by Lynn Ballard Palo Duro Canyon S.P., Texas October 18, 2003 Obviously, I don’t know how to taper…less than 45 miles in the three weeks between my last long run and the PD50, the longest run ... Keep Reading
Race Reports
MY INCREDIBLE 600th MONTH
by Rusty Shelton article submitted to “Runner Triathlete News” Incredible seems the most appropriate word to describe my 600th month. From September 28th through October 28th, 2003—the day ... Keep Reading
THE 2003 GOBI MARCH
by Bradley D. Youngblood SEPTEMBER 7-13 DUNHUANG, CHINA On September 1, I departed the USA for Beijing, China. I was to meet Julia Leder, a 25 year old New Yorker whom I had been ... Keep Reading
Flat Rock 50K
by Lynn Ballard Independence, KS September 27, 2003 Driving up through Oklahoma and into southern Kansas didn’t seem to terribly intimidating, as the rolling hills never got to high nor the ... Keep Reading
Wasatch Front 100: A Humbling Experience
by Thorbjorn Pederson Letha’s Grand Slam run at Wasatch September 6-7, 2003 Sitting in my aisle seat I did not have the best view, but as the plane was approaching Salt Lake City I could see ... Keep Reading
Cascade Crest Classic 100
by Britt Starnes Buckle Bagging Part 4 August 23-24, 2003 Seeing Suzi Cope’s ... Keep Reading
Vermont Trail 100 Mile Run
by Deborah Sexton Woodstock, Vermont July 19-20, 2003 I chose Vermont as my first 100 mile race because it had a reputation as being an “easy” 100. As I was running through one of the final ... Keep Reading
Copper Canyon Ultramarathon 63K
by Matthew Crownover Guachochi, Chihuahua, MEX July 2003 Okay, describing this event seems as hard as doing it, so I will give you the following, and invite those of you more insatiable ... Keep Reading
Badrock 235
by Joe Prusaitis Heaven & Hell Silverton Colorado & Death Valley California July 11-13 & 22-24, 2003 This is my 3rd trip to Hardrock and the first time I went, I had a wonderful run, so ... Keep Reading
Badrock 235
by Joe Prusaitis Heaven & Hell Silverton Colorado & Death Valley California July 11-13 & 22-24, 2003 This is my 3rd trip to Hardrock and the first time I went, I had a wonderful run, so ... Keep Reading
Squaw Peak 50 Mile
By Deborah Sexton Provo, Utah Saturday, June 7, 2003 As I anticipated, this was the hardest race I’ve ever done. I now have a new benchmark to top the Bandera 100K, which previously had been ... Keep Reading
Tour de Dallas
by Paul Tidmore 13 DORBA Trails in Under 24 Hours May 31-June 1, 2003 Sometime around early April, Scott Eppelman forwarded me an email sent to him by Mark Dick. The email had a link to the ... Keep Reading
Rocky Hill Ranch 50K & 25K
by Joe Prusaitis, RD Smithville, TX April 26, 2003 Rocky Hill Ranch 50K & 25K Trail Runs always seems to start summer for us in the Texas Hill Country. Our 3rd year was not much different ... Keep Reading
Barkley 100
by Joe Prusaitis Frozen Head State Park, TN 3/29/2003 The snow is deeper now, covering the ground completely, hiding the last remnants of the trail, and the trail blazes. The sissy trail ... Keep Reading
Grasslands Training Run
by Sarah Brown LBJ National Grasslands; Decatur, TX 3/9/2003 here are a few pictures from the weekend showing what the trail is like as well as current conditions Sarah ... Keep Reading
Old Pueblo 50
by Tom Crull Santa Rita Mountains, AZ 3/1/2003 Race report The run kicked off at 6am at the old Kentucky Mining camp, about nine miles from Sonoita, Az. in beautiful, rugged, Cougar ... Keep Reading
THE HEALING POWERS OF RUNNING
by Rusty Shelton article submitted to “Runner Triathlete News” Running offers tremendous healing powers. My daily runs provide me my private time and my prayer time. Speaking with God just ... Keep Reading
East Texas Ultra Runners 50K
by Sarah Brown Tyler State Park 2/8/2003 so much for the planned family camping trip, it was waaay to cold to take the children anywhere. in fact it was too cold for me to camp even. so I ... Keep Reading
Rocky Raccoon
By Bill Nictakis February 1-2, 2003 Thanks to the great support from all of the NTTR members, I was able to stagger to the finish. A BIG THANKS to Joyce Prusaitis who kept me company for that ... Keep Reading
Rocky Raccoon 100Mile
by Thorbjorn Pedersen February 1-2, 2003 An ode to a pacer. What a humbling experience! So much had I tried to prepare for my first hundred miler, that I thought I had most of it covered, ... Keep Reading
Beltline Boondoggle
by Paul Tidmore 150K; all the way around Beltline Road in Dallas, TX January 25, 2003 The Story of the Belt Line Boondoggle 150 km Fun Run by Scott Eppelman Crew Photos Once the seed of a ... Keep Reading
Beltline Boondoggle
150K; all the way around Beltline Road in Dallas, TX January 25, 2003 Crew Photos/Report by Paul Tidmore The Story of the Belt Line Boondoggle 150 km Fun Run by Scott Eppelman Sometime ... Keep Reading