From the monthly archives:

December 2009

Hawaiian Heroes

by vince December 25, 2009 Monumental Efforts

“Show me a hero, and I will write you a tragedy.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald I confess.  I’m a surfer wannabe.  As a teenager I started wearing Ocean Pacific clothing even though I had never even seen an ocean let alone ridden her waves.  I currently have a collection of Quicksilver t-shirts and board shorts, [...]

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More Fire – How to Run the Kenyan Way

by vince December 13, 2009 Book Reviews

More Fire – How to Run the Kenyan Way By:  Toby Tanser “You will see why Kenyans win if you train with us.” Paul Tergat – former marathon World Record holder 2:04:55 There are more and more studies that attempt to explain why Kenyan athletes have become so dominant in the world of running, specifically [...]

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First Race: The Run for the Toad

by Bill December 12, 2009 Races

Run for the Toad Race Report On October 2, 2009 I succumbed to the Darkside. First, a little history.  Approximately twenty-five years ago in the 1980s, I was an athlete.  I ran 10K races, did triathlons and played several high school sports.  In 1989, that all ended.  The day I left home for University and [...]

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Volcano Marathon Dormant

by vince December 11, 2009 Places

In anticipation of the Honolulu Marathon that I will be running on December 13th, I revisited this race report that has recently appeared in the 50 States Marathon Club newsletter.  In 2006, I had the pleasure of competing in the Volcano Marathon in Hawaii. Although the Kilauea Volcano, the World’s most active volcano, continues to [...]

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Great Races, Incredible Places + Extreme Running

by vince December 10, 2009 Book Reviews

“The more restricted our society and work becomes, the more necessary it will be to find some outlet for this craving for freedom.” — Sir Roger Bannister Although retailing at $19 and $39 respectively, these two books are going to cost me A LOT of money over the years! Author Kimi Puntillo became the first [...]

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Kids races

by vince December 9, 2009 My 2 Cents

If you were at this year’s Iroquois Trail Test 32K, you might have had the opportunity to witness another successful Kids Quiz Run.   Nearly twenty future cross-country standouts and Boston qualifiers took part.  Led by Co-race director Geoff Sheppard, the young athletes were put through a short calisthenics routine, some stretches then escorted to various [...]

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Colin Angus

by vince December 8, 2009 Faces

Colin Angus takes the term Monumental Effort and launches it into another stratosphere.  Usually accompanied by his wife Julie, Colin has completed a myriad of adventure expeditions, but in my opinion, the most remarkable was his attempt at circumnavigating the globe using only muscle power.   In an effort to promote green transportation, Colin used only human [...]

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50/50 Secrets I Learned Running 50 Marathons in 50 Days

by vince December 7, 2009 Book Reviews

50/50 Secrets I Learned Running 50 Marathons in 50 Days – and How You Too Can Achieve Super Endurance By: Dean Karnazes   “I run because long after my footprints fade away, maybe I will have inspired a few to reject the easy path, hit the trails, put one foot in front of the other, [...]

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One More Mile…..

by Bill December 5, 2009 Community Submitted News

NOTE: This race report from Jeff Genova (@oneday100miles)was originally posted as a comment to the ‘My Western States 100 Mile Death March‘ Monumental Effort story. But we felt it was so great, it warranted it’s own place as a Monumental Effort unto itself: Jeff say, “And yes I am going back to finish what I [...]

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My Western States 100 Mile Death March

by Bill December 4, 2009 Community Submitted News

Our first submitted story, and what a story!  Check out Gary Robbin’s 2009 Western States Race Report.  If failing kidneys are something you’re familiar with, you’ve got to read this: Hey Vince, great idea on here! Made me reflect upon WS this year. It was the closest I’ve ever coming to quitting on myself but [...]

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