My husband is an outdoors person. He does ultramarathons, he climbs big cliffs, he does crazy hikes. His body is an important part of his life. He needs his legs in top shape to be happy. So when he called me to tell me he had rolled his ankle while running. I knew he was [...]
Races
Vermont 100 – The People Behind the Racers
As a handler for a 100 mile race we must drive 120 miles. As a pacer you must run/walk 30 miles overnight and be cheerful about it. We’ll talk more about pacers in a later post. The handlers at least only have to be cheerful for the few minutes the runner comes through the aid [...]
Horses
Vermont 100 – The Horses of the Race
The horses run their own event during the run: The Vermont 100 and Moonlight 50/75 endurace ride. I guess the original 100 mile runner started on horseback. For the second year in a row his horse had come up lame the day of the one day event. Rather than miss the race he decided to [...]




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