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RIP Sunmart

Yesterday was a sad day for the ultra-running community. Sunmart, one of the largest ultras in the country, announced that it is no more.
The 19th annual Sunmart Texas Trails Endurance Runs 50 Mile and 50 K held its’ final race on December 6th,
2008 at the Huntsville state park.
Over the past 2 decades we […]

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I’m addicted to chewing gum

I know I am a candy freak. I am trying to get better about it, but sometimes I fall off the wagon, mainly because I don’t care that much about the wagon, and I really like candy. It’s even worse when I am on the road. When I am at HQ in San Jose, […]

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Good news for runners who like to eat

Amby Burfoot posted on his blog that based on a new study it is okay to eat a lot.
I read a new paper from the Journal of Gerontology: “Fitness and Fatness as Mortality Predictors in Healthy Older Men.”
The paper described an epidemiological study of Veterans over 65 who had been followed for […]

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Cross Timbers

We’re heading up to Lake Texoma to run the Cross Timbers Trail races.  I will be doing the marathon, Scott will be doing the half, and Vance will be doing a 5 miler.  This is one of my favorite races all year.  I love the course out there, the roots, rocks, trees, and hills are […]

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Backin the saddle

Going to try and get back in the saddle this week here at Marathon Me.  Lots of things have been going on in my world which I will attempt to catch you up on over the next few days.  In the last 10 days: I have won a 5k, set a new PR in the […]

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