Darren Van Soye

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 [...]

Summary
As the days grow short and the temperature drops, you may find you aren’t exercising as much as you were just a few months ago. In this post, I review three “Tricks of the Trade” that will help you to safely run in the dark whatever the season.
Introduction
Many people drop their running routine late [...]