Tag: ultrarunning
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Review: Jornet’s Run of Die
Run or Die Kilian Jornet This memoir, written while he was still a very young man, is the story of the world’s greatest mountain runner. Jornet is the perfect storm of mountain athlete. Slight of stature, he was born at altitude, to parents who routinely went on epic adventures with him and his sister. As…
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Friday Inspiration — The Injured Runner
I found this video of 15 hours in he life of Anton Krupicka strangely moving and inspiring in its discussion of a running struggling to find balance. Krupicka is a talent runner and a thoughtful guy. Here, he discusses how injury has hampered his running career. I feel for him. Especially as it seems his youthful…
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Friday Inspiration – The Great New York 100 Mile Exposition Run
I haven’t run an ultra-marathon (yet!) but I’m fascinated by the sport. Through the years that I’ve followed it, the coverage and interest has become more focused on races in the big mountains of the American West and Europe with east coast races getting very little attention. Races like Hardrock and UTMB are incredible in…