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Entries from December 2006

Willy, Endurance Predator

December 19th, 2006 · No Comments

Not really trail running but he is running off road… “Willy, Endurance Predator” is a hilarious short about a hunter who runs down his prey.
*Note the Tarahumara actually hunted this way at one point.

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Tags: Trail Running · Video

Great Gift Ideas for Trail Runners

December 15th, 2006 · No Comments

With this weekend being the last shopping weekend before Xmas, I thought I would make some suggestions for gift ideas that any trailer runner should be very happy with.
1) Garmin Forerunner 305.
This seems to be the gadget of the year for trail runners. The technology has advanced by leaps and bounds over the […]

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Tags: Gear · Gift Ideas · Trail Running

Athletes find snowshoe racing a great workout.

December 11th, 2006 · 1 Comment

I am currently training for my first snowshoe race coming up in January. I already feel stronger from just a couple hard snowshoe sessions. It looks like I am not the only one who sees the positive aspect of snowshoeing, this article posted today in the Rocky Mountain News also promotes the benefits of snowshoeing […]

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Tags: Snowshoeing · Training

Anne Riddle Lundblad wins the 50-mile Sunmart Texas Trail Endurance Runs (UltraCup Race #3)

December 11th, 2006 · No Comments

From the Citizen-times:
Swannanoa ultrarunner Anne Riddle Lundblad won the 50-mile World Trail Challenge at Sunmart Texas Trail Endurance Runs in Huntsville, Texas, on Saturday.
Lundblad, 40, won the race—a four-loop route through Huntsville State Park—in 6 hours, 33 minutes and 22 seconds for her first Sunmart win and the $1,000 victor’s purse.
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Tags: Trail Running · Ultra Running

Eric Blake US mountain running team member wins Tucson Marathon

December 10th, 2006 · No Comments

As predicted in the Arizona Daily Star Eric Blake wins the Tuscon Marathon. It is turning out to be a good year for Blake he finished 11th overall and second for the six-member U.S. team at the World Mountain Running Trophy in September in Bursa, Turkey.

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Tags: Trail Running