The Badwater 135 started this morning. Unfortunately the web site seems to be overloaded and I have not been able to get any updates. Here’s the link: http://www.badwater.com/2006web/index.html From this you should be able to get to the live update area. I don’t think anyone from Hawaii is running the race or even crewing this…
Here are a few photo’s from Bob Murphy’s recent successful Hardrock race. Click here to view. Click the photo’s to enlarge them.
Lets get the fundamentals out of the way first; this was my first attempt at 100, and I dropped out at 55 miles. However, aside from not finishing, it was a great event and well worth coming back for. The course is described as hilly, but I would call that an understatement – these are…
We just got off the phone with 2006 Hardrock 100 Finisher, Bob Murphy. We got a hold of Bob as he had just got back to his room. Don and Cheryl were with him. Cheryl said he did an amazing job. According to the Hardrock Live site, Bob finished at 3:35 a.m. Sunday morning. Congratulations…
The Tahoe Rim Trail races start on Saturday morning with the 100 mile race starting at 5:00 a.m. and the 50 mile and 50K races starting at 6:00 a.m. This is the first year for the 100 mile race. I am not sure this race will provide updates throughout the race. Click here to go…
The Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run starts Saturday morning at 4:00 a.m. EST. I am not sure if this race has a way to track runners while the race is going on. The weather is predicted to be very hot and humid for the race. Click here for a link to the race site. Vermont…
The Hardrock 100 starts today in Silverton, Colorado. Former Hawaii resident and HURT runner, Bob Murphy will be giving the race his best shot. The race starts at 6:00 a.m. Mountain Standard Time and there is a 48 hour time limit. Click this link for race updates: http://www.hardrock100.com/index.asp Click Hardrock for more general info on…
What a race! This was my first time at Western States and my first long run since cancer. So both milestones in one venue. I saw so many HURT runners and friends in Squaw Valley, and they were all so interested in my recovery. That was so cool. I headed to WS to pace my…
The Primal Quest Adventure Race is back after a one-year hiatus. The race is taking place in and around the canyonlands of Utah. Just like the WS 100, (there is even a reference to this on the PQ site, click here) temperatures are hot and this is expected to take a heavy toll on the…
The Western States 100 Mile Endurance Race starts tomorrow morning. In an article from the Redding Searchlight, it talks about the top women’s runners, including some past HURT participants. Click here to read it. Temperatures are supposed to be brutally hot in the canyons this year, possibly over a 100-degrees. You can follow the race…
Running a 100 Miler at 64 in Canada (long version) It was interesting to see the looks of pity that I received as I limped thru the door of the Toronto airport. "Poor crippled old man" was written all over their faces. Little did they know that this "poor crippled old man" had just completed…
While many of us are getting ready for a nice three day weekend coming up with the Memorial Day Holiday, someone we all know is off to run a 100 mile race! I want to wish Don Fallis luck, success, strong legs, and best wishes as he heads out to Canada to run the Sulfur…