My Name is Big

Lazarus Lake is well known in ultra-running circles not only for his own running but for the great races that he puts on, including Vol State, the Barkeley Marathons, and Big’s Backyard Ultra. A few years ago, he found a pitbull that had been abandoned and shot...

Announcing the 2012 Runner’s Almanac

The 2012 Runner’s Almanac has officially become available as of this afternoon. On November 29, I tried to go to bed early, but I had an idea. So I got up to write down some notes and went back to bed. Then I got up to take more notes. This went on until instead...

Relentless Forward Progress – Book Review

Relentless Forward Progress is a great introduction to ultramarathons for the average marathoner. Bryon Powell does a good job of covering a lot of different topics that the curious marathoner would want to know about taking the next step. Where he falls short,...

Run to Overcome Book Review

Olympic silver medalist, Mebrahtom Keflezighi, is one of the best, if not the best distance runner that the US has produced in the last few years. This weekend, he’s going to be trying to defend his New York City Marathon title, as he joins up with some of the...

The Barefoot Running Book Contest Winner

Last week, I reviewed The Barefoot Running Book, and found that it was short, to the point, and was a great primer for somebody that is venturing out into barefoot running for the first time. Many of the lessons could easily be learned on your own, but knowing what to...