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Can you endure?
How many times can you run around this pond (and a little more) in 12 hours? Find out on Saturday during the Presque Isle Endurance Classic. The event starts Saturday morning (10/20) at 6:30 a.m. and...
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Things I found — Oct. 18
Paid to run Ever wondered what it’s like to be an elite runner who gets paid to do what they love? Wonder no more, track athlete Amy Begley lays it out in a blog post: The Business of Track and Field...
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Endurance Classic results/photos
After years and years of saying, “I should that,” and twice telling my friends I’d be there…only to bail on them, I finally did the Presque Isle Endurance Classic, and I really loved it. To be honest,...
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R.A.C.E. – 20 Miles for most, 25.8 for one
Saturday was Mike Vieyra’s 7th annual Run Across Erie County. Originally planned as a 50K (30 miles), Mike rerouted to make it a 20-miler that started in Edinboro (at the Crawford County Line) and ran...
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Rae’s Run Across the U.S. (sans shoes)
Rae Heim Talk about irony…Eighteen-year-old Rae Heim is running across the country barefoot to collect donations for Soles4Souls, a charity that provides footwear to those in need. Rae stated in...
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Beast on the Bay – registration options
If, like me, you are far too cheap to pony up $100 to participate in the Beast on the Bay, an extreme obstacle course challenge to be held on September 7 at Presque Isle this summer, it looks like...
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Can you handle The Cinco?
Are you the kind of runner who enjoys a challenge? Do you always sign up for BOTH the 5K & the 10K at the ERC’s Turkey Trot & the St. Patrick’s Day race? Never miss the ERC’s Presque Isle...
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Run the Great Lakes Marathon Series
Here’s a fun challenge for you marathon lovers! Run 25 marathons that take place along the 5 Great Lakes (including Erie) and qualify to get a free jacket from the Alliance for the Great Lakes. Yeah, I...
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Things I found 5/30/13
Worth Reading * Build a better core with these 5 Workouts for Stronger Running * And….once you work on your core, you can maximize your mobility with these 6 exercises. (Um..seriously, don’t discount...
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Guest Post: Oil Creek 100 Trail Runs R.D. inspires newbies to go the distance
Tom Jennings, ultra marathoner, race director of the Oil Creek 100 Trail Runs Guest post by Christine Vassen Trail Runner magazine asked readers: Tell us someone awesome you’ve met through trail...
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Weekend Race Results (Congrats to Pat)
The rain stopped just in time for the Fahey/Ferko races in Harbocreek on Saturday morning. Results here. Also Saturday morning — the Kids for Saint Nick’s 5K. Results here. And, on Sunday, The Bemus...
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Pat Krott’s Western States report
Erie runner Pat Krott recently completed his first Western States Endurance Run, a prestigious 100-mile trail race in California that is considered one of the toughest endurance events in the country....
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Can you endure?
How many times can you run around this pond (and a little more) in 12 hours? Find out on Saturday during the Presque Isle Endurance Classic. The event starts Saturday morning at 6:30 a.m. and ends at...
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Things I found while looking around — 12/12/13
Worth reading * Life advice from ultra happy ultrarunner Hal Koerner * What’s for dinner? Need inspired? 11 athletes share their favorite meals. * Car versus deer versus runner. (This is the kind of...
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Erie Runner wins North Face Endurance Challenge 50K
Congrats to Erie runner, Dino Montagna, 32, who recently WON The North Face Endurance Challenge— a 50K trail race in Sterling, Virgina. According to the challenge organizers, “the course keeps runners...
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Oil Creek 100 trail runs
Dr. Dan Young finished the 100 mile OC100 race in 23:44 — 16th out of 93 finishers! Photo by Lee Ann Reiners. This past weekend was the premier ultra race in the area — the Oil Creek 100 Trail Runs....
View ArticleEndurance Classic Saturday
How many times can you run a mile in 12 hours? Find out on Saturday during the Presque Isle Endurance Classic. The event starts Saturday morning at 6:30 a.m. and ends at 6:30 p.m. and the course is...
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Run Across Erie County Saturday
The 10th Annual R.A.C.E. (Run Across Erie County), an informal group run from — you guessed it — one border of Erie County to the other is scheduled for Saturday at 7:30 a.m. There is no charge to...
View ArticleFriday Question: Long-run fueling
A friend asked me recently how I handle fueling during long runs. As I started to tell him what I do, it occurred to me that it’s a very individualized thing, so I tossed the question out to the Erie...
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Michigan woman to celebrate cancer victory with 470 mile run
A Michigan woman will be celebrating her defeat of breast cancer in a way runners can truly appreciate — with a world-class long run. And, she’ll be running through our stomping grounds. Davina...
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