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| Race Information | |||||
| Race Name: | Arkansas Traveller 100 | ||||
| Location: | Perryville | ||||
| State: | Arkansas, United States | ||||
Read more in : http://www.runarkansas.com/AT100.htm
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Created in 1986 the Angeles Crest 100 is a point-to-point 100 mile endurance race starting
in Wrightwood (California) and ending at the Loma Alta Park in Altadena.
The San Gabriel back country retains much of the natural beauty, if not the primitive wilderness of yesteryear. Thanks largely to the foresight and capable supervision of the U.S. Forest Service and hundreds of volunteers. Picnic areas and campgrounds have been constructed with minimum displacement of the natural setting.
Those desiring to see this primitive wilderness in a single day are invited to participate in the Angeles Crest100 Mile Endurance Run.
Read more in : http://www.ac100.com/index.asp
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The Western States ® 100-Mile Endurance Run is the world’s oldest and most prestigious 100-mile trail race.
Starting in Squaw Valley, California near the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics and ending 100.2 miles later in Auburn, California, Western States, in the decades since its inception in 1974, has come to represent one of the ultimate endurance tests in the world.
Following the historic Western States Trail, runners climb more than 18,000 feet and descend nearly 23,000 feet before they reach the finish line at Placer High School in Auburn. In the miles between Squaw Valley and Auburn, runners experience the majestic high country beauty of Emigrant Pass and the Granite Chief Wilderness, the crucible of the canyons of the California gold country, a memorable crossing of the ice-cold waters of the main stem of the Middle Fork of the American River, and, during the latter stages, the historic reddish-brown-colored trails that led gold-seeking prospectors and homesteading pilgrims alike to the welcoming arms of Auburn.
For more than four decades, Western States has been home to some of the sport’s most stirring and legendary competitions, and has spurred the capacity of spirit of all runners, of all abilities and from all walks of life, from all over the globe.
Read More in: http://www.wser.org/
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The 9th annual KEYS100 will be held the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and 22, 2016. The race is a point-to-point event beginning in Key Largo–Marathon, for the 50 mile race and Big Pine Key for the 50 Km race–and ending in Key West on the Atlantic Ocean at Higgs Beach. KEYS100 also promotes charitable fundraising for “The Cancer Foundation of the Florida Keys” in support of their educational work with prostate and other cancers, free screenings and direct support of cancer patients and their families in the Keys. Individual runners and teams are invited to earn a refund of their full race entry fee by raising funds for the “Foundation”. (Visit the “Registration” page for details.)
The KEYS100 includes four distinct competitions: individual races of 100 miles, 50 miles and 50 kilometers, and our original Florida Keys six runner 100 mile team relay race. In the individual races, runners may compete with a support crew or without. Eleven (11) full aid stations serve all individual runners; these are located at approximately ten (10) mile intervals. Coolers with ice and water are positioned at approximately five (5) mile intervals. People competing without a crew in the 100-miler may place drop bags with personal gear at five (5) different support stations along the route, at two (2) stations for the 50 mile race and at one aid station (MM20) for the 50 kilometer race. Nearly 1,200 people competed in the 2015 KEYS100. Read More in : http://www.keys100.com/
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Seeking Ultra – Six Months From My First Jog to My First Ultramarathon – at 43 years old – a running story
I asked myself that question in January of 2013, and would never have imagined the answer. Six months later, I was in the mountains, in the cold, at midnight, in shorts, facing an adventure I’ll never forget. Why? Because no one told me it couldn’t be done.
I’m 43 years old. I’ve never exercised in my life. I couldn’t run a hundred paces last January without collapsing in anguish. Now a marathon is a training run for me. I’ve been known to run twenty or more miles on a whim, alone.
In this book, much of it written during those first six months as I was training, I capture what it was like to go from a middle-aged couch potato to running in my first ultra marathon. I talk about diet, training plans, pain, and overcoming mental and physical limitations. I found a new love and a new respect for myself and for human potential.
Seeking Ultra – Six Months From My First Jog to My First Ultramarathon – at 43 years old – a running story
