This past weekend, I was able to get down to Tucson, Arizona for the Old Pueblo 50 Miler.  Before I get on with my race write-up, I’m going to go off on a tangent regarding the state of ultrarunning.  The 1/2 dozen or so of you that read this blog, know that I ran the [...]

Josh kicked off the weekend at Old Pueblo 50 and cruised to a 2nd place time of 7:16. Zach Thomas set a new CR in 6:58!
The next day in New York- Scott posted a time of 3:13:25 at the Caumsett 50k for a 3rd place finish and is now your USATF 50k Road Masters Champion! [...]

First year team member Nick Lewis is down in Allison, Arkansas for the Sylamore 50k this weekend. For those of you who don’t  know Nick, here is a quote for a top ultra runner- “When Nick gets going he is like a train.”
Good Luck in Arkansas Nick- now get after it!!!! Choo-choo!

While taking my annual pilgrimage south to the Pemberton 50k, I spent some time reflecting on the previous seven years I have run this race.  Looking back, I realized that the years I’ve run well in this race, I’ve gone on to have a great year of running in general.  I’ll attribute this to being [...]

This weekend, Josh Brimhall goes for his 3rd win in 3 years at the Pemberton 50k. In 2008 Josh finished with a time of 3:21:39, last year he took first in 3:30:03. What does 2010 hold? Good Luck Josh. Have fun and run hard!
I am heading down to Moab for the Moab Red Hot. Hoping for [...]

This weekend Team Pearl Izumi-Smith will be doing last calls for the month of January.  In Oregon, Ashley Nordell will be in Madras for the Mad Ass 50k while Nick Clark continues and head turning 2010 in Laramie, Wyoming for the Twin Trudge 22. Stay tuned for results……..
Good Luck to you both!

What does 2010 have in store for Nick Clark?
One week after a solid performance at Bandera and a slot in Western States, Nick Clark drove down to New Mexico for the Ghost Town 38.5. Once again Nick came away with a new Course Record in a time of 5:09. Read HERE for his account of the [...]

Scott Jaime and Frank Shorter
Scott was down in Phoenix for the Rock-n-Roll Marathon over the weekend and turned in a great race with a time of 2.37:49! He has been training primarily on roads for awhile now.
What does his future hold??? Read about it HERE

This weekend Team Pearl Izumi-Smith will be spread out racing over 4 states.
Darcy is off to the islands of Hawaii for the HURT 100. Aloha and Good Luck! Ashley is in Oregon running in the MLK 50k. Scott Jaime will be testing his road legs in the Rock-n-Roll marathon down in Phoenix and fresh off a course record [...]

WOW!  A huge congrats to Nick Clark for his win in Texas at the Bandera 100k with a time of 9:16. Mr. Clark snags a spot at this years Western States 100. Well deserved Nick.
Go to his blog (HERE) for a great race report. Read it- it will feel like you were there!