Cal Neff of Texas has lived in various countries throughout our world for much of his youth. While the address of Cal’s home would frequently change, one constant was running since a very early age. “It was always my connection to making new friends, being part of the community, and exploring the landscape.” Through high school and college […]

Tire pulling is hot right now! It’s sexy. It’s hypnotic. It may not be as popular yet as many of the dance crazes you may be familiar with – YMCA, The Twist, Macarena, The Electric Slide, or how about the Texas Two-Step, but in our itty bitty yellow polka dotted micro-world of ultra running, well, […]

“That one mile I ran in my neighborhood, I thought was going to kill me.” – Alison Brown Alison Brown played the Tuba in High School. College was focused on math engineering. Sports and physical activity were of little interest for Alison. All her exercise occurred between the ears. Life happened. And then in 2010, now […]

“I told her she was out of her mind…and then I signed up.” – Candi Paulin Candi Paulin of Kansas enjoyed running throughout her youth and college years before placing the tread in the closet to focus on her young children. And then Candi turned 30 which ignited the urge to open the closet, grab the shoes, […]

Victor Brown of Oklahoma was a soccer dude. Endurance running was on the list somewhere about #87 on the fun scale. And then Victor stopped playing soccer his junior year of undergrad and had to find something to fill that void. #87 somehow wiggled its way to the top of the list. A dabble in […]

Anthony Jacobs was lost and had to bum a ride home from a stranger with a pickup truck. He made it home…thankfully. That may not be the ideal first trail run experience but that was Anthony’s, and he wanted more it (minus the getting lost). After learning more about the dirt world thanks to Austin, Texas local, Brandon […]

“I was running as hard as I can and the race officials said I was done…because I was not running to my potential.” – Michael Bursum’s Tahoe Rim 100 dream nightmare Michael Bursum of New Mexico lived and breathed basketball. In college, Michael’s exploration in running was sparked by a girl he wanted to get to […]

“If Oprah Winfrey can go out and run and marathon, I  can go run a marathon.” – Mariela Botella When we look back on our life, we can see those moments that helped to weave the life thread of where we are today. Mariela Botella of Texas, had one of those moments after hearing about […]

“I enjoy running, but it’s something I do, not something I am.” – Christophe Block Christophe Block of Arkansas is not your typical trail runner. (if there is such a thing in this sport) He doesn’t wear a Garmin watch. He does care about mileage. He doesn’t care about tracking the amount of time running. Christophe does […]

73 year old Ken Johnson of Texas is a streaker…a run streaker. On New Year’s Day 1992, Ken began his first run streak of 600 days that included at least one mile of running per day. Since December 30, 1997 Ken has only missed 18 days of running and enjoys both the road and trails. […]