USATF MUT Nominations (the-not-so soft pour)

Thursday, we at Inside Trail tossed up one of those big neon softballs in the form of "Here's the USATF MUT nominations. What do you think about it?" It was an intentional trial attempt at not laying out thick commentary of our observations in the hopes of drawing comments and thoughts from readers. Regurgitating existing …

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Inside Trail Post Therapy

We can find common ground only by moving to higher ground.  --Jim Wallis Inside Trail is a gateway to trail competition. --Me to someone in a bar Tim and I have enjoyed the last week or so of blog wars.  I guess.  The now infamous Inside Trail Commentary, posted on Sept. 15, was too much; …

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UROC: A Step in a New Direction

Trail Runner’s Ultra Race of Champions 100k (UROC) is getting a lot of coverage on the interwebs.  Other than a potentially meaningful race in Bend, Oregon this Saturday, specifically the Flagline 50k, picked for the second year in a row as a USATF Trail National Championships, the gathering near Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday the 24th …

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Links and Thoughts on UTMB

As race reports and articles come across the wires, a clearer picture is coming into view; but that doesn't mean that additional questions aren't raised.  The difficulty of the scheduling changes, the course reroutes, the way in which organizers communicate to participants can cause frustration at varying levels.  Some handled it well (exceptionally well), like …

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2011 Pikes Peak, 2011 Leadville and Commentary

Today’s wrap on the weekend’s racing has to do more than simply report results and provide insight on how races unfolded.  Those details are certainly important and have been repeatedly shared over the past couple of days.  For example, the fact that 47 year-old Matt Carpenter made what amounts to a definitive move on Daryn …

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