
Race Report: Kettle 100K
As I contemplated my running goals for 2022 I knew that one thing I wanted was to attempt a race distance over 50 miles again. […]
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Virtual Race Report: Badger 50K
Due to the pandemic, almost no trail races have been happening. One of the ones that I was particularly disappointed about was the Badger Trail […]
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Race Report: UMTR Stir Crazy Solo Virtual Fatass 2020
Somewhere in our crazy mind, the UMTR Board decided that doing a virtual fatass would be a great idea, and to make it even crazier, […]
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Lessons learned from a Tuscobia DNF
My plan was to pull my sled for 80 miles from Park Falls to Rice Lake. I made it 35 miles before I had to […]
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Race Report: Savage 100
Prologue I’ve been in the trail and ultra running world for 5 years. In that time I’ve tried my hand at a whole host of […]
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Race Report: Marquette 50K
It’s about time I put pen to paper and wrote this report, while I still have the memories in my head. This is the third […]
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Race Report: Badger 100K
A couple years ago I heard about the Ten Junk Miles podcast. This is a fun show out of Chicago that bills itself as a […]
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Race report: Willow 20 mile
Last year a new race burst on the scene from veteran race director Chris Swenke. He wanted to introduce everyone to one of his favorite […]
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Race Report: Sandlot Minor League Half Marathon
A year ago a bunch of my friends decided to do something crazy… run a marathon around a baseball diamond. This breaks down to 384 […]
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Race Report: Surf the Murph 25K
This year was the 10th annual Surf the Murph races at Murphy-Hanrehan Park down in Savage, MN. All the way back in 2015, Surf the […]
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Fall Superior Trail Races 2018
Coming back to reality after a big trail race is a struggle. My social media feeds are filled with people talking about their post-Superior hangover. […]
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Treasured Haven Farms 12 Hour Run
Ever since I changed my running philosophy this year, I’ve been much happier with where I’m at. I’m not stressed about “the next big race” […]
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Race Report: Chippewa 50K
One of my goals for 2018 was to get back into shape enough to tackle an ultra distance race again. I had a great streak […]
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My crazy running friends…
The group of runners that I hang out with here in the northwest metro are a… special bunch. Or maybe I should say they’re “interesting” […]
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Tuscobia Winter Ultra Volunteering
For the past year I’ve been fascinated by the trend of winter ultras. These are long, self-supported, races that are descended from survivalist races in […]
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Icebox 480
On Saturday the wife and I drove down to River Falls, WI to participate in a wonderful end of season race, the Icebox 480. Many […]
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Race Report: Surf the Murph 25K – 2017
This was my third year at Surf the Murph. Two years ago it was the site of my first 50K and my induction into the […]
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2017 Grand Traverse 16 mile
Last year, the wife and I did a spur of the moment race up on the north shore called Grand Traverse. This is a low-key […]
Read moreSurly Trail Loppet Half Marathon
Hot. That was the word for the day on Saturday when I ran the Surly Trail Loppet Half Marathon. I had signed up for this […]
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Bluff Tuff Trail Half Marathon
Ever since deciding to focus the rest of my year on smaller races, I have registered for a couple that I’ve never done before. The […]
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Afton 25K race report
This past Saturday, the annual summer gathering of trail people, known as Afton 50K/25K, took place. This event has been going on for decades and […]
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Trail Mix 25K
This year we decided to add in the Trail Mix 25K race into the Upper Midwest Trail Runners Trail Series. It’s a very popular local […]
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Zumbro 17 Mile Race Report – 2017
In yesterday’s blog I shared my experiences at Zumbro 2017 as a volunteer. However, there was still a race to run, and as Saturday dawned […]
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2017 Zumbro Report
Strap in folks, this one has the potential to be a very long entry. Last year I ran the 50 mile race at Zumbro, but […]
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Surf the Murph 25K / 50K DNF
This year I set a goal of completing 3 ultra distance races. I started out my year very early with the Zumbro 50 mile race, […]
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Race Report: Nerstrand Big Woods Half Marathon
On Saturday the wife and I left the house before 7am to make to to Nerstrand for the 20th running of the Nerstrand Big Woods […]
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Race Report: Grand Traverse
This past weekend the wife and I were planning on doing a 24 hour race down in La Crosse, WI called Goosebumps. However, over the […]
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Race Report: William O’Brien 10 mile
For the second year in a row I decided to run the William O’Brien 10 mile trial race, north of Stillwater, MN. It’s a fun […]
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Superior 100 2016: Volunteer Report – Day 2
We awoke early on Saturday to get up to Sawbill so Lisa could resume her role as the Pancake Queen of Mile 90. I would […]
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Superior 100 2016: Volunteer Report – Day 1
For the fall Superior 100 trail race this year, my wife and I decided to dedicate two days to volunteering with the race. As luck […]
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Endless Summer Trail Run Series – Hyland 7 mile
Wednesday night was the final ESTRS race of the season, and this incarnation was held at Hyland Park in Bloomington. I left right from work […]
Read moreMidsummer 1 mile race report
My wife really likes the challenge of 1 mile races. So tonight she got us registered for the Midsummer 1 mile race at the Minnesota […]
Read moreAfton 25K race report
First, let me say that I was REALLY looking forward to this race. This is the only one of the Rocksteady Running races that I […]
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Garry Bjorklund (Grandma’s) Half Marathon
Last fall my wife and I ran the Duluth One Mile. The day prior I had run Moose Mountain Marathon, so the only reason I […]
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Seattle Trip 2016: Day 8 – North Olympic Discovery Half-Marathon
Since Lisa and I like to combine some running with our travel, we decided to do more than just run some trails, but actually sign […]
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Spring Superior 50K race report
The next big race on the schedule for me this year was the Spring Superior 50K. I ran the 25K version last year, and the […]
Read moreRunnin’ in the Ruff 10K race report
This year I decided to forgo my usual run of the Get in Gear 10K, and instead headed out of town with my three sons […]
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Race Report: Chippewa 10K
I signed up for a couple of the UMTR trail running race series this year, and because of that, I’m filling my year with whatever […]
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Zumbro 50 Mile Race Report
When I started trail running at the start of 2015 the Zumbro 17 mile race was the first big trail race I attempted. It was […]
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Afton Fat Ass training run
As I’ve mentioned before, a fat ass race is a group training run with “No Fees, No Awards, No Aid, No Wimps”. This week a […]
Read moreRace Review: Blood, Sweat and Beers
In my previous post about my vacation, I talked about my experience at the Blood, Sweat and Beers race in Boulder City, NV. I gave […]
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Vegas 2016 – Day 2
Saturday is race day! The plan was to complete two races, as part of the Blood, Sweat and Beers trail race. They offer the option […]
Read moreNightmare on Elm Creek Fatass!
One of the trails that I run regularly is the Elm Creek Mountain Bike trail. In the space of about 2 square miles there is […]
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Reindeer Run 5K
Today was my final race of 2015, the Reindeer Run 5K. It also marks a goal I set out to achieve at the beginning of […]
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