62 Results for author: runlikeamug
Coral WiebeIdiot #832June 21, 2015 I don't really know where to begin with this one. I trained for it, I planned for it and at mile 17 i wanted to drop out. There's this concept out there that I never give up...and while it's flattering it also creates a lot of pressure...but in the same breath keeps me ...
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DanMan Challenge Race ReviewPaul ManessIdiot #163If you only run races for the swag you can quit reading now, it’s not for you, however if you truly love to run and enjoy a nice challenge, read on!Lacey and I discovered this race after we had to cancel plans to run a 50K in Kansas, she sent me a couple ideas and ...
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You don’t have to be an Idiot to run the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim, but it helps. (a.k.a oh shit)I don’t recall exactly when it was I first heard about running the Grand Canyon rim to rim (R2R), (R2) or the rim to rim to rim (R2R2R), (R3) but I do recall thinking WOW that has got to be scary fun! ...
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Why the Calorie Mentality is Making Us All idiots (lower-case i)Should you count your calories? No.Should you run naked through the streets in the middle of a snow storm? Maybe?Should you wear grellow and take the Idiot oath? Yes.Alright, move along folks, that’s it. Simple answers to simple ...
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Here it is..... Unfortunately I have what every runner hates having, especially for a big race they have been preparing for all winter. I did not come home with a buckle, instead I have a nice new shiny DNF. I never in a million years thought my journey to 100 miles would end like this. Here's what happened....
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I'm not sure where to begin with this one...but it's safe to say the lesson i learned was to check the ego at the door. The Race is called the Hypothermic 1/2 Marathon and this was my 5th year running it.The night before the race we'd been invited over to a friends place for board games...sweet (Pandemic, Seven ...
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Rich Flint Idiot #449
20 hours 45 min and 57 second later. 2nd place masters. — in Huntsville, Texas. I know it’s a little long winded but it does finally get to the point...I think I was told I should write a race recap of my RR100 race, but to be honest, my race wasn't much different than ...
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Tara HomburgIdiot #143I had to have something on my schedule to keep me moving through the winter. For those of you that know me you know I hate the winter and have a tendency to go into hibernation mode. So in order to keep me moving I had to find an event large enough to scare me into training through ...
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I had a friend ask me once if I would sign up for a 100 mile race to which I replied quite abruptly “NO.” Little did I know, a few years down the road I would be toeing the line of that exact distance. Little did I know how badly I wanted to test my mental and physical ability. Little did I know how this ...
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2014 MT100 Overall Winner Derek Glos Just a few years ago, March 20, 2012 to be exact, I was having a very bad day at work and life was really starting to push me to the point of breaking so I took off on a little jog at lunch. I hadn’t run since the summer of 1998, but I needed something to ...
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