Races

Redemption at Arkansas Traveler 100

by vince November 17, 2011 Monumental Efforts

(So it’s been nearly two months since this race, I figure it’s about time I get this report posted!) “Remember, finishing is winning.” – Chrissy Ferguson, AT 100 Co-Race Director I clearly wasn’t a winner in 2010 when back spasms forced me to DNF (Did Not Finish) at mile 73 of the Arkansas Traveler 100-mile [...]

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Pikes Peak Marathon

by vince September 19, 2011 Monumental Efforts

« The race really only has one hill. » – Teresa Taylor, Barr Camp caretaker and winner of the inaugural Sulphur Springs 100-miler in 2001 Pre-race:   A different kind of “Mile-High” club Prior to the 2011 Pikes Peak Marathon, the last time I was outdoors at 14,000 feet above sea level I had just jumped out [...]

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April Showers & 50-Milers

by vince May 1, 2011 Monumental Efforts

« When your mind starts to wander, just return your focus to your breath. » André Grandbois, yoga instructor. Exactly one year after doing the Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim double-crossing of the Grand Canyon, two-thirds of the team reunited in Snoqualmie, Washington to run the Mt. Si Ultra. Due to injury, Wade was unable to join us, but [...]

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Bunion Derby Part 2 – A Tribute to Black History Month

by vince February 28, 2011 Book Reviews

“I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me… All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.” – Jackie Robinson In November 2010 Monumental Effort published the story “The Bunion Derby – Part 1”.  On the eve of the 3rd edition of The Mother Road 100-mile run, we briefly presented the [...]

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Impromptu Double

by vince January 18, 2011 Monumental Efforts

“Only travel in an emergency.  If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food and water in your vehicle in case you become stranded.” – The Weather Network’s forecast for Jackson, Mississippi on January 8th, 2011 The 50 States Marathon Club regularly presents to its members dates of back-to-back marathons.  These “Seeing Double” dates allow [...]

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Bartram 100′s

by vince December 19, 2010 Places

«You know, some people are just crazy! »  Custom’s officer at the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge upon hearing my reasons for travelling to the U.S. In a year during which Monica Scholz made running 100-milers look easy, I failed to complete a race of this daunting distance.  Back in the spring I entered the Jerseyville 100.  I honestly [...]

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The Creemore Horizontal 100 Mile

by Bill December 9, 2010 Races

by Pierre Marcoux The Creemore Horizontal 100 mile race evolved due to some unusual circumstances.  Monica Scholz decided that in 2010, she would break her own world record, for the most 100 mile races in a calendar year.  The call went out that Monica was looking for a 100 mile race in late November, preferably [...]

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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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Ode to Race Directors

by vince August 30, 2010 Monumental Efforts

    Our tenure as Race Directors has come to a close,So I thought I’d pay tribute with some poetic prose.For nearly a decade we have organized the Iroquoia Trail Test,With these duties behind us, it’s time for a well-deserved rest. If you’ve ever staged a run, you can appreciate the work requiredTo get every [...]

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Endurrun 2010: Team Monumental Effort

by Bill August 19, 2010 Monumental Efforts

15 years ago, in a drunken fog I made a bet that I’d run a marathon before my 40th birthday. In September of 2010, I turn 40.  I hadn’t forgotten my bet.  I’d began running a little in 2009 and managed to complete a 25K trail race and several shorter distances.  But the marathon eluded [...]

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