* Writer Patrick O'Regan filed this report from the One Mile Championship race on Thursday, May 12, 2011 The USA 1 Mile Road Championship ra...
    1 year ago
  • Blue Dawgs Running
    The Final Chapter - It's been awhile, I know. And, now, I don't want to make a big deal out this. But, it's time to say good-bye to this blog. That doesn't mean I've quit run...
    1 year ago
  • altDIRT
    Adaptogens - Nutritionist and Naturopath Cliff Harvey of FITNET writes An adaptogen is simply put, any substance that aids the body in adapting to stressors placed upon...
    1 year ago
  • Random Pics
    Rocky Raccoon 100 mile 2011 - I went to TX the first week of Feb to try my first 100 - Rocky Raccoon. I had done some 50 milers and was inspired by those running the Superior 100 last S...
    1 year ago
  • Team Cross Runs
    Weekly Report - Hey Nick, you logged 0 workouts last week. Your friends miss your training – update your miles on dailymile! Sad, but true. Sunday night I went to bed w...
    1 year ago
  • Marathon Me
    Irish for a day 10 milers [03/12/2011] - Well, it has been six months since my last race report. I think I have run 6 marathons since then and a couple half marathons. I’ve been super lazy but I’l...
    1 year ago
  • Minnesota Ramblings
    I'm Not Dead and "Ways to Be Cool" - Hello, I'm not dead - just being rather reclusive whilst I focus on the happiness of others. I've been spending a lot of time being a husband and a father ...
    1 year ago
  • I Run, Therefore I am.....
    Running Free… As it Should BE!!!! - Today was a good running day, great actually — Running Free As it Should BE!!!! I crashed hard last night, so tired from the week. Friday comes, and I can...
    1 year ago
  • Running Down A Dream
    Follow me on DailyMile - I am taking a break from making posts here on my blog, but I have started using DailyMile and will be logging my miles there. To view my log – *Click Here*
    1 year ago
  • MinnPost - Steve Aschburner
    Maybe a propeller cap would be best Hall of Fame choice for Twins prankster/pitcher Bert Blyleven - [image: With 287 wins and 3,701 strikeouts, former Twins pitcher Bert Blyleven finally gains admittance to the Baseball Hall of Fame.] foxsports.com With 28...
    1 year ago
  • birch legs
    The occasional blogger - I have come to the realization that I am an occasional blogger...very occasional. But I guess that's how it is. Running has been up and down for the las...
    1 year ago
  • "Going the Distance!"
    Marathon & Beyond 100 Mile Training Article - Very exciting news! I wrote an article a few years back and it will finally be published in the January/February 2011 issue of Marathon & Beyond. The artic...
    1 year ago
  • Crawl "Turtle" Crawl
    Wanted-September issue of Ultra-running magazine - Wanted: I lost my copy of ultrarunning magazine. Does anyone have a copy they no longer need? REASON, A friend of mine is featured in that issue(Sept 2010/...
    1 year ago
  • Running to Disney
    New Podcast Title, New Blog - This photo is my boys and me leaving Disney World on our most recent trip and is appropriate for this entry. I'm ceasing publishing to this blog and beg...
    1 year ago
  • Nolan Ming's UltraRunning Blog
    Superior Sawtooth 100 mile 2010 - Only a little over a month after the race – but here it is… Pictures are over there---> As always, I will give you the cliff notes version first - I se...
    1 year ago
  • Countdown to 100 Miles
    HURT Again - Well, the HURT 100 Mile Trail Run lottery was held while I was in Hawaii and I was selected again. So, it looks like I'll be heading back to Hawaii in Janu...
    1 year ago
  • Learning By Enduring
    random post - Well this is random... I haven't posted since December and here I am typing this post on my blackberry waiting for my oil to be changed. I've been terrible...
    1 year ago
  • Fit From Fat
    Blogslack - A really cool person today kind of reminded me that I haven't been blogging much. I have been facebooking most stuff lately, and just started tracking my m...
    2 years ago
  • Run Jean Run
    To change things up a little... - It has been four years since I started this blog, and it is time to freshen things up. I am in the process of starting up a new blog with a running, cookin...
    2 years ago
  • An Ultra Marathon Rookies’ Training Blog
    Last Post - I know I haven't updated this blog in quite some time. To be honest, I've lost interest in it, and I have a lot of other things to do besides update a blog...
    2 years ago
  • Running...and the Rest of My Life
    Wow... - So looking at my posting, I was over 100 posts in the first few years, even over 200, and then last year only 52 and this year so far only 1...and I didn't...
