This past weekend I covered 19 miles - I actually put in 4 on Thursday so 23 miles from Thursday through Sunday. That's huge because the most I have run in a week since coming back from all the surgeries and aches and pains has been 13 miles. So to do 19 in 3 days, …
Category: Trails
It all came rushing back – slowly though
I left the starting line with a sweaty high five and huge smile from Shme as I set out on loop 2 of the Medved Mid-Summer Night's Madness. I was with a few other runners, it felt strange though. My heart rate spiked - I had red lined on a downhill within 50 yards of …
Tupper Lake Triad
A few winters ago Sheila and I were driving to Lake Placid and saw a tiny little building with a stone parking lot, a small camp fire burning, and a little sign that read"Raquette River Brewing". We made a u-turn, and decided to see if they were open. A tiny brewery was there. They had …
Powder Mills Park Ski Hill Challenge
On Sunday, Our friend Jason Vidmar hosted the first ever Powder Mills Park Ski Hill Challenge. The event was an invite only, double knock out, tournament style race on an abandoned ski hill in one of our local parks. Each runner would randomly draw a name from the box and race that name up the …
The vultures circled
This weekend we went out to get GPS measurements and elevation charts for the first 20 miles of the Many On The Genny course. We have what we hope will be our "final approval" meeting in less than a month so we want everything to be on point. I have been running much better lately …
1 pack and the emerald isle
Last week I was sitting on the couch looking at races from all over. I do this all the time to see if there is anything that we can add to our events that would improve them for runners. I came across 2 races. One in Peru that looked amazing, and then one in Ireland …
Who exactly is welcome?
Who is welcome in the trail community - and better yet, who gets to decide? This weekend Lance Armstrong entered into the Woodside Ramble Trail Race at the last minute - Then won the 22 mile race in about 3 hours. He has also previously won a trail marathon in 2012. Both times the backlash …
Run, Party, Dance, Eat, and Hang With Us
Last night we hosted the movie Run Free at The Little Theater here in Rochester. It was an amazing night of community where we managed to sell out the theater and bring people of all walks of life together to learn about the life and lessons of Micah True - AKA - Caballo Blanco, The …
10 things they don’t tell you about becoming a trail runner.
I recently skimmed a post about mountain running and what "they don't tell you". I figured Mountain is different from Trail, and I wanted to put my own spin on this very topic. People WILL tell you plenty about trail running though. I think below are the 3 most common things I hear. . The …
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50 miles
Last week I spent the week writing fun stories and sharing funny photos of Shme as she went through the final week leading up to her first crack at a 50 mile race. I wanted to take a quick minute here to say just how proud I am of the effort. 50 miles. That's a …