Training Tales and Race Reflections

Animal Encounters while running?

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Real runners are out in all weather conditions at all hours of the day. Just like real animals. So it s no surprise that runners often encounter wildlife when they re doing their thing. Have you had your own animal encounter on a run? If so, we want to hear about it. Did you stop long enough to...

by Guest over a year ago

Attn: Ultra Runners---Running for the Buckle

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What is the history of the belt buckle award? What trail races offer the belt buckle as an award? How many of these belt buckles are given out in a year? How important is getting the buckle to you?

by clateboulder over a year ago

What was the most inspiring race for you?

I had a discussion the other day with my friends. They think of us, runners as a sort of a cult at least. They think that we are a bunch of fanatics who have no brains or other motivation but just keep running until, one day we all drop dead from exhaustion. I keep telling them that there is more to...

by artemas over a year ago

Making Great Strides Half-Marathon

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This new event was held in a very scenic location. Independence Grove Forest Preserve is a county park about ten miles north of our house, and was once a stone quarry. They've done a terrific job with the place, putting in a man-made lake, with trails for cycling, running, and horseback riding....

by gretriever over a year ago

Greatest moment of your running "career"

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In high school, our junior year we had a very good team, but finished 2nd place in the league. We had two guys go to states, etc. Greg and I were the 6 and 7 guys on the team. Our team that year one the first ever league sportsmanship award. It was quite an honor because that says a lot about...

by copteacher over a year ago