July 2010

Once a Runner

by vince July 31, 2010 Book Reviews

“In order to win you’ve got to avoid losing first” — Dick Doobey, football coach at fictitious Southern University Since I started writing reviews, first for the Burlington Runners Times newsletter then here at Monumental Effort, one book that has been recommended to me on occasion is Once a Runner by John L. Parker Jr. [...]

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Rattlesnake Trail 50K – Another Finish, Another State

by vince July 10, 2010 Places

 “Aw-right, y’all.  Let’s make the official start line the back of my here pickup truck.” – Denis R. Hamrick Jr. – Race Director I wasn’t initially planning on writing a report of this event, but the RD’s pre-race instructions were simply too classic and needed to be shared with others as a reminder of what [...]

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Summer is heating up!

by vince July 8, 2010 Faces

“I bet many of you feel sorry for me.  Well, don’t.  Having an artificial leg has its advantages.  I’ve broken my right knee many times and it doesn’t hurt a bit.” – Terry Fox Over the past couple of weeks we were focused on Charlotte Vasarhelyi’s successful attempt at breaking the Bruce Trail end-to-end solo [...]

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Charlotte Vasarhelyi: New Bruce Trail Solo Speed Record holder!

by Bill July 2, 2010 Faces

Final Time: 13 days, 10 hours 51 min which surpasses the previous record by 23 hours 9 min Today, Charlotte Vasarhelyi set the solo speed record for running The Bruce Trail. The final time is pending, but Charlotte took approximately 1 full day off of the previous record (at least by our math).  For a full [...]

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100K To Go: Charlotte Vasarhelyi on The Bruce Trail

by Bill July 1, 2010 Faces

Done! 4:34pm July 2, 2010. A very sweet moment.   FINAL DAY: 10.  Almost there!  1.5K to go! ——————- 9.   5.3 to go. We’re heading to Southern Terminus. ——————- 8.  3:25pm and 7k to go! ——————- 7. 8.5 k to go at 3:03. ——————- 6. From Gary B: Charlotte ran the last 6k in [...]

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