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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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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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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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