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A fatass race is a free race with no prizes, and a potluck food at aid stations. It’s often coined as “No Fees. No Awards. No Aid. No Whining.” A few weeks ago I noticed that Minnesota ultra race report legend Kevin Langton was putting together a fatass run for this weekend. I didn’t really […]
Read moreMore photos will return tomorrow! Tonight was the fourth of five races in the ESTR series, the 7 mile race at Hyland park in Bloomington, MN. Unlike the last race, this one was just hot, with the humidity taking a back seat finally. We arrived through rush hour traffic about an hour early, and since […]
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Hot and humid. Those two words best describe the 2015 Lebanon 7 mile run. We arrived at the start to an air temp of around 86(F) degrees with a dew point of 66(F). Most of the runners were hiding out in the shade of big trees and the pavilion, trying to stay cool for as […]
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My wife and I have a tradition of running the Red, White and Boom Half Marathon as a relay team. We started the tradition in 2013 and this our third year doing the race. Our custom is for me to take the first six and a half miles, so that my wife can get to be […]
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This morning my wife and I woke extra early so that we could pick up a friend of ours and head 45 minutes away to run in the Break the Stigma trail race. My wife and my friend were doing the 5K race, I however, signed up for the 10 miler. For people who don’t […]
Read moreToday was the big day, the day that I predicted I would break that horrid 5 hour marathon mark. I even predicted a finish of 4:48 back a few months ago. I’m happy to report that in fact I beat that prediction by two minutes with a 4:46:06 time. The weather report for the race […]
Read moreTonight was the second of the Endless Summer Trail Run series put on by Rocksteady Running. Tonight’s race was a quick 5K around French Park in Plymouth, MN. Like the previous race, we started out with some rain and chilly wind, but we knew that soon enough any breeze in the air would feel really […]
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I tend to plan too many races every year, and usually it works out for my training program. This time it was the Lola’s 10 Mile race in Waconia, MN, and it fit pretty well into my two weeks of tapering before Grandma’s Marathon. Last year when my wife and I did this race it […]
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Tonight was the first of the 2015 Endless Summer Trail Run series races, and the season began with the Lebanon 10K race at Lebanon Hills in Eagan. The weather today proved to be the biggest factor in the race, as it never stopped raining all day. By the time I was leaving work to go […]
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If you’re going to dive into trail racing in Minnesota, the Rocksteady Running races are a must. They’re a consistent favorite of both locals and trail runners from all over the country. The reason they are so popular? Some of the best courses, and some of the best organization around. This was my second Rocksteady […]
Read moreDespite focusing on a lot of longer races this year, I like to throw in a few short ones as well. The Get In Gear has been a somewhat annual tradition for me going back to 2011. I missed 2012, but have done it every other year since starting running. In particular the 10K course […]
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Not sure if it’s efficient, or foolish to write a race report the night after a big race, but here goes. This weekend I participated in the Zumbro Endurance Runs down near Wabasha, MN. This was my first big trail race, and I was using this race to gauge how I feel about trail running in […]
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