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Len Huffman's 2014 Mountain Madness 50k Race Report "Gutting it out"
As September neared its end, I was preparing for my 3rd Mountain Madness 50k. I had mixed feelings about the race this year. Last year I had trained on the course often and had more miles in my legs but felt under trained this year. A busy schedule had kept me from but just 1 training run on the course. The course was also different this year due to pipeline construction. Never the less, I signed up and prepared to do my best.
MPF Athlete Mike Zusman's 2013 Mountain Madness 7 Mile Trail Run “Racing above Threshold!"
I wasn’t sure what to expect racing the 7 mile Mountain Madness trail run, but my hunch was that the relatively short race would be fast from the gun. While I was operating under a number of assumptions, things started off as I had envisioned. I had a quality 15 minute warm up, and I was at the front on the starting line.
Exercise Highlight 2: Push-Ups
Push-Ups are a great way to strengthen your core while enhancing upper body strength. The push-ups in the video demonstrate the involvement of the core for stabilization and performance. These are just a few examples.
Race Report: The 2013 Spartan Ultra Beast World Championship in Vermont “Ultra Obstacle” by Ben Nephew
I ran three Spartan Races last year, ending with a 4th place at the World Championships in Killington, VT. While I thoroughly enjoyed the races, I still prefer FKT’s and traditional trail races most of the time. With my schedule this fall I wasn’t able to get to the two shorter races I did last year before deciding at the last minute to return to Killington. I couldn’t do the Beast Championship on Saturday
Foam Rolling & Self Myofascial Release, What is it and Who is it For?
Foam Rolling or Self Myofascial Release (SMR) is a form of self-induced massage therapy of your muscles and fascia. Mike Clark and the National Academy of Sports Medicine (N.A.S.M) were the one’s to bring serious attention to how Foam Rolling can help correct imbalances, decrease over active tissues and...
Race Report: 2013 Wasatch 100 Mile Endurance Run by Elizabeth Azze
People often ask me why I run ultras or why I prefer the 100 mile distance? There are several reasons why, one is the feeling I have right now while sitting in my living room in NY, the memories of the amazing people I met, the 100 miles of endless beauty I got to see.
FKT Report: New Hampshire's Presidential Traverse 2013 by Ben Nephew
Date: September 9th, 2013
Location: White Mountains of New Hampshire
Adventure: 18.5 miles, 8,700 feet elevation gain
Pre 2013 Wasatch 100 thoughts: "Just hours away from a 5,000 foot climb to start with..." By Elizabeth Azze
My 2nd battle against altitude started 3 years ago and the war is still officially in progress! After my DNF at the Wasatch 100 mile race in 2010 (at mile 82 or so after Brighton AS, from major illness), I took some much needed time off to reflect, heal and improve myself. At the beginning of 2013, I began to feel rested...
Adventure Report: The Great Range Traverse in the Adirondacks by Elizabeth Azze
The Great Range Traverse is consisting of a series of peaks along a ridgeline that runs southwest from Keene Valley. The peaks along this ridgeline, starting from the NE, are Rooster Comb, Hedgehog, Lower Wolfjaw, Upper Wolfjaw, Armstrong, Gothics, Saddleback, Basin, Little Haystack & Haystack and Mount Marcy, but after researching a bit they’re many different variations of the above.
Ben Nephew's The Wapack 18 Mile Trail Race in NH & MA, Race Report
It was hard to believe it had been 6 years since I had last raced at the Wapack trail race. It wasn’t a race I had done every year, but it was certainly one of my regular events. Apparently I am getting quite old, as my history there predates the intarweb.
Harry Hamilton's, The Leadville Trail 100 "Good race plan, good execution and perfect pacer!"
When you toe the starting line for a 100 mile race needless to say that you never really know what is going to happen on race day. That goes double for racing at altitude and climbing some of the toughest terrain in the ultra-world.
Jules Moore "Higher Ground" The 2013 TransRockies Race Report
After taking a short three day trip to Boulder, Colorado in January 2011, I made it a point to come back and run a race. My good friend and teammate Chris Foccaci ran TransRockies years back and described it as one of the best organized and unique races he has ran. I thought this would be a great opportunity to experience the backcountry of Colorado.
FKT Report: Adirondacks Pitchoff Double Traverse by Ben Nephew
Date: August 11th, 2013
Location: Adirondacks of New York
Adventure: 9.5 miles, 3,800+ feet elevation gain
Race Report: Len Huffman's 2013 Escarpment 18.6 Mile Trail Run
The 18.6 Mile Escarpment Trail Run has been taking place in the Catskills Mountains of New York for more than 30 years. It is a race that has been on my radar for a while but never fit into my schedule. This year the timing was just right!
Photos & Videos from the 2013 Escarpment Trail Run!
A race within a race... Elizabeth, Sam and I were running a little behind schedule so we had our own little race to this section of the course. We parked at Big Hollow Road; the start of the Manitou's Revenge Ultra and ran up to about mid point of Blackhead Mountain.
Phil Germakian's 2013 Eldora Trail 10K in Colorado Race Report
On Saturday, July 27, I ran my first trail race at altitude, The Eldora Trail 10K, after moving to Boulder, Colorado only five short weeks ago. Training in Boulder, which sits at an elevation of 5,430 ft. has been humbling to say the least.