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Barefoot Running and Fixing Your Feet

by vince September 19, 2010 Book Reviews

« My feet are like gnarled old tree branches. »  – Dennis Rodman Does anyone else feel inundated, and frankly really annoyed by all the talk about the barefoot running craze?  Sure I’ve read and very much enjoyed Christopher McDougall’s bestseller “Born to Run”.  I’m also a strong advocate for minimalist shoes.  Whether I’m running a [...]

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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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The Yukon River Trail Marathon

by vince August 12, 2010 Places

“There are strange things done in the midnight sun By the men who moil for gold The Arctic trails have their secret tales That would make your blood run cold.” The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert Service Seeing as my wife was travelling to India to visit her daughter, I decided to find a [...]

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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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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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Scott Jurek – Ultra Rock Star

by vince May 12, 2010 Faces

“What do you mean you’re not gonna race?  It’s a race!” – Scott Jurek M.E. UPDATE:  Scott Jurek was successful in his attempt to set a new U.S. 24-hour record in Brive-La-Gaillarde, France early this morning.  Scott ran an incredible 266.677 Km (165.28 Miles) and finished second at the IAU World Championships.  Congratulations Scott! In the [...]

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