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"Beyond the very extreme of fatigue and distress, we may find amounts of ease and power we never dreamed ourselves to own; sources of strength never taxed at all because we never push through the obstruction" — William James

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Posts Tagged ‘avalon’

Sun
21
Feb '10

OC Curtain 100K Ultramarathon Race Report

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 [...]

Sat
6
Feb '10

Avalon 50 Mile Ultramarathon 2010

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 [...]