Tag: ultra marathons

The 2014 North Face 50 Endurance Challenge Race Report |Sage Canaday

The 2014 North Face 50 Endurance Challenge Race Report |Sage Canaday

Lets face it. I’m not much of a writer (esp when it comes to basic conventions). So instead of posting a long and drawn out blow-by-blow race report of how The North Face 50-mile Championships went down this weekend I’ve decided to just write 14 lines instead….A Sonnet actually (please don’t judge me on iambic […]

December 10, 2014 | By | 26 Replies More
Cayuga Trails 50: Shifting Perspectives

Cayuga Trails 50: Shifting Perspectives

Terra chips? Such a gourmet aid station treat! As soon as the vegetable-oil-salt-beet combo hit my taste buds I felt more in equilibrium. Pringles, Lays, and even fish-flavored potato chips in New Zealand had hit my lips midway through ultra trail races before, but this Terra chip consumption (at a 20-something-mile aid station) during the […]

June 12, 2013 | By | 19 Replies More
Lake Sonoma 50: An Unsustainable Pace

Lake Sonoma 50: An Unsustainable Pace

“This pace is unsustainable.”  My inner voice repeated this over and over as Chris Vargo and I split a couple sub 7-min miles about 15 miles into the Lake Sonoma 50. We were on a gorgeous, rolling single-track complete with water crossings, lake views, forests and meadows. I knew after the first aid station 11.5 […]

April 22, 2013 | By | 38 Replies More