My experience pacing at Rocky Raccoon 100miles OFFERING TO PACE THE LAST 30 MILES OF A 100-MILE RACE IS MORE THAN JUST PHYSICAL CHALLENGES. THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES THAT NEED TO BE OVERCOME ARE KEY TO GETTING THAT ELUSIVE 100 MILE BELT BUCKLE. If you’ve ever run an ultra, and I’m talking an ultra … Continue reading Pacing a 100 miler – Pulling an all nighter on the trails
A year ago I witnessed my husband, Dion; tackle ,suffer and ultimately complete the HURT 100 where in the days after this accomplishment he said to me in all honesty ‘I don’t think you could finish this race’. He said this with 2 meanings; firstly he knew that kind of talk would challenge me to … Continue reading We wouldn’t want it to be easy, would we?
This ain’t no powder puff race! Epic, iconic, awesome and legendary are words you commonly here when people talk about having run a 100 mile race, which are all true when talking about Leadville, but what about legacy? How many races out there are not only changing our lives as runners but those of people … Continue reading Leadville 100-The Race Across the Sky
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