Rock/Creek Chattanooga Mountain Stage Race – 3 Days, 3 Mountains, 60 Miles Friday, June 13 – Sunday, June 15, 2014 Gear: Patagonia Air Flow Shirt, Patagonia Strider Pro Shorts, Smartwool PhD Run Graduated Compression Socks, Salomon Sense Pro Shoes, Suunto Ambit 2 (HR) Watch, Camelbak Handheld Bottle, Salomon S-Lab Soft Flask, Hammer Gel Flask(s) Background: […]
Race Team Reports
Nathan Holland on his Thunder Rock 100 DNF, Part 2
Continued from Part 1, published yesterday. Coming into Servilla Church (Aid #7, 50mi) I was pretty pumped to see my family and get some dry socks and shoes. I was still ahead of my schedule, maybe more than I wished but there wasn’t a lot I could do now other than just roll with […]
Nathan Holland on his Thunder Rock 100 DNF, Part 1
Rock/Creek Thunder Rock 100 Friday, May 16 – Saturday, May 17, 2014 Gear: Patagonia Air Flow Shirt, Patagonia Strider Pro Shorts, Smartwool PhD Run Graduated Compression Socks, Salomon Sense Pro Shoes, Suunto Ambit 2 (HR) Watch, Camelbak Handheld Bottle, Salomon S-Lab Advanced Skin Hydration Pack, Hammer Gel Flask(s) Background: It’s funny how you can build […]
John Brower: Grand Canyon R2R2R 2014
This was the third time I have been fortunate enough to make a go at the Canyon. I have tried to establish a tradition of a Man-cation every other April to the GFC, and this year I had several buddies make the trip with me. We started our out-and-back on Friday morning at about 3am. […]
John Brower: an ultra-distance run every weekend… for 17 straight weekends!
The streak: 1/11 – Blues Double (52.4M) – 7:26 1/18 – Feral Cat 50k (32.1M) – 5:34 1/25 – Chuckles 50k (31.5M) – 4:14 2/2 – Flat @ss 50k (32.1M) – 4:43 2/8 – 10 Hours of WTF (56M) – 9:10 2/15 – Moonlight Madness 50k (32M) – 6:19 2/22 – Mt. Cheaha 50k (31.5M) […]
R/C runner Erin Hannen: On women and trail running
Editor’s Note: This article, from Erin Hannen, includes a survey about female participation in trail running. Please take a moment to fill out this survey and let us know your thoughts! –JDB — This past weekend, I had one of the most marvelous weekends of outdoor playtime a girl could ask for. Fortunate enough to […]