Archive for November, 2007
Knickerbocker 60k, Central Park 2007
A Report, sort of. Over 100 runners lined up to run the Knickerbocker 60k in Central Park New York on November 17. The person who went right out into the lead was non other than Oz Pearlman, who won the 50 miler at the Lakefront 50/50 in Chicago 3 weeks ago. The temps were in [...]
IAU Trail World Challenge 2007 – Texas Sunmart 50 Mile Race
Posted on the IAU site: IAU TRAIL WORLD CHALLENGE After the very successful 100 km World Cup in Winschoten it is time to turn the spotlights on our brand new major IAU competition, which is the Trail World Challenge. As a result of the growing popularity of trail running in many countries, the IAU decided [...]
Running Your First Ultramarathon
Classic text by David Horton, RD of the Mountain Masochist Trail Run, Hellgate 100k, Promise Land and Holiday lake 50k races and sitemaster at Extreme Ultrarunning.com. Covers the following questions/points: What Makes You Think You Can Complete An Ultra?
Ultrarunning & The Endocrine System
Interesting post by Carey Smith on his blog about his concern for the effects of running ultras on the bodies endocrine system I Hit The Wall: My Endocrine System said Enough is Enough! Going The Distance
Ultrarunner of the Year 2007
Posted on the Ultralist: Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 01:36:37 -0700 From: BruceandLo Subject: Re: Ultrarunner of the Year Greetings Ultrarunners! For the most recent criteria for USATF Ultrarunner of the Year, please see the USATF MUT announcement at:
Chicago Lakefront 50/50 2007 – Race Report
A report This was my first time racing in Chicago. The forecast was for rain, which it did the night before, but on race day it was cold but dry. With the last minute inclusion of a marathon there were about 400 runners out there. I ran the 50k race.
