Erin Quinn

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  • Top 10 Favorite Podcasts on Ultrarunning & More

    Top 10 Favorite Podcasts on Ultrarunning & More

    I love a top 10-list. Unless it’s about books and then I have a very difficult time. If I try to write a list about books, I want to get into genres and sub-genres and time-periods and authors and it becomes more of a spreadsheet only I don’t know how to create spreadsheets so more Read more

  • Arizona Monster 309

    It’s a Wrap After spending almost 7-full days running from Superior Arizona to Patagonia AZ, climbing 41,000 ft and descending 42,000 ft, facing freezing, sleet-speckled nights and oven-hot days, Carolyn Cunha, 62 years old, of Bozeman Montana, was the final finisher of the Arizona Monster 309-mile race. Out of 284 runners that began the race Read more

  • The Injured List

    The Injured List

    Some thoughts from the bench That’s what a comeback is. You have a starting point and you build strength and momentum from there. Stay the course, remain patient. Focus on small steps that are constantly forward. — Kara Goucher. I knew something was wrong. I was running down from Skytop Tower in the middle of Read more

  • Western States Hangover

    I don’t know about you, but these are my symptoms post Western States 100-mile Endurance Run (WSER) live feed binge in no particular order: irritability, fatigue, restlessness and delusions of grandeur. There was a moment, albeit brief, when I thought that maybe I could be in the top 10 if I locked in on my Read more

  • Happy Global Running Day

    For me, every day is global running day. I’m not really sure how these days get coined as “donut day,” or “sister day,” but nevertheless they act as kindling fire for social media implosions. I’m not going to argue this one, because in my mind, what can be better than people getting excited about running Read more

  • Breakneck Point Trail Marathon

    Race Report May 6th 2023 That was hard. No other way to put it. A 26.4 mile rock scramble up and down Mt. Beacon and Breakneck Point and over a variety of Hudson Highland hills with swarms of black flies, muddy switchbacks and some really fast, elite trail runners that made you feel like you Read more