Seas Too Far To Reach (a TNF DNF) — by Matt Flaherty on

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I tried to stretch my season into one last race at The North Face Endurance Challenge Championships in San Francisco this weekend.  Unfort...

JFK 50 Mile Race Report — by Matt Flaherty on

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2nd place – 5:44:37 Cruising to the finish, bit of a melting clown face. In mildly adverse conditions on Saturday, I raced my way t...

One Stone, Many Birds — by Matt Flaherty on

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I had a great workout yesterday here in Bloomington.  It's a hill session I'd been meaning to do for a while, and also something I ...

Taper/Recover (Training, October 14 - 27) — by Matt Flaherty on

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The last two weeks of training were pretty boring.  Just tapering for the Tussey mOUnTaiNBACK 50 Mile and then recovery.  Finally getting b...

Execution and Vindication – Tussey mOUnTaiNBACK 50 Mile Race Report — by Matt Flaherty on

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1st place – 5:28:11 (CR) Sunday’s  Tussey mOUnTaiNBACK 50 Mile  race, also serving as the USA 50 Mile Road National Championships, shap...

UROC to Tussey (Training, Sept. 23 - Oct. 13) — by Matt Flaherty on

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The last three weeks of training consisted mainly of tapering and recovering.  First tapering for the disappointing DNF at UROC, and then r...

UROC Race Report - DNF — by Matt Flaherty on

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This year’s Ultra Race of Champions (UROC) 100k ended in disappointment and my first ultramarathon DNF.   I knew when I signed up for the r...

Final Touches (Training, Sept. 16 - 22) — by Matt Flaherty on

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The last week began in Bloomington before heading to west to get to altitude for 10 days prior to next weekend's Ultra Race of Champion...

Training, Sept. 9 - 15 — by Matt Flaherty on

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I had a pretty decent week of training, with two workouts and some drills/100s.  My knees continued to bug me a bit all week (especially th...