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2024 was a down year, in a lot of ways--especially if you look at my Strava year in review. Let's see. Unlike 2022 and 2023, I did not...

It's been a busy year--here's a quick recap I've been meaning to post for a while, but haven't felt like I've had the mental space. In...

The trails of East Texas were calling! The lead-up This race wasn't one that I originally put on my spring race schedule. My goal was to...

This was my 4th year of running the Great Scorpion Trail 50k in Meridian Mississippi, and the conditions were just about perfect for it....

This notorious race in Wartburg, Tennessee saw many highs and lows and ended with another DNF. Two Days Before: September 15, 2022 After...

Sean ran a hot and fast 50k over labor day weekend. After going through the ordeal at Burning River, I wanted to take this race a little...

In preparation for my fall races, I wanted to test my legs at a local 5k. It went just about as well as I could have hoped. Every year,...

This post has been delayed by more than a couple weeks, but I wanted to get it out before I get the other two done. I'm going to get more...

After Burning River 100, it was time to rest, but that's not always easy, especially when you have a busy race calendar Burning River 100...

Why like to claim our sport is inexpensive, but those costs of race entries can run up. Here are some basic tips that we have used to cut...

Sean and I killed this race, but we had to do it together From the race preview, the two biggest issues we aniticipated for this race...

Sean and I head back to Ohio to tackle the 16th Burning River 100 Last year at this time Sean and I had decided to do something pretty...

Sean interviews me in the latest update: SD: What first got you interested in running–why are you a runner? WS: When I was a kid, I had...

Whether for a trail ultra or a big city marathon, these tips can help you save hundreds. When we try to figure out what the most...

To help you get to know us better, I recorded an interview with Sean. Origin as a runner Ward: What got you interested in running as a...

So, here's a bit of background into what the theme of this blog (and soon to be podcast) is about. The below list is not meant to be...

Race report from Ward for the 2022 Bighorn 100 trail race