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There really is Just The One Hill at Pilot Mountain

I joked at Pilot Mountain last year that if you had done the half marathon, then you missed out on all the fun – the significant climb to the summit. Everything else just pales into insignificance on...

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Accountability update and some cool runnings plus a little bit of numerology

Last week’s 5k was another “Jimbo Best” 22:25. Not so shabby. This fatboy can run fast from time to time.That said – I noticed a minor tweak in my left Achilles tendon. It hasn’t bothered me when I run...

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“Barefoot Running” WTF? LOL

 Just for fun – in response to this “infographic” http://runningshoes.com/barefoot-running, here are my thoughts 1. “Barefoot running shoes” are still shoes. And despite considerably less materials and...

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Getting my rocks off at Umstead

With a title like “getting my rocks off” I had perhaps explain…….A few weeks ago, my friend Lauren and I were doing a training run at Umstead – I did 20 miles, Lauren did one more lap for 30. As we...

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expanding my blogosphere

 It always stuns me how many people stumble onto these pages. Some even come back for more – many even leave comments (125 followers – WTF? LOL)It occurred to me that many of you dear readers also have...

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Unicorns and awesomeness

My friend Stephanie was tired of having to travel at least a couple of hours from Carolina Beach to any races and runs she wanted to do.So she decided to put on a race in her home town.The First Annual...

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A weird sort family tree of awesomeness and pivot points

A friend of mine posted on her blog about her “Pivot Point”. Her pivot point was when she bought  Dean Karnazes’ book, Ultramarathon Man, and how things changed for from that point forward – she asks...

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3-Days-At-The-Fair. Awesomeness 0.8578 Miles at a time.

 After the Medoc Trail Marathon last year, I had a conversation with my friend Alanna who had travelled south for a number of races, that I should perhaps visit the Garden State to do one of their...

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Why?

Here is something I posted to FB yesterday. Thought I may as well post it here too:People often ask why I run. I think I have an answer.I am travelling for work in So. California. Tuesday, I find an...

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Why?

Here is something I posted to FB yesterday. Thought I may as well post it here too:People often ask why I run. I think I have an answer.I am travelling for work in So. California. Tuesday, I find an...

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Why?

Here is something I posted to FB yesterday. Thought I may as well post it here too:People often ask why I run. I think I have an answer.I am travelling for work in So. California. Tuesday, I find an...

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It's madness I tells ya, madness

 May Madness 50kThe brainchild of Doug “The Boogieman” Dawkins. Simple in concept, but the execution….. ugh!Basically, the principle was 10 x 5k’s each 5k starts on the hour every hour. The times in...

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Chatooga 50k Executed

Chatooga 50k is a tough run that is all about the execution. If you manage things well, then the race will go well for you. (However you define “well” of course).It seems that like many ultras, this...

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The Bethel Hill Moonlight Boogie. Well, half-Boogie, but solo.

I have talked about the Boogie before, and how important it is to me not to bollox it up. I have bolloxed it up before, and I don’t want to bollox it up again.This is another one about how execution...

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The 3 Peaks Challenge

The last time I was in England was 7 years ago, March 2005. Now that trip was pretty significant in my running career (career? WTF??). It was my first ever organized run/race. The 2005 Reading Half...

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Badwater 135– Meredith’s Race Report

I crewed Badwater for the third time, and for the third time, I thoroughly enjoyed my time in the desert. For the second year running, I was on Meredith Murphy’s crew – she kindly let me copy and paste...

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To all my friends in North Carolina and anyone else who wants to read it...

This may or may not be the best way to announce this…………Being as this is a running blog, I don’t often (if at all) talk about my work.Without going into detail, I work for a great company selling stuff...

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Some highs in a low spot. Badwater 2012.

A month or so late. Oh well.So, one my highest highs started at the lowest of the lows.I am of course talking about my Badwater, where I had many highs at low point, and then another high at a high...

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When you take your dog on your adventure………….

……. don’t be an asshole.[wondering if I should post this]Yeah, somewhat blunt, but to the point I think.So, here is what is prompting this rant. I saw this link which was posted on Facebook a couple of...

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Derby 50k. Kind of the end of an era

My 4th Derby. Probably my last These races, these Mangum Track Club races, each and every one of them is like a family reunion. Catching up with friends making new ones and of course the run itself,...

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