    2 years ago
  • The Palmetto Runner
    The Port of Indecision - We sail from the port of indecision Young and wild with oh so much to learn Days turn into years as we try to fool our fears But to the port of indecision...
    2 years ago
  • Londell's Daily Shot
    NICE BIKE! -
    2 years ago
  • Bad Ben's Ramblings
    Barefootin' It - Many thanks to David Biersmith, for loaning me the book "Born to Run." I found the book to be an interesting read, although it wandered and switched-back ...
    2 years ago
  • Running My Own Race
    Making a Move - This past week, Running My Own Race turned one year old. I started blogging last year as I started training for the Fargo Marathon and have had no shortage...
    2 years ago
  • Running Past 50
    Northwoods Snowshoe Race - Last Saturday I did the Northwoods Snowshoe marathon. This was going to be my 2ND attempt. Last year I tried and had failed. This year I was not any bet...
    2 years ago
  • PRIMAL FITNESS
    Terminated - The blog is going away. The only thing it's used for now is logging workout data. I have my own spreadsheet for workouts other than rowing, and the Concept...
    2 years ago
  • You Sleep, I Run
    No Lion....I mean...No lying - OK I'm just going to say it. If you've watched the news you probably saw the report about the cougar/Mountain Lion sighting in Champlin early December.( ht...
    2 years ago
  • Running from.....
    Happy New Years Eve!! - It is New Years Eve, a blue moon, and we are at the start of a new decade. I haven't blogged in a while. I took time off to live in the real world. When I st...
    2 years ago
  • Left, Right, Repeat (Jeffro-IN)
    Migration - I'm in the process of switching my blog over to wordpress. Click on the link below to visit the new digs. http://jeffhaight.wordpress.com/
    2 years ago
  • NO REGRETS
    Laying Low - Been working on getting back into decent shape the past few weeks. I cannot believe how fast the time has flown. Ran in Dude where's the trail 50k a week a...
    2 years ago
  • Chippewa 50K Race Updates
    Like Thieves in The Night - What a great way to spend "BLACK FRIDAY". Like thieves in the night, Finch, Tony, Meissen, Reneau and myself swiftly set off into the dark night all dresse...
    2 years ago
  • bryan on the run
    - *The center of the Milky Way Galaxy*
    2 years ago
  • Lone Wolf Runner
    Hinking in to Linton Lake - I and two of my buddies hiked into this beautiful high lake to do some Fly Fishing. It was a gorgeous day with the temp right around 65 degrees. The Vine M...
    2 years ago
  • TICKS, POISON IVY, & BLACK BEARS
    Last Minute Details - Well. we're less than ten days away from the Black Dog 50 Mile Fun Run so per Joel's suggestion I thought I should give you all an update and maybe some sp...
    2 years ago
  • Keith-In-Training
    Washington: A Most Excellent Adventure - I tore myself away from work while on a business trip to Seattle and struck out for a long weekend of adventure... I finished working on Thursday night, we...
    2 years ago
  • Early Morning Runner
    The Start of My Bikeing Adventures - Well I finally have a bike adventure to tell you about, but nothing like riding through France. This past Wednesday I went for my morning ride. I have a ...
    2 years ago
  • BloodyAnkles
    New beginnings - Hey everyone! (if you're still out there...) It's been a crazy year! I've been back at school which has taken up a lot of my time and I have moved half way...
    2 years ago
  • Life by the Falls
    Revised PR Analysis - OK, thanks a lot Marty. Since you're so good at math you've pretty much ruined my marathon PR that I blogged about. How is that? I ran a 2:51:55 which bett...
    3 years ago
  • Kansas City Trail Nerds
    Operation Wyco Makeover, Phase One - We had a great work day Saturday at our first organized trail work day for "Operation Wyco - Xtreme Trail Makeover." 13 Trail Nerds showed up to cut, hac...
    3 years ago
  • Runnin-from-the-Law
    Blogging update - 8 miles this morning before work. Nothing too exciting, but a great way to start the work week. I made my blog private Friday for a variety of reasons, but...
    3 years ago
  • A Day In The Life...
    25 Random Things - The current game of tag on Facebook is to share 25 Random Things about yourself. Here are mine: 1 Life is beautiful; I've been blessed with amazing people ...
    3 years ago
  • This Life
    Managing Type 2 Diabetes with Michael Bihari, M.D. - [image: Video thumbnail. Click to play] Click to Play Six minute video interview with Dr. Michael Bihari, a medical doctor who has type 2 diabetes. Dr...
    4 years ago
  • Running Towards Fitness
    Bun Run - Well, its been about a month since I last updated - I figure its worth a shot. I've been doing some running, probably averaging 25-30 miles per week, alt...
    6 years ago
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