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The Cocodona 250 Showdown
View recipe: The Cocodona 250 ShowdownThe Race Across Arizona is Quickly Becoming the Most Competitive 200-Plus Mile Run in the U.S. It’s hard to believe that in just four short years, a 250-mile running race in the Arizona desert could turn into one of the most competitive ultrarunning events of 2024. On May 6th, upwards of 270 runners will toe…
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Running the Moab 240
View recipe: Running the Moab 240A Tale of Two Pacers and an Ultrarunner from a Small Town L-R Jesse Coree Sarubbi, Erin Quinn, Shiloh Pileggi What is a pacer? Like all things ultrarunning—the definition of a ‘pacer’ has been pushed to a new extreme. It’s no longer some 1980’s track coach with a whistle, yelling at you from a car…
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The Zion Ultramarathon
View recipe: The Zion UltramarathonA 100-mile Race in the Desert One hundred. The number can seem daunting. Then you add on “miles,” and it seems even more arduous. Then, just for shits and giggles, you tack on “run,” and it starts to seem, well, just like a spin around crazy-town. And that’s what a 100-mile run kind of is—…
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The 100-mile After Party
View recipe: The 100-mile After Party10 Things No One Told Me About So, you sign up and complete your first 100-miler. Woohoo! You’ve inevitably followed some sort of training plan that has you hitting the trails day after day in all sorts of weather, moods and shifting states of fitness. Gradually the weeks ramp up in mileage, or “time on…
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Episode 3. Mental Skills Training for Ultrarunners:
View recipe: Episode 3. Mental Skills Training for Ultrarunners:I was excited to be able to work on this podcast, because as distance runners, we are in our heads so much of the time. As a professional ultrarunning coach and swim coach I always enjoy the research surrounding the science and physiology of endurance sports. There’s been incredible strides in how we approach interval…
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Episode 2. 5 Pillars of Training for Your First or Next Ultramarathon
View recipe: Episode 2. 5 Pillars of Training for Your First or Next UltramarathonI did it. I launched a 2nd podcast. Here’s the goal. I want to help people who are trying to DIY it or feeling overwhelmed with how to start, just get some traction. I was that person. And despite being consistent and wanting to show up every day to get ready for an ultramarathon I…
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Ribgate & Podcast Launch
View recipe: Ribgate & Podcast LaunchI went splat. It wasn’t pretty. I decided to go for a night run in downtown Troy, NY. I was in the post-industrial city to coach a 3-day championship age-group swim meet. Everything went well, but I was exhausted. It had been a busy week leading up to the meet. A pep-rally and team talks…
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Running the Moab 240 Documentary —
View recipe: Running the Moab 240 Documentary —I’m so proud of my daughter, Zofia Trzewik-Quinn who made this documentary of my Moab 240 Run. Best Valentine’s Day present a mom could ask for. If you’re interested in ultrarunning, this gives a raw, unflinching look at what goes on behind the scenes after mile 126 of a 253 mile run. It’s raw, it’s…
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Running as Art
View recipe: Running as ArtWhere Distance Running and Art Intersect I’ve always loved to run and I’ve always loved to write. As a journalist, I’ve written stories about outdoor adventures and featured exceptional people in the endurance space. As a teenage runner, back in the late 80’s and early 90’s, I couldn’t wait to get done with my run…
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Village Grind Update: New Prize from P&G’s Bar and Restaurant for Segment Contenders
View recipe: Village Grind Update: New Prize from P&G’s Bar and Restaurant for Segment ContendersBig news folks. P&G’s has jumped into The Village Grind New Paltz January Strava Segment Challenge and is offering up free burgers (52 to be exact or one per week,) for the individual that completes the most segments of the .45 loop before January 31st at 11:59pm. What does this mean? There are now 2…
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Taking to the Streets: Update on New Paltz’ Village Grind Strava Segment Challenge
View recipe: Taking to the Streets: Update on New Paltz’ Village Grind Strava Segment ChallengeWait? We’re in a Burrito League but we’re running for a year’s worth of free coffee and a scone? Yes. We’re on the east coast or the “beast” coast and we do things a little differently here. We also have a north-flowing river, so there’s that too. New Paltz, NY began its own Burrito League…
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Coffee and a Scone January Strava Challenge
View recipe: Coffee and a Scone January Strava ChallengeNew Paltz is taken it to the streets, Main Street, to be exact. What are we doing? We’re going to run or walk (no wheels) a .45 mile segment around the village as often as we can or want to within the month of January. The individual who completes the most segments of this loop…
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Run Local
View recipe: Run LocalWe always hear about the importance of shopping local, supporting independent businesses and even “staycations,” where instead of jetting off to far-flung places, you spend your time and money exploring your own backyard. As a local journalist and swim coach, who not only grew up in New Paltz, New York, but also raised three children…















