

Maine's Famous Millinocket Marathon
I have always wanted to do "that free marathon" up in Maine, ever since I first read about it in Runner's World when it starte


A tale of two races: Lake Waramaug 50m and the UROC 100k
If there were any two completely opposite races in my schedule this summer it was definitely the 50 mile Lake Waramaug and two weeks later the Ultra Race of Champions 100k. Here are those tales... Jack Briston Lake Waramaug 50 miler - April 29 I've looked at this race in past years and the course and the photos, as well as the speed of the course are always tempting. This year I went for it. The race was supposed to be a quick road 50 as a tune-up for the UROC 100k a couple o


The Boston Double (2nd running)
Friends, beers, running, and rain made these 52 miles some of the best I've ever run!


US Snowshoe Marathon National Championships
Now, let's start by saying this isn't as big of a deal as it sounds like. Don't get me wrong, it is still top notch event and a National Championship, but it's not (yet?) quite on par with other running events of it's caliber. It is, however, a fun, well organized, day in the cold and snow with a great group of athletes! The US Snowshoe Championships are also a weekend long of racing different snowshoe events on Saturday and Sunday. The biggest of which being the 10K on Satu


Black Canyon 100k
"Get to the top of the hill, then run as fast as you can the rest of the way and I'll stay right behind you." I said to Woo as we approached mile 53 (ish) of the 62 mile race. A few miles earlier, I had run into the last aid station and she and my brother-in-law, Mike, asked where the other pacer I was running with was. I said I wasn't sure but I thought I lost him a few miles earlier. Woo asked "do you think I can keep up" and without much thought I gave a quick "probably no


2017 Wrapping it up
General wrap up from the year.


The "Boston Double" Marathon
It was several years ago that I was first introduced to the idea of running the Boston Marathon not once, but twice in a day. This was well before my first ultra and before my first ever Boston Marathon...but something in me said "I want to do that one day." April 17, 2017 was that day. After qualifying at the 2016 Quebec City Marathon, 2017 was set to be my 4th running of the Boston Marathon. Though, at the time when I signed up for it, I didn't realize I would be racing a 2


Run4Water 24 hour
"You're just not there yet." These words were uttered to me by a very close friend the day after my soul-crushing disappointment of a race this past weekend. I'm not sure if those are the hardest or the easiest words to hear in this case. On one hand, maybe it's true. Maybe I'm just not yet capable of running 150 miles in under 24 hours. If that's the truth, then that's easy. I just keep running more and running harder and I'll teach my body to get there. Sure, I wanted to be

2016 Year in Review
“If one could run without getting tired I don’t think one would often want to do anything else.” — C. S. Lewis 2016 - what a year. This quote is of particular meaning to me when I think about the past year and my running through it. 2016 was also a great year for many other reasons, but for all intents and purposes we'll stick to the running here. It was by far my most successful as an athlete. I think it is fair to say that I owe all of my recent successes to my fantastic co


Desert Solstice Invitational 24 hour Track Meet
143.39. I keep thinking to myself that this number is absurd. 143.39 miles. In 24 hours. I still can't believe that I did it. I mean, in my heart I knew I could, and it is what I was aiming for, but to have such an ambitious goal realized after over a year of hard training for this very number (or at least 140) is still kind of surreal. Let's back up a little bit. Back to August 16, 2012 in Burlington, Vermont. This was 2 days before the USAT Age Group National Championships.