For Jacob Puzey, daily life is an ultra
It’s hard to imagine now but there was a time when Jacob Puzey struggled to finish a 3K cross-country race without stopping. Puzey set a...
A memorable North Face race
It had been three months since my previous race and I was ready. The anticipation in returning to the North Face Endurance Challenge...
Healing animals for work; healing herself through running
Teresa Kaiser just loves running for the physical and emotional resets it gives her. “It makes any day seem better. Maybe that counts as...
Always brave, always inspirational, always Gabe
Gabrielle Grunewald may have finally succumbed to the cancer she courageously batted for a decade. But her memory, inspiration and...
The ups and downs of an elite ultra runner
Michele Yates has the hips, pelvis and pubic bone area of a 100-year-old, doctors told her five years ago. “My bones had grown the wrong...
The rewards of running and pacing
I first met Wan Ho Kou three years ago when he paced the Alpine Classic Half Marathon. Up until that time, I had not used pacers during...
Why I love North Face races
Four weeks from Saturday I will be returning to Kettle Moraine State Forest in Wisconsin for my third North Face Endurance Challenge...
The hiatus and return of Heartland Running podcast
It turns out that running a half marathon is harder than walking a 10K. That was the first running lesson learned by Crystal Clark, a...
Maggie Guterl and her evolving ‘why’
For some ultra runners, the quest is to go longer to push their limits. Others are inspired by destinations for their races or runs....
Ultras, faith and family define Hayden Hawks
Hayden Hawks dreamed of playing under the lights at iconic Fenway Park. Instead, he gets to run in some of the most scenic places on the...
