Running in the Center of the Universe

I'm right on the verge of suffering from overuse injury(s) because I'm not an elite runner. I'm an ordinary nobody, middle of the pack runner, who is trying to do something extraordinary. The extraordinary part is preparing to run yet another 50 mile ultramarathon. This podcast is about that and other frank comments about endurance running. Bull Run Run 50 Mile Ultra info 2011 Ashland Railroad Run 10k race info 2011 Ashland Railroad Run 10k registration info Music by Garageband and U.S. Marine Band.

Many thanks to Mandy Miller of ultras4mortals for her time in producing this show about the Keys100 ultramarathon in Florida. This is part 2 of a podcast topic that was started in January 2011. The annual race is held in May. The Keys100 has 100 mile, 50 mile and team relay options. This is an action packed podcast full of information about the race. Special guest is a local ultrarunner named Rodney who ran his first marathon at age 12. I'll have more about Rodney in a future show. 2011 Ashland Railroad Run 10k race info 2011 Ashland Railroad Run 10k registration info Music by Garageband and U.S. Marine Band.

All listeners who checked in for the 'stand up and be counted' campaign are mentioned in this show. Thanks to all listeners who emailed me. Your comments about the show are what make the show happen and I appreciate hearing from everyone who took the time to write in. All the best, Ashland Dave 2011 Ashland Railroad Run 10k race info 2011 Ashland Railroad Run 10k registration info Music by Garageband, U.S. Marine Band, and Derek Miller's Penmachine

I pulled the very first episode of the podcast from the vault and decided to put it out again with some parallel commentary. This episode marks the 3rd year of the show. http://www.drsmitty.com/ http://www.runningpodcasts.org/ http://bamarunner.blogspot.com/ 2011 Ashland Railroad Run 10k registration info Music by Garageband, U.S. Marine Band, and Derek Miller's Penmachine

I had two unexpected runners join me at the B&A Trail Marathon in Severna Park, Maryland. Check out this plus listener emails in the podcast. http://ashlearnstorun.blogspot.com/ http://seeburtrun.blogspot.com/ http://www.runningafterdaylight.com/ http://useextremecautionpastthispoint.blogspot.com/ http://www.henricocasa.org/SuperheroRun/tabid/92/Default.aspx 2011 Ashland Railroad Run 10k registration info Music by Garageband, U.S. Marine Band, and Derek Miller's Penmachine

What do Donkey Kong, a 1980's high school soccer game and endurance running have in common? Listen to the show and find out. Music by Garageband, U.S. Marine Band, and Derek Miller's Penmachine

The ICY 8 Hour Adventure Trail Run was brutal. I cleared 31.5 miles but it wasn't easy. In fact, it was right ugly. http://athletic-equation.com/Home.html http://athletic-equation.com/uploads/2011_MENS_ICY-8_RESULTS.pdf http://www.runningafterdaylight.com/ 2011 Ashland Railroad Run 10k registration info Music by Garageband, U.S. Marine Band, and Derek Miller's Penmachine

The ICY-8 Adventure Trail Run is on the horizon. Part of preparing for that involves double long runs every weekend sandwiched by rest days. This podcast has information on that and the status of my race director duties for the 33rd Annual Ashland Railroad Run 10k Road Race. Some links mentioned in the show: http://www.rundiggerrun.com/Run_Digger_Run/My_Podcast/My_Podcast.html http://ultrasignup.com/ http://www.keys100.com/ 2011 Ashland Railroad Run 10k registration info Music by Garageband, U.S. Marine Band, and Derek Miller's Penmachine

I "crewed" for two friends at the Willis River 50k race and had a great time. This podcast has some audio clips from the race as well as some regular commentary about upcoming events. http://stlrunner.blogspot.com/ http://www.ultras4mortals.com/ http://www.keys100.com/ 2011 Ashland Railroad Run 10k registration info Music by Garageband, U.S. Marine Band, and Derek Miller's Penmachine

Training for my 2nd 50 mile ultramarathon started with a series of three 2 mile training runs. From here on out, all weekend runs will be double long runs. This podcast covers my first week of training in addition to comments on race director duties for the 33rd Ashland Railroad Run 10k race. http://www.ultras4mortals.com/ 2011 Ashland Railroad Run 10k registration info Music by Garageband, U.S. Marine Band, and Derek Miller's Penmachine