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Reverse-engineering the Ultramarathon

Thursday, June 14, 2012

The Power of a Crazy Idea

This guy has finished four ultramarathon races (so far)...


... because this guy believed that he could.

(Note: an 'ultramarathon' is a race of longer than the standard marathon
distance of 26.2 miles. Many 'ultras' are run on rugged mountain trails.)

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

2012 Laurel Highlands 50K

A Study in the Letter 'H'


Ohiopyle Falls - Ohiopyle, PA - June 9. 2012
The image above is of the beautiful falls in Ohiopyle Pennsylvania. At twenty feet in height the falls are far from the tallest you will ever see, but they are quite impressive as the full flow of the Youghiogheny River ("yock-o-gay-knee" - or simply, "the Yock" to locals) plunges over the drop with a roar.