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Happy Monumental New Year!

by vince January 3, 2011 Faces

Happy New Year! In 2010 we witnessed many unbelievable feats…Monica’s 25 x 100-milers, Charlotte’s new Bruce Trail speed record, and Martin Parnell’s Marathon Quest 250 to name a few.  Monumental Effort is looking forward to sharing many more inspiring stories of determination and perseverance with you in 2011. If you have a story, or an idea of one that [...]

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The Bunion Derby – Part One

by vince November 13, 2010 Book Reviews

“It winds from Chicago to LA, more than two thousand miles all the way.  Get your kicks on Route 66” – Nat King Cole On November 13th and 14th, Monica Scholz will run in the third edition of the Mother Road 100-Miler in Oklahoma, and in the process she will eclipse her World Record of [...]

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Into the Wind

by vince October 7, 2010 Faces

“I’m not a dreamer, and I’m not saying this will initiate any kind of definitive answer or cure to cancer, but I believe in miracles. I have to.” – Terry Fox During my latest race south of the border (Arkansas Traveler 100-miler, report to follow…), I ran a few early miles alongside a couple of [...]

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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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Interview: Charlotte Vasarhelyi – On the Eve of a Bruce Trail Solo Speed Record Attempt

by Bill June 17, 2010 Faces

Day 12 (night):  A final update on the day. It appears Charlotte has called it a day at the Mountain Brow Side Trail (26.4km marker on Map # 7). Her and the crew are now heading in our direction for the night. No details of the plan for tomorrow as of yet. Tomorrow should be [...]

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First Term Report Cards

by vince June 7, 2010 Faces

“My report card always said, ‘Jim finishes first and then disrupts the other students’.” -comedian Jim Carrey We are nearly halfway through 2010 and Monumental Effort thought it would be a good idea to revisit and assess some of the stories we have covered this year.  As the academic year winds down most teachers are [...]

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Eric Salkeld – Running for Levi

by vince May 30, 2010 Community Submitted News

« He’s one of the humblest guys I’ve ever talked to » – Teri Smith, RunningRelays.com Monumental Effort loves when people submit stories to us!  In fact, that is the vision we have for the site.  We want and we need to hear your stories about “regular people” accomplishing extraordinary things.  The following story was sent to [...]

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Don McNelly – Too Old My Foot!

by vince May 25, 2010 Faces

« You must show your body who is boss. »  Don McNelly He might be the last finisher of most of the races he enters nowadays, but that doesn’t deter Don McNelly from entering dozens of marathons each year.  He ran his first marathon in 1969 at the age of 48 after his close friend and college [...]

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