It’s Friday (well, Thursday night really), the day before the biggest ultra of the year (2011 The North Face Endurance Challenge San Francisco Championship). There are a few reasons why we should consider this race ultra big, or this ultra race big. That’s what I’ll spend the next hour or so chipping away at, that …
Continue reading The North Face Endurance Challenge San Francisco Championship 2011
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 …
Continue reading USATF MUT Nominations (the-not-so soft pour)
Much of the blogosphere has exploded in heated comments that appear to revolve around the rivalry between elite European ultra runners (or "real" mountain runners) and elite American ultra runners (or pseudo mountain runners). As far as Inside Trail is concerned, the paradigm shift we touched-on in a post over a week ago is not …
Continue reading Interview with Salomon Running’s Adam Chase
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 …
Continue reading 2011 Pikes Peak, 2011 Leadville and Commentary
Pikes Peak is literally a thing of beauty. People have been inspired by this massive 14er for hundreds of years. One of the great ascents took place in 1893. Among its climbers that year was one Katharine Lee Bates. For those that didn’t know, the summit of Pikes Peak helped form the voluptuous verse we …
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