In my latest adventure I team up with Jimmy Mac of 7 Eleven Ultra and Fat Ass 50 fame to night hike through the High Peaks Wilderness and climb Mount Marcy (the highest peak in New York State) in the … Continue reading Mount Marcy and the Calamity Brook Trail – Rat Race Source to City
Some of the greatest quests for running excellence have yet to be achieved. From the Nike ‘Breaking 2’ Marathon attempts to the invention of a breathable waterproof running jacket that actually is both. But through a quirk of shop naming … Continue reading The 7-Eleven Free Slurpee Day Ultra
I have a knee jerk reaction to looped races. I’ll tell people I don’t like them because they are boring and soulless but deep down I know I’m wrong. Looped races do something that no other trail race can do, … Continue reading CT Trailmixers Spring Fling 600 Race Review
You have got to love any race where you win a pie instead of a medal. You’ve also got to love any race that has a scale model of the course, complete with the names of runners of note ( … Continue reading The Leathermans Loop 10k Race Review
The Team ‘Hashers Do It on the Trail’ at the Ragnar Trail Vermont 2018 I’ve got a new ‘Leeism’ I use in conversation now. To describe something as ‘Ragnar’ is to refer to something that is utterly brilliant and a … Continue reading Ragnar Trail Review – Waterfalls, Smores and the largest mass DNF I’ve ever seen.