Tag: Ultramarathon

  • Q After Ultra

    Questions abound leading up to the race, but what happens afterwards? Here are some of the questions spinning through ultra runners’ minds on the day after the big race. With a nod to all my Old Tom Backyard friends who might be asking some of these questions today.

  • RunHaiku for Ultramarathons

    If running is about the joy, freedom, and simplicity of movement, ultramarathons (technically anything over a marathon’s 42.2km distance) push running to the point of absurdity.  Why do they do it? Fortunately ultramarathon runners have many hours to consider this very question.  Here’s some poetry to motivate your next big adventure.