A few weeks ago, I was invited to run Maine’s 100 Mile Wilderness, a stretch of the Appalachian Trail where there are no towns and only a few road crossings. The fastest known time for this stretch of the trail is about 39.5 hours, so a bunch of the Trail Monsters and their friends decided…
Ignite is a neat concept that was started in 2006 by Brady Forrest from O’Reilly Media, and they have staged events in over 100 cities around the world. Their motto is, “Enlighten us, but make it quick.” Presenters get to talk about their passions, either personal or professional, and have to follow a specific format….
Yesterday, the Umstead 100 opened registration, but somebody decided to be sneaky and made a fake registration link at Active.com that allowed people to register early (since the race directors decided to let those 29 people into the race.) This seems to me to be an easy way to scam people, just poorly executed given…
Imagine that you are in a race, and you have been working with another runner for many miles. You know that you are both running faster than you could have alone, and there’s a $1000 pot for the first place finish. Would you be able to share that win, and the pot, or would you…
This week last year covered a lot of news, and I answered quite a few reader questions. This week last year started off with The Running Shoe FAQ, which explained why runners wear specialty shoes and what makes them different from normal walking shoes. I answered a question from an aerobics instructor about how to…
Due to concerns for runner and volunteer safety, the Western States 100 mile trail race has been canceled. It’s a huge disappointment for all of the runners who are making their way out there right now, and hopefully they are given an opportunity to run next year. This race is extremely limited in the number…
The lottery for the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run was this afternoon, and there were 3 Mainers attempting to get in through the lottery. Jamie Anderson made it through the lottery after having been chosen within the first 20 picks. James Demer and Stephen Wells were not one of the 191 lottery entrants. Jim…
There are thousands of runner’s who write about their training, their racing, and their sport. Some running websites have thousands of readers, others have hundreds, and the rest have only dozens. No matter how many readers a runner’s site has, though, they can still write passionate reports about the races that they have run and…
Photo by Ian ParlinThe Vermont 100 Mile Trail Race was this past weekend on July 24th. The top three Maine finishers all belong run with the Trail Monsters, a running group in the greater Portland area that runs local trails every week and race in the local mountain series. Stephen Wells was the first Maine…
Brian Morrison of Seattle was disqualified after winning the Western States 100 Miler because he received help maintaining forward motion in the last quarter mile of the race. Graham Cooper of Oakland was then awarded the first place accolodes. The Western States 100-mile Endurance Run Board of Trustees released the following statement regarding the disqualification:…