Brian's Running Adventures — Ultra & Marathon Running Site

[...] solo.  Without a support crew I would only have access to the race provided support at the aid stations spaced roughly 20 miles apart. This offered up a big logistics challenge, anything I needed in- [...]

[...] Direction AK Ultra Race Vest. Once over the 26 miles threshold I analysis the distance between aid stations to help decide if I add the vest. If I’m running/racing on a looped course and the aid [...]

[...] out, knowing I would see her at the 65 mile mark. I ran slowly, but strongly, to the next two aid stations. Then I started my downward decent towards North River Gap. I passed a lot of people on the [...]

[...] belt. This year I kicked off the racing season with a 50 mile training run for an upcoming 100 mile race (the Graveyard 100, my second). Add in our annual cruise getaway that got moved to mid-January [...]

[...] one person whom I follow (and you should too) who was gearing up for her first official 100 mile race and decided to ask her to share some of her insight. I’m pleased to introduce Michelle aka @ [...]

[...] grasp.  Then it hit me….an up hill finish.  “Who in their right mind finishes a 50 mile race with a up hill….you got to love this.” Crossing the JFK 50 finish line can only be [...]

[...] at me a little….different. The other day, after telling a co-worker about my first 100 mile race and plans for a second he replied “You’re not one of those crazy runners…you’re a “ [...]

[...] The Last Mile The race started as it was planned.  From the opening miles, the mid way point and until you [...]

[...] struggled to put the hammer down in this area, today I gave it everything I had.  In that last mile plus, I was passing people left and right.  At this point in the day it was nice to taste [...]

[...] backdrop for this race and the weather conditions for this edition were perfect. Running the last mile of this race provides a great finishing experience. Instead of running for a time, it was fun to [...]

[...] along way from Mr. Bickford’s English class and his 55 gallon drum of red ink. I submitted this race report to Marathon and Beyond, a magazine in book format that caters to the marathon and longer [...]

[...] PR by over 6 minutes… 1hr 17m 01s finishing 2nd in my age group. Stayed tuned to my blog, the race report is yet to come. [...]

[...] and completed 10,000 squats.  My legs were trashed and I had 35 miles to go. You can read my race report here: IN CONCLUSION, each race is uniquely its own.  Each course offers up its own brand of [...]

[...] cross the line before chowing down on a memorable breakfast, After examining my race and my race report, pacing John two years ago saved my race. It enabled me to finish strong and helped me reach an [...]

[...] that stood out the most. (I stole this idea from a great blog at runladylike) January:  A 50 mile training run with friends. Read more about the race/run here: February:  #slushrun2014 and 38 miles [...]

[...] For the second year in a row I hosted a self supported 50 mile training run to get ready for a spring 100.  Two years in a row I’m overwhelmed with the support I [...]

[...] . (Running the Noland Trail) A few weeks later Eric posted that he was going to run a 25 mile training run and wondered if anyone wanted to join him. I met Eric at 8 a.m. on a cold Saturday [...]

[...] on the clock was one thing, my broken spirit was another. I recovered, and ran a strong 20 mile training run a week later.  Three weeks later I scored my first sub four marathon. Truth be told even [...]

[...] Leading up to the Crawlin Crab Half Marathon, I served as a J & A Race Ambassador and provided content on the J & A Facebook [...]

[...] Revenge is a dish best served cold… Last year I went into the 2013 edition of the Crawlin Crab Half Marathon trying to establish some confidence for a sub four hour attempt at the Niagara Falls [...]

Last year I ran the Graveyard 100k, this year I’m running the 100 mile edition. Why am I coming back to run this race again? Very good question…o [...]

[...] 100 milers. So I know he will get me to my goal. You do not need to hire a coach to run an ultra marathon. I did because I am very poor at holding myself accountable. <– the first step is [...]

[...] also means you have to make sure you follow all the correct twists and turns along the race course. Whereas in the pack you can safely play “follow the leader.” Up front you have to [...]

[...] day, I’ll use this page on my blog to review all parts of my JFK 50 race plan. The Race Course:  The JFK 50 mile course is a point-to-point “horse-shoe” configuration  starting from [...]

[...] 12 miles where behind me and I still had a lot of pop left in my legs.  The end of the race course had us returning to the convention center area and back over the highway overpass.  Where [...]

[...] , Shepherdstown,  and Taylor’s Landing, Maryland.  At the end of the C&O section the race course joins the paved roads at dam#4 following the rolling country roads (8 miles) that bring the [...]