Darren Van Soye

The 100-Mile Endurance Challenge is a point-to-point, urban 100-mile ultramarathon. The route cuts through the heart and hugs the coast of Southern California. Athletes who participate in this event will run through three counties and 15 cities. This event starts at the William McKinley Elementary School in Corona, CA on Oct. 23 at 8:30am [...]

At the finish line of every ultra race, I always do the same thing. I promise my wife I’m swearing off the stuff. I usually say something like “That was terrible… I’m never going to race again!” A few days after my last race in January (Avalon 50), my wife noticed that I was on [...]

I completed my first Ultramarathon in January of 2010. Technically, an “ultra” is defined is a running race over 26.2 miles.
This is a short 2-minute video of my experience at the Avalon 50 Mile Ultramarathon in 2010. Avalon is the town on the island of Catalina – 26 miles off the coast [...]