Well, here we go again. For my fall race this year I selected the Superior 50 mile ultra trail run, managed by Rocksteady Running. This is a run I’ve done once before. It has a beautiful setting and is a well managed run. It’s also…not easy. After my first hundred run last year, I haven’t…
Category: RUNNING
Robot Butterflies
Today in my story we added drone butterflies to the mix. They will play a small role later in the story. It turns out these little things are quite as science fiction as they sound. Here is a link to a Popular Science article (photo above is from that) that shows a flock of drone…
Birkie Trail Run – 100k Ultra
It is over. Last Saturday I completed my first 100k ultramarathon at the Birkie Trail Run Festival. Here is a recap of the event. My wife, daughter, and I drove to Wisconsin on Friday afternoon. Traffic was bad so I missed the pre-race briefing but we just made it in time to pick up my…
Campfire Retreat 2017
So this weekend my training plan got changed slightly. Instead of doing a long run on Saturday I found myself at the Campfire Retreat (@campfireretreat). This is a several day gathering of artists, dancers, and performers. My wife and daughter were actually the ones who wanted to go so they could take several aerial classes….
Superior by Kevin Langton
One of the books I am currently reading is Superior by Kevin Langton. This is a non-fiction/memoir look at the Superior 100 mile run held every Fall in the Sawtooth Mountains of Minnesota. I think it’s safe to say the Superior 100 is one of the toughest and prettiest hundred mile runs in the country….
Blast from the past – June 10, 2012
This is one of the first posts from the original blog, June 10, 2012. Enjoy. This week I am in San Antonio for the American Society for Engineering Education conference. I got here Saturday night which meant my distance run needed to be done here. Not knowing the area (i.e. where I could run and…