Darren Van Soye

I have two big events planned for the year. The first is the Chicago Marathon on October 10. This one is neat because my wife, Sandy and daughter, Lauren will be accompanying me for their first marathon. I won’t be setting any land speed records because just 2 weeks later, I [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]