Our sport is evolving, growing younger and brasher before our very eyes. Before I write on, I need to make it clear that this isn’t a bad thing at all. The daring and the dreaming of our young ultra runners helps fuel the untold possibilities of tomorrow. Yet as I think about 2017, and the […]
Silver State 50/50: A time to race, and a time to make friends
Friendships can happen at the strangest moments, and sometimes the way they are formed can – happily – defy the conventions of competition and sport. We live in an age, after all, where the stakes are high in sports. Champions are venerated and those in second or third place are often forgotten. Given these “you’re […]
The Legacy of the Silver State 50/50
The Silver State 50/50, aka the Silver State 50-Mile, 50-Kilometer and trail half marathon, turns 30 years old on May 16, 2015. A lot has changed in 30 years, not the least of which is the course, the people managing the event and those running it. Yet Silver State, even at 30, retains a […]
