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UTMB 100: A Race I Didn’t Finish

UTMB 100: A Race I Didn’t Finish

UTMB 100…a race I didn’t finish   It could’ve been worse. I could have taken a fall off a cliff and died. I could’ve snapped a bone in half and stabbed myself with my trekking poles. My injury could’ve come a few days before the race I and wouldn’t have had the chance to even […]

September 12, 2015 | By | 20 Replies More
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
My Hips Lied (to me): Les Templiers Race Report

My Hips Lied (to me): Les Templiers Race Report

My Hips Lied (to me) : Les Templiers Race Report. The flat stretches of road made me cringe. Even worse was the slightly downhill (i.e. -5% grade) road and paths that resulted in accelerations of up to around 11mph. It was ironic because as a former “roadie” marathoner most would assume that I would embrace these […]

November 2, 2014 | By | 26 Replies More
Summer MUT Running and Healthy Eating

Summer MUT Running and Healthy Eating

Sandi  and I try to eat pretty healthy…most of the time. She has a great nearly vegan, gluten-free diet that’s low in refined sugars….whereas sometimes I stray (we all have our vices, right?) and have a bit too much Avery beer…and cheese…and chocolate…and ice cream.   What we’ve been eating:           […]

June 19, 2014 | By | 12 Replies More
Speedgoat 50k Race Report

Speedgoat 50k Race Report

    “Lead Runner of Speedgoat 50km Gored to Death by Two Angry Moose.”   I could already see this title of a future newspaper article. What a way to go though! But it sounded painful…much more painful than racing a hard 50km with 11,000ft+ of climbing at altitude with some technical bits thrown in… […]

August 1, 2013 | By | 27 Replies More