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
If you have completed a full marathon and are ready for more, read on. This article will describe how someone who has finished a marathon can take steps towards their goal of completing a full Ironman. There are many excellent books on this topic. I recommend The Triathlete’s Training Bible by Joe [...]