A Taco Bell 10 mile race, sleeping naked in a museum and discovering if ‘sports leather’ really is the right fabric for an Ultra are just some of the running challenges Lee-Stuart Evans faced when moving to Connecticut from The … Continue reading Binge Running USA -What Taco Bell and The Old Leatherman and The Appalachian Trail taught me about running.
After 9 days and 343 miles on Saturday 23rd March I completed a loop on foot back to where I had started at the grave of an unknown Vagabond known only as ‘The Old Leatherman’. I had set a Fastest … Continue reading The Old Leatherman Loop – Fastest Known Time
The Menunkatuck Trail is a wonderful 16 mile Blue Blazed hiking trail in Guilford Connecticut. We did this trail in two equal sections so this guide is split into two ‘mini guides’ Both start from a parking point near Guildford … Continue reading Menunkatuck Trail Guide
Jimmy McCaffrey stands at a green gate in West Rock State Park CT on one of the last days of 2018. With his bobble hat and smile its like being at The Barkley Marathons if it was organised by South … Continue reading West Rock Winter Fat Ass 50k
CT Trailmixers Taco Trail There is nervous expectation as the packed Taco Bell in Glastonbury as we get closer to the 11am (ish) start. The staff at the Taco Bell frantically try and prepare hundreds of tacos as runners exchange … Continue reading CT Trailmixers Taco Trail – How I became the fastest and fattest Brit in a race where Shit Happens