It’s May and it finally feels like we’re safely out of winter. When you live in a place that is dark and cold for 6 months of the year, this transition is extra noticeable and creates a sense of urgency. Summer is fleeting, but it’s also what I dream of all year long. I live […]
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Name of the Race: Salt Lake City Marathon Race/Event Distance: 26.2 Date: April 25th, 2026 Describe the Event: Beautiful rolling course through Salt Lake City. The whole race was between 4,000 and 5,000 feet with an elevation gain of about 900. How did you prepare for the race/event? I decided to register only three months
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Early summer Late afternoon Dartmouth runners finishing workout Golden ball sinking slowly to the ridge line Shadows yawning across the infield Then climbing up the stadium stairs one-by-one Young boy approaching Prodding the cinders with a barefoot Testing tentatively Scratch, scratch, scratch… Then stepping over the thick concrete rail into the first lane Lined with
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Three Marathons in Fourteen Days Name of the Race(s): Peterson Ridge Rumble – Sisters, OR; Blue Ridge Marathon – Roanoke, VA; Mo Spring Marathon – Perrysville, OH Race/Event Distance: 26.2 (x 3) Date(s): April 11th, 18th & 25th Describe the Event: A trail race in Oregon that I have attended every year for the past
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Greetings from Salt Lake City! I am out here on sabbatical for the winter. What brought me out here? The mountains and the people. A collaborator of mine is a professor at the University of Utah. In between meetings and research, I have been able to log lots of miles at 4,000 feet. Below are
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UVRC Calendar Looking for a local race? Did you know UVRC’s website features a race calendar? Scroll through to find your next adventure! Western New Hampshire Trail Series Not a fan of pounding the pavement? Looking to try some new events this year? Check out the Western New Hampshire Trail Running Series! Races take place
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The 2026 Upper Valley Running Series (UVRS), brought to you by BE Fit Physical Therapy, is two races in. The second race in the series was the Shamrock Shuffle 5K in Lebanon NH. Congratulations to all of the UVRC participants; race results are here! You can find UVRS standings on the UVRS website. The next
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Metabolic Testing Content from our newest sponsor, Grassroots Medicine Why Two Runners Can Train the Same and Feel Completely Different You’ve seen it before — maybe you’ve lived it. Two people follow the same training plan. Same mileage, same effort, same commitment. One of them is improving, recovering well, and feeling strong. The other is
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The Basics The “Run-Down” Fast Favorites Carbload Routine: two nights before a long race I buy three family size bags of popcorners and munch away for the next two days
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This month I’ll stick to my actual runs and relegate my skiing and other outings to my “Alaskan Journal” (https://www.trailnotes.org). All of my recent runs have been linked to “Running Club North”. In fact their running calendar is pretty full, with one to three events per weekend. Then during the week there is the Wednesday
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