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Choosing “Impossible” Challenges

Feb 21, 2012 | 16 Comments

Over the years, most of my running friends have made the jump from shorter distances to ultramarathons.  My group of friends (mostly Facebook-based) has even developed a bit of a reputation of ignoring conventional wisdom and jumping into ultras head-first.  As soon as one finishes their first, they immediately join me in coaxing the rest of our friends to make the same jump.

The discussions that ensue are fascinating.  All of the people that have made the Read More...

Ladies Needed!

Feb 7, 2012 | No Comments

I have been able to knock out the basics for most of the ultrarunner topics over at the Squirrel Wipe project, but I’ve reached two that will require more help:

Menstruation

and

running post-baby.

If you have any experience with either and would like to contribute your knowledge to the project, follow the links above and add your comment to the appropriate post.  I’ll attribute it to the name you leave Read More...

Very Tentative 2012 Schedule of Clinics, Races, and Events

Jan 31, 2012 | 14 Comments

We’ve been working on our schedule for about a month.  It looks like we have a pretty good grasp on the tentative schedule.  The exact , time, and location of clinics will be announced here, on Facebook, and on Twitter.  Additional clinics will be added as we get closer to the events or races.  This is what it looks like as of right now:

Series of clinics in Southern California, Northern California, Seattle, Boise, and Portland (tentative, Read More...