Prerace: Saturday I ran Big Dog's Back Yard Ultra for the 3rd time. For background info on this race, see my  2014  report where I ...

Psycho Psummer 50K I ran Psycho Psummer in July. Starting temperature was 81F and finish 91F. It didn't make to 99 as predicted but ...

I drove up on Friday, the day before the race. Due to road construction, the drive was much longer than expected. I waited until Rockford, I...

I ran the Berryman 50+ miler Saturday. There was a large group of us from Columbia that went this year and many of us camped together. Some...

I ran Flatrock 101K (aka Storm Rock this year) on April 30. I rode with 2 friends on Friday to the race. We encountered a storm on the way t...

I ran the Free State 100K yesterday in Lawrence, KS.   I had to get up at 3 am to leave around 3:30 since I decided to drive in the morning...

I ran the Ozark Foothills 50K on April 9. This year was the second year for the race and my first time running it. It is in the St. Louis ar...

Here's a very brief but late report on the Psycho Wyco 50K that I ran in February. I hadn't run the winter version of this race in a...

As far as goals go, once again I failed in some areas. I think I might try not setting goals for a year and just do what I need to do. Runni...

I ran this race in 2010 and it was the toughest 100 miler I've experienced so far. I wasn't sure if I ever wanted to return. It was...

I needed a long run today while traveling so decided that I might as well do a race so I wouldn't get lost. Also, this gave me a chance...

Saturday I ran Rock Bridge Revenge 50K for the fourth time. There is also a 7 mile and 25K race as well. Temperatures turned colder on Frida...

I had hoped to run the Barkley Fall Classic 50K again this year but decided to go the Mark Twain since it is closer to home and I had not ru...