Tag: ultrarunning
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Cocodona 250 Race Report
Part 1 The 2024 Training Run: When I first decided to sign up for the Cocodona 250, I saw that they offered a training run that covered the first infamous 37-miles of the course from Black Canyon Ranch to Crown King. The section has been known to decimate runners before they even make it to…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The Cocodona 250 Showdown
The 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
A 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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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…
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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…
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The Zion Ultramarathon
A 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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Erin Quinn 