If you want to be challenged, go run a 50 mile race.  If you want to make sure it isn’t easy, try the North Face trail version.  Road races are fun but trail ultras are a special experience Race Detail Race day, there are only 250 people allowed to register.  In addition, there are two [...]

One cannot fathom what it means to run the Boston Marathon unless you have the opportunity.   As a city Boston totally embraces the event.  You are in Marathonville U.S.A. The Arrival While on the plane traveling from Baltimore to Boston, there were people sitting all around me getting ready for the event.  People were all [...]

Tough Mudder (TM) is a new “challenge” series (not a race, as they constantly remind you) that held its inaugural event just last spring on Bear Creek Mountain, PA.  The courses are 10-12 miles, with 20+ obstacles thrown in to test your physical fitness and mental grit. It’s essentially a step up (but a big [...]

2011 HAT 50k from Thomas Neuberger on Vimeo. A little video from the 2011 HAT 50k Trail Ultra marathon

Technically speaking, a Ragnar is a long distance relay race that can be run with a team of 12 individuals (standard) or the ultra version can be run with a team of six.  The race is broken up into “legs” which average between 4-10 miles in length.  On a 12 person team, each runner runs [...]

This was the first race I felt jitters before in awhile.  My goal was 70 minutes and I let a few people know I was shooting for it.  I don't run a lot of ten milers so I really didn't know what to expect.  My speed is getting better with the workouts I have been [...]

This year's HAT was very special.  The buzz we created last year translated into even more participation this year.  I was really excited to see my running friends again.  There were so many invitations for different meet-ups that unfortunately, it wasn't possible to make them all.  Last year Jeanne B., Colleen, Matt F., Andy O., [...]

I will cut to the chase… I had a great time. January in Baltimore is bitter cold and dreary as hell.  The idea of getting out of town and heading to warm temps sure is appealing.  From the moment we touched down in Phoenix our spirits were lifted.  We peered out of the shuttle taking [...]

With 2010 in the bucket I am looking forward to another great year of running. I started last year off with the Resolution Run 5k and last year was pretty good so why not do it again. This is a great 5k for the first day of the year specifically because it starts at 2 [...]

For those of you that like to flip to the end of a book, I will give the results first: Place – 13384 out of 44,829 Gender Place – 10692 Age Place – 2070 Finish Time – 3:57:20 5k – 25:10 10k – 49:49 13.1 – 1:47:10 Splits: 1- 8:49 2- 7:27 3- 7:50 4- [...]