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Entries Tagged as 'Ultra Running'

Uli Steidl takes the Seattle Endurance Challenge.

October 10th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Not much of a surprise but Uli Steidl won the The North Face Endurance Challenge 50 mile race in Seattle (I thought he was focusing on the marathon!). Uli pocketed $1000 and a trip to San Francisco to compete in the final race which has $10,000 up for grabs. I am going out on a […]

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Tags: Trail Running · Ultra Running

Body size and athletics

September 30th, 2007 · No Comments

The NY Times has an interesting article on body size and athletics. The article discusses the fact that body size is arguably one of the most important factors in sports like running, swimming and cycling. We all know that to be an elite road or track runner you have to be very light, carrying […]

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Tags: Trail Running · Ultra Running

Dean Karnazes vs Scott Jurek flame war continues.

September 26th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Dean Karnazes the Ultra Marathon Man has just done a podcast interview on The Final Sprint. He responds to the critical comments made by Scott Jurek in a recent Endurance Planet interview. Some of Jurek’s comments include “I’m not winning races and performing, I shouldn’t be gracing the cover of magazines, getting a title, […]

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Tags: Dean Karnazes · Scott Jurek · Ultra Running

How long should the long run be when training for an ultra?

September 18th, 2007 · No Comments

This is one thing that perplexes me about ultra training, how long should your long run be? There seems to be many different theories out there. I read in an interview with Matt Carpenter that he did not run over three hours while preparing for the Leadville 100 mile ultra because it would take […]

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Tags: Trail Running · Ultra Marathon · Ultra Running

What’s up with The North Face Endurance Challenge?

September 7th, 2007 · 2 Comments

This year The North Face is sponsoring a trail running series called the Endurance Challenge. The series consists of 4 races, three regional races and one championship race. The regional races offer winners of the 50 mile division to win $1000/US and a trip to The North Face Endurance Challenge Championship in San Francisco […]

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Tags: Trail Running · Ultra Marathon · Ultra Running