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Eric Schranz
Age: 37 How long have you been running? Since elementary school. How often do you race? 6-10 times/year. Weekly mileage? A very inconsistent 50 mpw. Favorite race? Lithia Loop Trail Marathon. Favorite...
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Traci Falbo | Running Mojo, Western States, and the Power of a Positive Pacer
Traci Falbo is one tough and accomplished runner. She holds the indoor 48 hour record (remember this crazy video?), she’s been named to the top 10 list for Ultrarunner of the Year, she held the 100...
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Eleven Things I Learned During My First 100 Mile Run
1. The time is a lot more of a concern than the distance. It’s simple to get from one aid station to the next and split the mileage up. Run slow and you’ll make it. However, running all morning,...
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Eric Schranz – Bryce Canyon 100 Mile Interview
Eric Schranz – Bryce Canyon 100 There are many firsts in life. First date, first car, and first IPA, but there is nothing quite like the unique experience of your first hundo. URP’s co-host, Eric...
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Daily News, Thurs, July 18
Good stuff: The Tao of Running. The Desert RATS looks like a pretty cool run. Sort of a shortened version of the Grand to Grand that we spoke to Sarah Lavender Smith about last year. …meanwhile, here’s...
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Scott Jaime’s Hardrock report, with great pics, a concise trail breakdown, and this: Another lesson here: Beer calms your stomach down and makes you happy. If you’re in the NE and looking for a trail...
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Daily News, Wed, July 24
Six great pacing tips learned at the TRT50. And Dakota discusses what pacing means to him. Do these booty shorts make my female empowerment look fat? Speedgoat 50k is this weekend and here’s the men’s...
View ArticleDaily News, Tues, July 30
I’d heard about the Lakeland 50/100 in the English Countryside, but this report helps me understand why it’s such a popular event. Beautiful scenery, smoothies at aid stations, great volunteers,...
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Daily News, Thurs, Aug 1
Hal Koerner and MIke Wolfe are attempting an FKT on the 210 mile John Muir Trail in California. Updates will be spotty, but #JMTFKT will be the best source of info. Have fun fellas! Ian Torrence’s...
View ArticleEric’s San Antonio Style Carnitas
Carnitas can be cooked in a variety of methods, all originating in different parts of the southwest and Latin America. My favorite is the San Antonio method. Fewer ingredients, quality meat, not too...
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How I Gained 14lbs in One Month and Came Out on Top
In the Fall of 2013, I made the decision to focus on a marathon. I’ve run all sorts of distances and find it difficult to identify one which I prefer, but I knew that marathon training would get me in...
View ArticleDaily News, Tue, Mar 4
Great list: Top five beers in the world (and you’ve tried all of them.) Important stuff: Don’t let downhills be your downfall. The Alaskan Slam: All four hundreds in Alaska in one year. Or three eggs,...
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The Parental Advantage
I’ve been lucky enough to speak with most of the top athletes in the sport, and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t envy many of their lifestyles. As much as I love my wife and kids, sometimes it’s nice to...
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Matt B. Davis “OCR” Interview
Matt, mid race. I’ve heard a lot about obstacle course races (and Facebook insists I “like” all of them), but I was unable to tell the difference between the different events. Tough Mudder? Spartan?...
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Dakota Jones Interview
Dakota “Young Money” Jones joins Sarah and me to talk about Hardrock, racing overseas, RD’ing, running at the back of the pack, and what else? Literature and beer! We really enjoyed hearing a fresh...
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Michele Graglia Interview
Michele Graglia Interview OK, so take a charming Italian guy from the Riviera who happens to be a top underwear model, introduce him to ultrarunning, and see what happens, right? No coach, no real...
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Year in Review with Tropical John Medinger
Sarah and Eric covering TNF50 with our chosen libation. Pic by Nate Dunn. Sarah and I sat down with Tropical John Medinger to talk about results and trends of 2014. What were the prevailing ideas in...
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Western States 2015: Caroline Boller and Billy Yang
In this episode, I chat with Caroline Boller (Nike Trail Elite) and Billy Yang about what’ll be their first time running Western States. Caroline has had a meteoric rise in the sport, bagging some...
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Ultrarunning’s 2015 Year in Review with Karl Hoagland, Sarah, and Eric
2015 has been quite a year for the sport of ultrarunning. We’ve seen great performances by veterans, runners of all levels enter the sport, and even seen some controversy that we’ll likely be dealing...
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2018 Year in Review and Predictions for 2019 | Sarah, Eric, and Dylan Bowman
It’s that time of year again. Each December, the URP crack team of historians (Sarah and I) put together a list of fun categories that look back at the year of ultramarathon and trail results and...
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