Episodes
Thursday Jun 10, 2010
North Face 50 Mile - Episode #100
Thursday Jun 10, 2010
Thursday Jun 10, 2010
This is the race report from the North Face Endurance Challenge 50 Mile Ultramarathon that I did on June 5, 2010. WHAN AM Radio North Face Endurance Challenge Mid-Atlantic Region The Boring Runner Michael Wardian Confessions of a Race Addict podcast Music by Garageband, U.S. Marine Band and Derek Miller's Penmachine
Monday May 31, 2010
Checking out the Course - Episode #99
Monday May 31, 2010
Monday May 31, 2010
In this podcast, I talk briefly about my field trip to check out part of the North Face Endurance Challenge 50 mile ultra course. I also go through a plethora of backlogged emails. Links mentioned in the show: bqordie.blogspot.com lazbonesrunning.blogspot.com Dirt Dawg's podcast runwithme-cindy.blogspot.com giveyoursole.com stuffits.com ultradad podcast Rick's youtube video
Friday May 28, 2010
Memorial Day - Episode #98a
Friday May 28, 2010
Friday May 28, 2010
Memorial Day is an important day in American history. I produced a podcast in 2008 about what Memorial Day means to me. My thoughts hold true today so I've decided to put this episode out again. It's a "rerun" episode but the only episode where Taps is appropriate for a running-based podcast.
Thursday May 20, 2010
Monster 30 Miler - Episode #98
Thursday May 20, 2010
Thursday May 20, 2010
Preparing for a 50 miler, hill repeats, road testing a product, more stuff. Show links: Running on the Sun DVD (Zombie Runner didn't have it???) Ultimate Direction Access waist pack Dirt Dawg's podcast North Face Endurance Challenge 50 Mile Ultramarathon Washington D.C. S!Caps
Wednesday May 05, 2010
50 Mile Ultra Training - Episode #97
Wednesday May 05, 2010
Wednesday May 05, 2010
Ultra training for a 50 miler, double long runs, Mountain Goat Run, Boston report from Tom, other stuff. Andy Ace Trance podcast a runNerd blog Dirt Dawg's podcast (Boston Marathon podcast) Music by Garageband, U.S. Marine Band and Derek Miller's Penmachine
Saturday Apr 24, 2010
Chasing the Dime - Charlottesville Marathon 2010 - Episode #96
Saturday Apr 24, 2010
Saturday Apr 24, 2010
Sometimes the result you're looking for isn't always equivalent to the effort you put into it. Charlottesville, VA Marathon Music by Garageband, U.S. Marine Band and Derek Miller's Penmachine
Friday Apr 16, 2010
32nd Railroad 10k Run - Episode #95
Friday Apr 16, 2010
Friday Apr 16, 2010
Richmond Road Runners Club message board 10 Questions with Christina-Boston Qualifier The Boring Runner Charlottesville, VA Marathon Dirt Dawg's podcast Music by Garageband, U.S. Marine Band and Derek Miller's Penmachine
Friday Apr 02, 2010
3 Big Things Coming Up - Episode #94
Friday Apr 02, 2010
Friday Apr 02, 2010
32nd Railroad Run in Ashland, Charlottesville Marathon, North Face Endurance Challenge 50 Mile Ultra Marathon. Music by Garageband, U.S. Marine Band and Derek Miller's Penmachine
Saturday Mar 27, 2010
Shamrock Marathon - Episode #93
Saturday Mar 27, 2010
Saturday Mar 27, 2010
This report is about two first-timers running the Shamrock Marathon in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Music by Andy Ace Trance Podcast Music by Garageband, U.S. Marine Band and Derek Miller's Penmachine
Sunday Mar 14, 2010
Course Certification - Episode #92
Sunday Mar 14, 2010
Sunday Mar 14, 2010
Course certification can be a bit complicated. In this podcast, I talk about getting a new 10k course certified for an upcoming race in Ashland, Virginia. Shamrock Marathon U.S. Track and Field course certification info http://arunnerd.blogspot.com/ Music by Andy Ace Trance Podcast Music by Garageband, U.S. Marine Band and Derek Miller's Penmachine Rich from the Woodlands, TX ran in the Texas Independence Relay. Here is his race report. Thanks, Rich. Rich's Report: My team, the Raging Aging ran the Texas Independence Relay again last weekend and as in the past we had a terrific time. The weather was ideal with lows about 50 and highs around the mid to upper 60s. This was our third year to run the 203 mile relay. Of our 12 person team, 9 of us were from the original team, one joined us last year, and we had 2 new members. We had a start time of 8:06 am (the 1st teams went off at 6 am) from Gonzales, TX so we gathered at a local WalMart near The Woodlands and left in two vehicles at about 4:15 am, arriving in Gonzales about 7:15. At the start the entire team runs the first 1.2 miles and then the 1st runner takes off. Once the race was