Fat Dog 100 by Hassan Lotfi-Pour
Running a 100 mile race was never meant to be easy and I couldn’t have picked a tougher yet more breath-taking race for my first. During the race I mumbled a few times that I wouldn’t do this race again due to its difficulty, but I now crave and look forward to [...]
I wasn’t supposed to be on the starting line of Western States 2010, yet I knew months in advance that I’d somehow find myself there.
I am a stern believer in fate, destiny, and serendipitous moments, almost to a flaw really. I could tell you stories of how I ended in in New Zealand for New [...]
According to Charlotte’s website, after the first two days she is on pace to break the Bruce Trail speed record. Her first day she covered approximately 83km, beginning in Tobermory and heading roughly south. Day two she trekked across even more of the beautiful Bruce, with a total distance for day 2 of 89km.
Charlotte’s approximate stops [...]
Here’s a great preview for the Iron Knee race which is on May 30, 2010.
IronKnee Race Story from ‘08
“This ain’t no road race”
The Iron Knee is my favorite trail race in the RTNS series. It has everything: a point-to-point course, sweet single track, unrelenting climbs, and fast and flat service roads. More than any trail [...]
By Ellie Greenwood
After my little ‘going off course hiccup’ at Orca’s last weekend I was glad to have another race coming up this weekend to get 2010 off to a better start. Yesterday it was the Frozen Ass 50km in Calgary, a pretty low key event that I was looking forward to see some Vancouver [...]
By Kinga Miklos
I started running in 2002 to get in shape and stay active. After about four years of road running and shin splints, I ran my first 25k trail race and immediately was hooked. I’ve always been an outdoorsy person, grew up around mountains and loved hiking; so trail running has been a good [...]
“Are you going to win the race, Mommy?” A sleepy 8 year-old daughter inquired about her mother’s participation in the Boston Marathon as she was tucked into bed. Laughing, the mother gently replied, “Only women who eat, sleep and breathe running win races like that. They train hard and that’s what they do.” The daughter’s [...]
By: Clay Williams
The back of the pack in Haliburton Forest.
There are a few very quick runners who lead the field, and compete for the podium positions and series titles. As a relatively new Ultra Runner, my responsibility is to fill out the field, and simply try to complete the races with [...]
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