Training for Hills in Chi City (Q & A) — by Matt Flaherty on

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Specificity  is one of the most important concepts to employ if you want to race well, which is why training for mountainous trail ultrama...

Highway 61 Revisited (USA Half Marathon Championships Race Report) — by Matt Flaherty on

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84th place, 1:08:17 (PR) It was on odd race in a lot of ways.  First, I can’t remember the last time I ran well and was as far back as...

Holding Out for a Different Ending (Mt. Washington Road Race Report) — by Matt Flaherty on

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44th place - 1:16:49 I was hoping Mt. Washington would be a sequel: the happy ending to a story that began a year ago in the White Moun...

Cayuga Trails 50 Mile Race Report — by Matt Flaherty on

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2nd place – 6:52:56 Forty-five miles into the Cayuga Trails 50 Mile race, I took a modicum of comfort in having made it up the last big...

My Favorite Shoes — by Matt Flaherty on

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Let me tell you why the  Salomon Sense Mantra  is awesome.  First, in the interest of full disclosure, it should be noted that this is not ...

North Shore Half Marathon Race Report — by Matt Flaherty on

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10th place, 1:11:38 It's like the song says: we've all got our bad days.*  A combination of a few factors led to a rough day at ...