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Entries from March 2006

New Mountain Running Site.

March 21st, 2006 · No Comments

The La Sportiva/GoLite Mountain Running Team launched their new website today, MountainRunningTeam.com. Check it out lots of cool stuff.

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Tags: Mountain Running · Trail Running

Running through the Pain

March 19th, 2006 · No Comments

San Francisco Chronicle article on Ultra Marathon legend Andy Jones-Wilkins. I notice he started running for the same reason as me, weight loss.
I was a 210-pound frat boy coming out of college, at Hamilton in New York State. I didn’t get into this sport until I had done a couple of bike tours with my […]

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Tags: Trail Running · Ultra Running

50 the new 40.

March 16th, 2006 · 1 Comment

These people amaze me. I can only hope I can be as healthy and fit as them at 50, maybe even now
Kathy Martin - one of America’s best over-50 runners - sat slumped in a chair as her husband, Chuck Gross, and friend Joe Cordero tried to massage a painful cramp out of […]

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Tags: Trail Running · Ultra Running

Another great interview on “A Trail Runners Blog”

March 10th, 2006 · No Comments

Scott Dunlap has another great interview with USTAF Ultra Runner of the Year. I notice she does speed training… seems like that is key all the top ultra runners do  speed work. Make sure to read this interview.

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Tags: Trail Running · Ultra Running

Sharon Kovar wins her first ultra, is now preparing for the Sahara 100K Challenge

March 9th, 2006 · No Comments

Desert running not sure how they do it. I find it hard enough running an ultra in a temperate climate!
Beginning Friday, the Danville resident will compete in the Sahara 100K Challenge in Djerba, Tunisia. She was one of 150 invited to participate in the grueling four-day, 100-kilometer race marked by unpredictable weather conditions and snake-infested […]

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Tags: Trail Running · Ultra Running