Porta-Potty Predicaments

The suffering starts before the start

Occasionally I write a column with a little humor ...

Last Gasp

46 Days, 11 Hours, 20 Minutes

Breaking the Overall Appalachian Trail Record

A close family friend once told me, “If you don’t fail at something at least once, then you haven’t set your goals high enough.”

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Sinful Style

This cardinal rule was meant to be broken

Trail running, like all sports, has cardinal rules. For example: Thou shalt never don new apparel or use new gear on Race Day. ...

Run Amok

Running From the Fat Man

The secret to motivation? Google it.

In the winter of 1999, a portly man de-motivated me from many intended evening runs. No, not the bearded one in a red suit. ...

Run Amok

Gut-Busters Lighten Up the Miles

"Hear the one about ...?"

My running pal Joe always says, "It's not a trail run without a good joke." While recently encouraging my wife to pace a friend ...

Run Amok

Laurie and the Bear

A woman takes up trail running to overcome her fears

Laurie Simons was 30 miles into the 50-mile trail race called the Le Grizz Ultramarathon, near Glacier National Park, ...

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