November 2009

Do the Mo

by vince November 29, 2009 Places

The Mohican 100 Trail Run As the 2009 running season winds down, most runners start to ponder their racing schedule for 2010.  Personally, my choice of future events is pending on the results of the Western States 100 lottery to be held on December 5th.  If my name is one of the roughly 300 to [...]

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Iroquois 100 Trail Run

by vince November 28, 2009 Races

My big running goal for 2009 was to complete The Tahoe Rim Trail 100-miler in July.  Unfortunately, the heat and altitude of that race got to me, and I withdrew after 50 miles and over fourteen hours of suffering.  Ultra runners are known to have short memories, so only a few days after my DNF (did [...]

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Born to Run

by vince November 27, 2009 Book Reviews

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen By: Christopher McDougall “When you run on the earth and Run with the earth, you can run forever.” — a Tarahumara saying He passed us, hooting and hollering, at approximately the 97-mile mark of the Mother Road 100.  “Damn,” [...]

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A Step Beyond – A Definitive Guide to Ultrarunning

by vince November 26, 2009 Book Reviews

Guide to Ultrarunning Edited by: Don Allison “Ultrarunning:  An extravagant form of exercise, in which the athlete runs, or from time to time, walks beyond the distance of 26.2 miles. Races of ultra distance are distinguished by slowness of foot, extreme garrulity and gorging on so-called “food” they yell at their children for eating.“ — [...]

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Welcome to Monumental Effort

by vince November 25, 2009 Uncategorized

Monumental Effort serves as a forum where people from all walks of life can share their inspiring stories of determination and perseverance. The tagline is borrowed from the John Rhoades poem which invites people to « Do more than exist – live ». Monumental Effort challenges you to « Do more than live ». Go [...]

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