underway we were having a great time as we got to the exchanges and waited for our runner. We always carry coolers in both vehicles packed with cold cuts, water, gatorade, chocolate milk, and fruit. And we also have plenty of cookies & chips so when we are waiting we will have mini picnics. This is particularly the case at the end of leg three which is an 8 mile segment. Once we get to the exchange area which is at the intersection of two very rural dirt roads we have about an hour before our runner gets there. Not a whole lot to do but eat and socialize! As we all have friends running on other teams we usually get a chance to see some of them here. My first leg was #8. I started about 1:15 in the afternoon in the town of Moulton, TX and had 4.5 miles to run straight down state highway 95. The area we were in is near the hill country of Texas so the leg was basically all up hill with some level sections spread in-between. I felt good and finished the segment in 43:03 for an average 9:29/mi pace. I then had a long wait for my next two legs which would not come until early Sunday morning. The team continued to make progress through the day, we were averaging somewhere around a 9 min pace overall. At 8 pm, the group I was with went off to get some dinner and then drove about 20 miles down the course to the Brazos High School in Wallis, TX, our "hotel" for the next few hours, arriving about 10 PM. The school opens the gym & locker rooms to the runners for a $5 fee. Although some teams get hotel rooms, we have always opted for this arrangement as it is cheap and you are only there for a few hours. We camped out on the floor to catch some sleep, at best about 1 1/2 hours and then got up to meet our team at exchange 24 where we were taking over again at about 1 am. This the 3rd year I have been in what we refer to as the overnight van. I have enjoyed it as we always have a hilarious time, probably from being punch drunk from fatigue! My 2nd leg was #30, a 5.6 mile section I started at 5:18 am. At this point in the relay we are coming into the western suburbs of Houston, leaving rural areas of Texas behind us. I started in a residential area and after a mile went into a large park. It was still dark out. Race rules requires a flashlight, a reflective belt or vest, and blinkers on front & back. I was wearing a lamp that attaches to the rim of a hat. Teams were very spread out and I did not have any runners around me. I could just see the blinking light of a runner some distance in front of me. I slowly gained on that runner and after about 15 minutes passed her. She became one of my multiple "kills" for the race. For fun we keep track of the teams we pass using a car paint marker to show the number of kills. This was also the time when the faster teams are also catching up (the last team started 6 hours after us) and so I had two very fast runners pass me further along the section. With the dawn light beginning to appear it was a terrific run through the park. I finished in 54:17, a 9:41 average pace. We continued to make our way across Houston. As I only had about 1 1/2 hour of rest/sleep I crawled in the back of the van and tried to rest a bit. My 3rd and last leg was leg #36 coming up a short 4 1/2 hours after I finished the 2nd. At 10:45 I took off from right near my office in downtown Houston for another 5.6 mile segment which took me past the Toyota Center (home of the Rockets) and out through a warehouse district of Houston heading toward our destination, the San Jacinto Monument. I was surprised at how good I felt. I took the first mile in 8:52, fast for me! Even though I was tired I kept pushing forward. At about 2 miles I took a gu as I was rapidly running out of energy from the earlier run and overall fatigue. It kicked in fine and and I finished strong in 54:07, with an average of 9:37 pace. I was very pleased with the effort. At that point I had covered about 16 miles in less than 24 hours and was given the fatigue from lack of sleep was pleased that my last leg was almost as fast as my first. The team had 4 more legs to get to the finish. Our runners ran well and we arrived at the San Jacinto Monument at about 2:30 Sunday afternoon with a final finishing time of 30 hours, 30 minutes & 50 seconds. It was about 20 min slower than last year but we were fighting some strong winds and our runners were a bit beat up from the marathon season. All in all we had a great time and are already beginning the planning for next year.