62 Results for author: runlikeamug
In December of 2013, three Idiots started kicking around the idea of running in a new 82-mile relay called KT82. It started from St. Charles, MO and went to Hermann, MO largely along the Katy Trail. There was an option to do it as a 6-person or 3-person team to cover the 18 legs of the race. Sure, it was a big ...
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Once upon a time there was a dude that wanted to lose weight. He was out of shape and honest enough to know it. So on a cold January day in 2006 he embarked on a one mile run. It was slow and painful, he wanted to quit after the first 100 yards but he kept going. After a mere quarter of a mile he was huffing and ...
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Leadville or Bust
By Jeff Jones For those who haven’t lived and breathed the Leadville Trail 100 for the past eight months, here's a little background to the race. I took an excerpt from Tom Ley’s "Boom or Bust; 48 Hours at Leadville’s Treacherous Ultra Marathon." The Leadville Trail 100 was born out of ...
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As the sun began to rise, transforming night into day, the full moon remained visible in the early morning sky. For me, it was the perfect way to wrap up another 12 hour Relay for Life event. The final laps, as always, were run with tears leaking down my face and an attempt to hide the emotions from those that ...
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"I ran my first marathon in Champaign this past weekend. Needless to say it didn't go as planned, but it was a heck of an experience." ~ Nathan Rau, Idiot #647, Waterloo, IL It was time for my first full marathon, and I was feeling great. The training had clicked. I plowed through a peak 214 ...
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by Rich Flint
Croom is part of the Withlacoochee State Forest and was named one of the “10 Coolest Places in North America” by the World Wildlife Fund in 1999.
The race has three distances: a 16-mile, a 50K and a 50-mile race. I was originally signed up to run this race last year, but some ...
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Jeff Jones - Idiot #81 Skunk Run 2014 Overall Winner Not your typical race report….well, not your typical race. Skunk Run 2014 "I run because it's so symbolic of life. You have to drive yourself to overcome the obstacles. You might feel that you can't. But then you find your inner strength, and realize you're ...
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by Amber King Idiot #931 tnrunmama.blogpost.com The short of it is, I met the mo’st awesome people and ran some mo’ ridiculously fun, yet challenging trails! The long of it is…… We got a late start so we didn’t leave Clarksville, Tenn., until around 6:30 p.m. The trip there and ...
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by Jeff Jones Every hundred miler I run seems to have its own personality and this one was no different. Rocky Raccoon 100 takes place in the Huntsville State Park in Huntsville, Texas. That is about an hour northwest of Houston. I found this race last year thanks to fellow local runner and Idiots Running Club ...
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Sylamore 25K Trail Run February 15, 2014 Race Recap April Wilson
After completing my first 25K trail run at Dogwood Canyon last fall, I pretty much decided I had no interest in running Sylamore. Sylamore is a run that I have thought about for the last couple of years. I’m not sure what the lure is ...
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