by Bob Dunfey – Here is my buckle. Here is my story. Thank you for your support in advance and following my 103.7 mile run at the Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 last weekend. As Steve Pero told me a couple of days before the race, “Bob, this is one of the top 5 most difficult 100’s.” A fact which ramped up the anxiety another notch or two. I was already a bit anxious because my last two 100’s were DNF’s. Steve was my top notch pacer for 2009 VT 100, my most recent 100 finish. My plan at MMT was [READ MORE]
by Danielle Triffitt – The day dawned bright, with fog rising from the treetops and a full moon hanging low in the sky as we sped along the highway towards Weston. I had gotten up early enough to have time to heat my ankle, stretch and roll, oh, and have that necessary cup of coffee too Sam was still asleep when we passed off the baby monitor to Irene (thank you Grammie and Grampie for watching Sam all day while we ran and played!), and we got underway smoothly enough. We arrived early, getting a prime parking spot, shivering in [READ MORE]
Apr 302013
I think it’s good to use shorter races as training runs for longer races, although I’m not sure when 50k became a shorter race. The Traprock 50k certainly didn’t feel like a short race on the day. Participating in races is a good way to gauge your level of fitness and it also helps you prepare for running with others – whether you’re taking it competitively or not, it’s a different experience running with others in a race compared to a training run. You also get the opportunity to test out your fueling strategy and practice with aid stations, something [READ MORE]
Apr 252013
by Kevin Robinson – April 13th I showed up for the Merrimack Riva 10 miler with very low expectations. I was not what one would say “tuned up” or even semi trained. All because of low running volume in the last month or so. Last year I ran a great race race here and finished quite strong with a 1:36 (1:35:53). This year I am a little bit lighter (about 4 lbs) but have not had many long runs so I felt I would be OK with at least a 1:40, but kinda dreamed about having a fantastic above normal [READ MORE]
Mar 032013
by Ian Parlin – My Blizzard began on Saturday morning when I met Ryan at the park to scope out the trails for Sunday’s race. Due to variable snow conditions over the past few years we’ve had to change up the race courses on short notice before each race in order to take advantage of the best conditions. We’ve finally got enough snow to work with on all of the trails so Ryan decided it was a good time to return to the West Side of the Brad and came up with an ass-kicking course that is similar to the [READ MORE]
Mar 032013
by Jamie Anderson – First off, big thanks to Ryan and Ian for organizing a fantastic series and also a big thanks to Mindy and Val who timed every race in the cold, as well as the other volunteers. This race series is a fantastic event and a lot of challenging fun, giving us something to look forward to each winter. I knew today was going to be tough on several fronts: Brutal course that was almost five miles on top of me not feeling well. Let me rewind a bit on that latter point. I’ve felt strangely sapped of [READ MORE]
TMR Saturday Run
Blaze the Trail
