the annual route 66 marathon in tulsa begins sunday morning.
the tulsa world has a story about a runner from missouri rick roeber whos going to do all 26.2 miles barefoot .
i was wondering whether roeber has run into no pun intended barefoot ted who ran in the mother road 100 two years ago. they could probably compare notes.
as it turns out yes barefoot ted was...... [Show More]
brother don and friend gillian proprietors of the online runners supply among other things store zombierunner have opened a physical offline store in the old fine arts theater on california ave in palo alto ca if youre not familiar with the terrain think silicon valley stanford etc and youll have the general idea.
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staying busy Post Source: ultramaniacs.com Posted: Oct 14 2008 01:37:15
last friday night started out with some carboloading i think there are a good bit of carbs in hot wings and beer right at gordon biersch in old towne pasadena with my friends vinnie and dolly. it was a fun new hangout surrounded by the wish tree project and a stage with a live band nice change from our usual spots.
saturday morning i drove out to ojai site of t...... [Show More]
training begins Post Source: ultramaniacs.com Posted: Oct 09 2008 18:39:30
just when i thought i could take a breather from my 100s this year starting this saturday well be heading out to ojai to get some mileage in along the c2m course with the plan to eventually cover every inch of it before the race.
the loop were doing tomorrow is from thacher down to sisar then up to lions with the outandback to topa topa. from there w...... [Show More]
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sunday september 21 2008
skyline to the sea 50k california dreamin
last saturday i had the pleasure of joining 220 ultrarunners for the sold out skyline to the sea 50k in the santa cruz mountains of northern california. this new race put on by pacific coast trail ru...... [Show More]
my ac nemesis Post Source: ultramaniacs.com Posted: Sep 18 2008 00:50:35
around 330 saturday morning i woke up to find my hydration pack soaked and a big puddle on the floor there was a hole just big enough that it lost half its content overnight. a slight panic set in but remained as calm as one can be while dealing with a crisis before a 100 mile race. the interim solution was a piece of duct tape hoping my hasty patch job would make it until i would see...... [Show More]
presented by zombierunner the sun was unnaturally hot for so early in the year. every salty burning stream of sweat off my forehead seemed to zero in on the inside corner of my eye stinging writes matt dinniman in his story about his first track meet. matt wasnt the best but he learned about something his coach called hustle. today on endurance planet a...... [Show More]
presented by zombierunner its breakaway friday on endurance planet. our weekly offering of an audio excerpt from a tale of endurance courtesy of breakaway books. this weeks excerpt comes from the quotable cyclist by bill strickland. the chapter everything is bicycle. if you believe that a bicycle can do more than transport your physical self then t...... [Show More]
presented by zombierunner the late author john jerome was said to have a curiousity that was inexhaustible. one of the things he was curious about was how to achieve athletic perfection. his book the sweet spot in time went in search of that very thing. today on endurance planet a breakaway friday edition we hear an audio excerpt from the chapter of jeromes book enti...... [Show More]
presented by zombierunner its breakaway friday on endurance planet. todays audio excerpt is from a story about a young man who drifted away from a life of running and discovered years later he was just a shell of his former self...albeit a large shell. the chapter so long cheese steaks and beer is from gail waesche kislevitzs book the spirit of t...... [Show More]
presented by zombierunner author h.g. wells was famous for books like the war of the worlds and the invisible man. but wells was also an avid cyclist and wrote about his love of the bicycle. today on endurance planet we hear an audio excerpt from wells the wheels of chance.
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presented by zombierunner what does chuck norris a guy named becky and south africa have in common theyre all part of this weeks breakaway friday...an audio excerpt from authorcyclist willie weirs spok esongs.qu ot
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75 miles of unsupported overnight backcountry pointtopoint trail running with a 90 chance of raini think my minimalist gear selection may need a few additions 8230espe cially since the altitude will probably lower the forecasted temperature by 510 degrees. i was hoping for some nice weather but this sounds like fun also. hurray for hydropel ...... [Show More]
presented by zombierunner if youve ever wondered how an athlete gets into a groove finds flow or discovers the sweet spot then todays endurance planet a breakaway friday edition is for you. its an audio excerpt from john jeromes book the sweet spot in time.
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yesterdays run left enough energy in the tank to tackle a long run and im glad i did. im very tired now but feel better after resting my eyes for a few minutes in front of the tv. i was surprised by the appearance of a thunder and lightning storm that turned into a hail storm between miles 9 15. at one point the hail was pea sized which is just when it starts to sting ...... [Show More]
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