This past Saturday my wife ran a local trail race called Go Spring. It’s a small race over in east St. Paul at Battle Creek park on unpaved trails, with a few hills thrown in for fun. I decided to tag along and take pics of the runners and post them for people to download. […]
Read moreThis year I decided to forgo my usual run of the Get in Gear 10K, and instead headed out of town with my three sons to Milaca, MN for the Runnin’ in the Ruff 10K. My boys came along with me to run/walk the 2 mile race, while I tackled the 10K trail. I had […]
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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 races I can fit in. The regular trail race series consists of smaller races around the area, and since I just ran Zumbro 50, and will be running the Superior […]
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 […]
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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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I completed my first ultra marathon today, the Surf the Murph 50K. I’m tired. I need a shower. I need a beer. I need food. So for now I’m just going to post my Instagram and call it a day. We were supposed to hit a Minnesota United FC game tonight, but I don’t think […]
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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 […]
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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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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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