Monthly Archives: March 2012

Wasatch 100 Training Group dates

There’s been some discussion lately of putting together an informal group of people who are training for the 2012 Wasatch 100 Mile Endurance Run.
Point Supreme, Mile 78.5 on the Wasatch 100 course
I’ve gone ahead and picked some dates and mapped out a couple sketches of what some training runs might look like over the summer. [...]

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Light and Fast Hydration

I’m constantly amazed at the sheer amount of gear I see runners on the trail carrying around. I just don’t understand the concept of spending big money on a pair of ultra-light shoes to save a couple of grams and then strapping ten pounds of water onto your back.
For long-distance mountain running, I’ve managed to [...]

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Race Registration Isn’t Working (and how we can fix it)

I had a busy morning.
Running out the door a little late, I saw the tweet from Craig Thornley saying that he’s expecting a flood of emails for the opening day of registration for the Waldo 100K in Oregon.
Waldo is a race I’ve been meaning to run for a couple years but I set the thought [...]

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