Race Team Reports

Training for Your First 50k

Category: Announcements, Chattanooga Local News, Events, Race Team Reports, Rock/Creek Trail Series, Running, StumpJump 50k, Trail Running, Ultramarathons Tags: Trail Runner Training

July 14, 2018 By Matt Sims

Training for a 50k takes time and devotion to the sport of running. It is a landmark in many people’s running careers, and merely a stepping stone for others. People ask me all the time whether or not the Rock/Creek StumpJump 50k race is a good first 50k. My response is that any 50k is a […]

The Art of Surviving a Birthday ‘Beat-Down’

Category: Race Team Reports, Running, Trail Races, Trail Running, Trip Reports & Photos

January 16, 2017 By Jobie Williams

Organizing a ‘beat down’ style run for your birthday is an art form. First, your idea has to be crazy enough to be worthy of a birthday and just intriguing enough for friends to think it might be fun. Second, it has to have a catchy name. And last — or really first probably — you have to […]

Guest post: Why you should run trails exclusively

Category: Race Team Reports, Running, Trail Running Tags: Trail Runner Training

September 25, 2015 By Jeff Bartlett

Longtime Rock/Creek Race Team member Tom Sell sent this over a few minutes ago, and we’d have trouble arguing with this logic. Thanks for the article, Tom! ~JDB — I am really conflicted in writing this because I love having the trails to myself, yet I feel the need to share with others the benefits […]

John Anderson’s 2015 Hardrock 100 race report

Category: Race Team Reports, Running, Trail Running, Ultramarathons

July 30, 2015 By Brian Costilow

This race report comes our way from longtime Rock/Creek Race Team member John Anderson, who placed 22nd of 126 finishers at this year’s Hardrock 100. Amazing! — Jeff Hardrock is deep. It opens up to those present, and it opens those who are present up. As I stood, hunched over on pitch three of […]

R/C Team Runner John Anderson Finishes Hardrock 100

Category: Chattanooga Local News, Race Team Reports, Trail Running, Ultramarathons

July 13, 2015 By Mark McKnight

Congrats to Rock/Creek Race Team runner John Anderson, who finished the Hardrock 100 endurance race Sunday in 22nd place out of a field of 126 finishers. We can’t wait to get the full story, but meanwhile thought we’d share some photos and results. John finished in 33 hours, 18 minutes and 45 seconds. What a […]

A Comprehensive Gear Guide for Your Ultra Marathon

Category: Gear Lists, Products & Reviews, Race Team Reports, Running, Trail Running

July 8, 2015 By Brian Costilow

Depending on the distance, the time of year, and the location or terrain, the gear needed to contribute towards a successful ultra marathon finish may vary. Having run over 45 ultra marathons within the past 14 years, I have had the (un)fortunate, and quite painful, luxury of experience to learn from and confidently understand those […]

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