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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 friend of mine from my running community attempted to put together a fat ass race at Elm Creek where many of us run. However, we ran into some trail closures, […]
Read moreIn my previous post about my vacation, I talked about my experience at the Blood, Sweat and Beers race in Boulder City, NV. I gave a short summary in that post, but mainly talked about how I got heat exhaustion at the end of it. I wanted to use a separate post and talk more about […]
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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 of doing a race in the morning (of various distances), and then doing another race after dark. My wife and I signed up for some various distances and arrived at […]
Read moreOne of the trails that I run regularly is the Elm Creek Mountain Bike trail. In the space of about 2 square miles there is 11 miles of winding one-way singletrack, which is open to both bikers and runners. Today, one of the guys that I run with frequently, Mark, put on a fatass run […]
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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 2015. I decided that I wanted to run a race every single month of the year, and I’m happy to report that I met that goal. I’ll talk more about […]
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When my wife and I decided to commit to running a 50K race this year, we choose Surf the Murph for a number of reasons. Many people suggested to us that it was a great race for a first time 50K, and since it was local, we decided to sign up. Both of us knew […]
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Today was the final race of a weekend of running, and the final race of my Loony Challenge, the Twin Cities 10 Mile. We awoke early to get ready, get a little food in our stomach, and catch the bus to the start line. Because the 10 mile race launches an hour before the Marathon, […]
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This weekend my wife and I are partaking in the Loony Challenge, during the Twin Cities Marathon weekend. This is one of the many challenge race series that Twin Cities in Motion offers, and is a ton of fun. The goal is to run the 10K and 5K race today that is put on as […]
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It’s another weekend in Fall, so it must be time for another race, and with that, another race report! This weekend we found ourselves at the Goosebumps 24 and 6 hour run. This is a charity event to support the Local Lupus Alliance in their efforts of helping people and families affected by Lupus. The […]
Read moreSo, I might have a bit of a problem…. I keep showing up at races. In the space of 8 days I’ve run 4 different races, with today being the fourth. I did the Moose Mountain Marathon, followed it up the next day with the Minnesota One Mile, and then on Friday there was a […]
Read moreBecause I’m slightly crazy, actually ran two races this past weekend. The first was of course my Moose Mountain Marathon attempt, which left me feeling completely trashed, but euphoric. Then, because my wife wanted to try a speed race, she signed up for the Minnesota One Mile race in Duluth, MN. It’s a very simple […]
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Early this year I decided that I was going to start doing more trail running. I like the variety that you get when trail running, both in terrain and scenery. I like that a slow guy like me can still succeed because I can somehow persevere through the discomfort. Plus, I LOVE the people in […]
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