Adharanand interviewed Jasmin Paris yesterday after her Spine blowout win. Near the start of a trail half marathon in Canada (or Alabama?), Ludivine the two and a half year old Bloodhound was let outside to pee, but instead wandered over to the start. He took off with the runners, frolicked with cattle, sniffed a dead … Read more
Sorry for the delay today. Slight meltdown in WordPress land this morning and I lost everything I’d written. IRF/AJW: With Jim’s 50 mile record complete, AJW turns his attention to a few 100 mile North. American records that have stood the test of time. A few points: Jim O’Brien’s AC record is not comparable to … Read more
Outside: The author does have a point about how the MTB community is a lot more organized than the trail running community when it comes to maintenance and advocacy. I can’t think of any place I’ve run where a sign says “trail maintained by XYZ running group” (I’m sure they exist!), but I know of … Read more
Run Spirited: The top 20 most inspirational ultra runners of 2019. If I were voting for MIUOTY (?), I’d point directly to this interview with Carol Seppilu. You? iRunFar: Great essay by Zach Miller and OCR’s Kimber Mattox about what’s in their toolbox. Do they know what to do with each “tool”? When to use … Read more
Nope, the UTMB Ironman announcement was not one of AJW’s April Fool’s joke. I don’t have a lot to write about this because there’s not a ton of information out yet. (Though here’s a good piece from SCMP and here’s an excellent post by Adam Chase about the “starbucksization of the sport”.) My initial two … Read more