05 April 2012
Florida native Mike Morton coasted and glided to a new course record at the Umstead 100 Endurance Run on March 31, 2012 in Raleigh, North Carolina with a time of 13:11:40. The Florida native crushed the previous course record set by Zach Gingerich in 2010 of 13:23:02. Second place finisher Jim Sweeney (14:14:25) and third place finisher […]
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02 April 2012
Barkley Marathons, the toughest race you have never heard of had three finishers for the first time EVER. Until last year there were only 10 finishers in the 25 years of the race history. This year, the course record was shattered by Brett Maune who was the sole finisher at Barkley Marathons last year. Brett […]
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02 April 2012
Brett Maune from California crushes the Barkley Marathons course record in 52:03:08. The previous course record was set by Brian Robinson in 2008 55h 42m 27s. Last year Brett M was the sole finisher with a finish time of 57:13:33. Also Brett Maune is also the only person to finish the Barkley twice. A legendary performance. […]
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31 March 2012
We are very sad to report that Micah ‘Caballo Blanco’ True was found dead today. The Silver City Sun-News is reporting that Caballo was found at 6 pm on Saturday in the Gila National Forest after a 4 day search. He had gone out for a run on Tuesday and never returned. I know a […]
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30 March 2012
“You won’t catch me rhapsodizing about running,” I wrote in the first sentence of Going Down Slow. And it’s true. I’ve been the sole runner in my family. Going around preaching about running like a religous fanatic was something I didn’t do. If my feet didn’t express my opinion, no words possibly could. I held […]
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30 March 2012
We asked on Twitter (@runitfast) where you were running this weekend and 32 of you responded! Good luck to you all this weekend and Run It Fast! Joshua Holmes – Umstead 100 Mile Ultra in Raleigh, NC. #runitfast Monkey Trent – #Umstead100 Cripes Lisa Gonzales – easy run or 2 around town this weekend for me. After 3 […]
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29 March 2012
The Las Cruces Sun-News is reporting that Born To Run recluse runner Micah ‘Caballo Blanco’ True has been reported missing in the Gila Wilderness in New Mexico. True hadn’t returned by Wednesday morning, Jane and Dan Brummer, co-owners of the Lodge, contacted state police and the search was initiated. “The owners of the wilderness lodge […]
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23 March 2012
Introduction: The e-mail message arrived as a complete surprise from Scott Williford. I’d known him briefly ten years ago and by first name only, when he occasionally repaired my bicycle at the local shop where he worked part time while attending Tennessee Tech. The message was about him and his wife Mindy, whom I’d known […]
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23 March 2012
Marathoners now have ‘Samuel Adams 26.2′ (company name Boston 26.2 Brew) beer thanks to the Boston Brewing Company. The announcement was made last night at the Boston Athletic Association’s headquarters in Boston. The BAA, which organizes the Boston Marathon, is a partner in the brewing of the beer, which is a gose. Never heard of a […]
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23 March 2012
We asked on Twitter (@runitfast) where you were running this weekend and 40 of you responded! Good luck to you all this weekend and Run It Fast! Joshua Holmes – Some easy training as taper down for Umstead 100 next weekend. Naresh Kumar – Run a bit of trails at FHSP. stephanie – 8 mile trail run […]
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