The Long and Winding Trail

Monday, April 7, 2025

Satan's Sidewalk 150

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  Satan’s Sidewalk 66.6-Hour — the hellish big brother to the Dreadmill 48-Hour. The event is a fixed-time virtual race where runners tick o...
Saturday, January 13, 2024

100 Dreadmill Miles

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​I’ve run numerous ultras over the past 10 years, but nothing quite like the Dreadmill 48 Hour Endurance Challenge. Yep, it’s exactly what i...
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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

2023 Ultra Challenge #1

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Just like last year, the decision to start the run at night was last minute. This way if I had to be home at 2:30 p.m. to watch the kids for...
Friday, August 5, 2022

Baby, We Were Born to Slog: Highlands Trail Fest 50-Mile

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When I think of northern New Jersey three things come to mind—Springsteen, Sopranos, and a handful of mediocre sports franchises. After slid...
Wednesday, August 3, 2022

2022 FLRC 100k Ultra Challenge

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The FLRC Challenge was such a success in 2021 that the Finger Lakes Runners Club decided to bring it back in '22 with a brand new set of...
Tuesday, January 11, 2022

FLRC 100K Ultra Challenge Redux

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I'd originally hoped to give the 100K Ultra Challenge a second attempt on December 21st, the Winter Solstice. My first run was on the S...
Friday, December 17, 2021

2021 Cayuga Trails 50

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It's been more than six months since the 2021 Cayuga Trails  ultramarathon and I'm finally getting around to writing something about...
Tuesday, December 14, 2021

MFAMTL: Will Run For Gummy Worms

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This was only my second time running a fixed time race and the first that wasn't on snowy trails . I jumped into the MFAMTL 6-Hour last...

Ten Junk Miles Podcast - Meet the Nation

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A few days ago I had the pleasure of talking to Scott Kummer over the phone to record episode #147 of the Ten Junk Miles podcast Meet the N...
Friday, October 8, 2021

Just the "Fun Run" at FL50s

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“And I feel so much depends on the weather.” - Stone Temple Pilots, “Plush” July 4th weekend can only mean one thing for Upstate New York tr...
Thursday, October 7, 2021

The Hyner Trail Challenge : Socialism, Bigfoot Pens, and One Big S.O.B.

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The Hyner Trail Challenge is aptly described as a northeast "classic" race. The event has been around since 2009 and annually dra...
Wednesday, June 23, 2021

The FLRC 100k Ultra Challenge

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Late last year when in-person races were still in flux due to COVID-19, the Finger Lakes Runners Club put together a unique virtual race se...
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Friday, April 30, 2021

Running Inside Out Podcast — Guest #100

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I had a great time as a guest on episode 100 of my friend Chris O’Brien’s podcast Running Inside Out . On the episode we discuss ultramarath...
Thursday, April 15, 2021

A Personal Best 50k Time Trial

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Training has been going well for the past seven months. In the midst of the pandemic and my first year raising twins, things really started ...
Thursday, April 1, 2021

Farewell, Beast of Burden

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The New York ultrarunning scene lost two of its bigger races this week when the Beast of Burden Ultramarathon race directors posted a st...
Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Solo Trail Racing Through the Pandemic

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After feeling worn out and miserable for most of the summer, I got back in the game with a non-race effort at the Hash House Hundred Fast-As...
Friday, February 26, 2021

Back to Racing!

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It had been way too long. America and the entire world are now a full year into the Covid-19 pandemic. Although I've missed in-person ra...
Thursday, February 25, 2021

Pseudo Skunk Mini "Race" Report

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Tuesday afternoon marked my debut at the 2021 FLRC Challenge and Pseudo Skunk 13.1. I carried my phone and used the RunGo App to follow the...
Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Danby Down & Dirty Results

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Thank you to the 21 people (not counting myself) who ran the race course and submitted their information. I know several others not listed h...
Thursday, September 24, 2020

Danby Down & Dirty 2020 Virtual Edition

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Virtual race results Welcome to the Danby Down & Dirty 10k/20k Trail Runs 2020 Virtual Race. The Finger Lakes Runners Club and I elected...
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Husband, trail and ultrarunner, peak bagger, etc, etc, from Ithaca, NY.
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