One of the things that is different when you look at trail running (vs. road running) is that there is a second enemy in the mix. When you go out and run on roads or bike trails, the main enemy you face is yourself. Your body wants to rebel and make you stop. Your mind […]
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Zumbro 2018 Volunteering Report
For the first time in four years, I had decided to forgo running any of the Zumbro Trail Race this year and simply volunteer the entire time. My wife had decided to make her first 50 mile race attempt this year at Zumbro, and I wasn’t sure what my goals for 2018 were going to […]
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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 I was both excited and nervous about hitting this course for what would be my 5th race loop. My training over this winter has been utter garbage. My highest mileage […]
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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 since I wasn’t ready (or willing) to deal with that type of pain again, I went back to my roots and put in a lot of volunteer time and just […]
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Returning to trail roots
As this blog is going live I will be preparing to run a race that was my first big introduction to the trail running community in 2015, the Zumbro 17 miler. I had been running since 2010, but in late 2014 my wife convinced me to give trails a try. We did a small short […]
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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 an amazing introduction, not only to trail running, but to the incredible community that surrounds all of these crazy people. Since I had bagged my first 50K last fall, I decided […]
Read moreSunrise on the trail
I’m still putting together my full race report, but I had something that is quick to share for today’s post. On my second loop the sun came up and I got this wonderful picture of the sunrise over the river. It really lifted my spirits after the long dark night.
Read moreThe hardest thing
As this blog is publishing, I will be in the middle of one of the hardest things I’ve ever done in my life. Starting at 12:01am Saturday morning I will be running the Zumbro 50 mile trail race. Last year I conquered the 50K distance, so this year it was time to step it up […]
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Zumbro 17 race report
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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Second Runnings 