Tag Archive: 50k

Catching Up

[emerald cocoa roast]

Don't worry, you're not supposed to be at work Recently, I haven't posted anything on Saturdays.  Blog traffic is always a little lighter on the weekends, and it just seems I have more good stuff to write about during the week.  But the idea came to me (on a run, of course) that perhaps Saturdays…

Embracing the Suck: My First Ultra

[matt at PHUNT 1]

It wasn't pretty, but I made it. Five hours and thirty-four minutes after I started, in temperatures that never got out of the twenties and fierce winds that numbed my face at times, I crossed the finish line of my first trail race, the PHUNT 50K, and officially became an ultramarathoner. The group I run…

Ch-ch-ch-changes!

Happy New Year!  Hope things didn't get so crazy on New Year's Eve that you couldn't enjoy what is, in my humble opinion, the most inspiring day of the year.  I kicked back a few strong stouts (like 8.5-12.5% alcohol), courtesy of my sister, but I started this morning with some apple/pear/carrot/ginger/beet/orange juice from our…

50K… canceled!

[beer disaster photo]

As you can probably imagine, I was pretty bummed to find out on Thursday night that the Frozen Foot 50K that I was planning to run on Saturday was canceled, due to "unforeseen circumstances."  Maybe the snow in the forecast played a part; I'm not sure if people do ultras in the snow. And it…

How to start a revolution

Should you ever write a book that's a self-proclaimed "fitness revolution," here's how you should promote it: Set up an alert for words in your book's title, so that you know whenever a blog mentions your book (or another book whose title sounds like yours). Even if a mention is unrelated to your book, leave…

All things running

[Recovery Sock logo]

Take one down, pass it around As of yesterday, 99 No Meat Athlete shirts (plus a few freebies) are floating around this planet!  Most are in the U.S. lower 48, but I've shipped some to Hawaii, Australia, Denmark, and many to Canada (eh?).   This is so neat for me, since when I first considered…