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Lookout Mountain 50 Mile - Ryan Triffitt

Dec 222011
Lookout Mountain 50 Mile - Ryan Triffitt

by Ryan Triffitt “Intoxicated by the madness I’m in love with my sadness.”  - Smashing Pumpkins, Zero Summing up 50 miles is hard to do, but that song that popped into my head around 30 miles certainly feels appropriate. A lot happens in the course of more than 9 hours of running, but at the same time nothing happens at all. An entire day of running feels like it takes all day but in many ways it goes by in the blink of an eye. After preparing for the Lookout Mountain 50 Mile, which covers trails in both Tennessee and [READ MORE]

Hidden Valley Trail Race

Dec 052011
Hidden Valley Trail Race

On November 27th Trail Monster Running helped support the Hidden Valley Nature Center in hosting their first ever trail race. Despite having to reschedule the race due to a snow storm, and then modify the course because of another snow storm just a few days before the new date, the race was a big success. Forty-four runners braved the slick, snowy conditions and thanks to over 30 volunteers a good time was had by all. Check out the video shot during the race: More information about the race, including results are posted on the race website. Look for winter events [READ MORE]

Hidden Valley Trail Race - David Bidler

Nov 282011

By David Bidler This morning I ran the Hidden Valley Nature Center Trail Race in Jefferson, Maine.  Originally scheduled to be a half marathon the course was shortened due to the effect of last Wednesday’s snow storm on the trails. This was a smart decision as the sections of course that were removed would have posed serious risks for the runners. Due to the modified distance and the very snowy trails I had no projected finishing time in mind. My plan was to stick with the lead pack for as long as I could, gain a position that I felt [READ MORE]

Stone Cat Marathon - Valerie Abradi

Nov 272011
Stone Cat Marathon - Valerie Abradi

by Valerie Abradi -  I think a good deal of this report will actually be pre-race stuff.  I didn’t need too much Stone-Cat-specific training because I’d kept my mileage up throughout the summer training with Mindy for her 40 at 40.  I think I did a couple 18s and a 19 after her event, but felt pretty there all along.  My problem came with the start of work and the stop of sleep.  In the three weeks leading up to the race, I slept very little.  There may have been a few nights where the sleep totaled four hours, but [READ MORE]

Stone Cat 50 Miler - Ian Parlin

Nov 222011
Stone Cat 50 Miler - Ian Parlin

by Ian Parlin My first goal for this race was to beat my time of 8:02 from the last time I ran it, in 2009. This was in no way based on my training or how I actually felt I could run on the day, sort of a default goal to try and do better than before. To prove that I’m stronger now than I was then. On the drive down to the race with Emma, Zak and Jeremy we discussed our race plans, and I admitted that my goal was very ambitious, and that I had no idea if [READ MORE]

Stone Cat 50 Miler - Blaine Moore

Nov 212011
Stone Cat 50 Miler - Blaine Moore

Trail Monsters at Stone Cat Yesterday, I wrote about preparing to run 50 miles and the handicaps and advantages that I had over my first 50 miler 3 years ago. I laid out my race strategy, and today I would like to share how the execution of that strategy went. The morning began with a 4:30 continental breakfast at the hotel. They opened the doors and got everything going early for the racers, which I thought was a considerate touch that I don’t usually see when I travel to races. I had brought my own food that I was used [READ MORE]

Stone Cat Marathon - Kevin Robinson

Nov 112011

by Kevin Robinson – It would be a much longer list of the things that I did not do in preparing for Stone Cat than the Things I did. Not that I planned it that way or just blew things off, quite the contrary I had a great and well thought out plan, I just didn’t accomplish the execution of it. Like my training for the Pineland Challenge 50k, I planned on at least 4 or 5 runs in the area of 4 plus hours with the addition of a couple 30 mile runs within the final 2 months before Stone [READ MORE]

Shoe Review - Inov-8 Roclite 315

Oct 202011
Shoe Review - Inov-8 Roclite 315

Inov-8 Roclite 315 by Ian Parlin When I started wearing the Roclite 315 in 2006 it felt like a lightweight shoe compared to the 13-14 ounce trail shoes that most other companies seemed to be making, but now it’s the heaviest shoe I own. After putting a few thousand miles on several pair of the 315′s I have since moved on to more minimal trail shoes, but these shoes were built to last and I still have a few pair kicking around that I wear from time to time when I feel the need for something a little more substantial [READ MORE]

Virgil Crest 100 - Ian Parlin

Oct 132011
Virgil Crest 100 - Ian Parlin

by Ian Parlin “Everyone out here is hurting right now. At this point it’s all about who’s best at managing the pain.” In the week leading up to the Virgil Crest 100 it rained pretty much every day, on top of ground that was reportedly still saturated from Hurricane Irene a few weeks prior. With this in mind Emma and I made the last minute decision to stay in a hotel the night before the race instead of camping. I’d camped at both of my previous 100 miler attempts, a shitty nights sleep and being “in touch with nature” always [READ MORE]

Grindstone 100 - Joe Wrobleski

Oct 122011
Grindstone 100 - Joe Wrobleski

by Joe Wrobleski The Training: After sampling ultra running last year (two 50 milers) I decided that this season would be dedicated to ultra running.  The beginning of the season was all set with the Boston Marathon, Pineland 50, and VT100 (my first 100 miler) lined up.  I was not sure how the rest of the year would go, but everything seemed to fall into place as the season progressed – I recovered fairly quickly after VT100 to run the Maine 100 Wilderness 3 weeks later  (self-supported, in 43 hours).  From then, I had nine weeks to get ready for [READ MORE]

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