New Blog - Lisa Smith-Batchen

http://lisasmithbatchen.blogspot.com/

24hr with a Twist!

http://au.news.yahoo.com/060210/2/xvfs.html

Eight hour run to Reduce Stigma

Dates: March 18

Time: 8:00am – 4:00pm

Place: Jubilee State Park – Prairie Pavilion

Course: Beautiful 5-mile loop. Approximately three miles are hilly, single-track bike trail with remainder on wider, more open trails. As many or few loops as you care to walk, run or crawl in 8 hours.Aid: One fully-stocked at Start/Finish. Dinner afterward.

Awards: First place male/femaleTiming: Self-timed with sign-in after each loop. RD to run.
Entry Fee: $50 with give-away, $30 without give-away, ($10 of each entry goes to the Mental Health Association of Illinois Valley)

Packet Pick Up: Race day 7:00-7:45 Apps must be in by 3/13/06

http://www.runstoreducestigma.com/8_hour_reduce_stigma.html

2006 Mississippi to Lake Michigan Run to reduce Stigma

Jon wanted to be happy. By fifteen he knew people treated him differently because of his autism. The loneliness and stigma of always being “on the outside looking in” had all become too much. His depression worsened. His undeveloped social skills left him trying to make connections for lunch, the football game, or any activity with a friend, or just to have a friend. But no one ever asks. The phone never rings for him. Jon feels lonely, defeated, depressed and ashamed of how he feels. It doesn’t have to be. Stigma is a contributing factor in his life.

Jane wanted to be happy. She had beaten a deadly disease and was admired by so many for her courage. But Jane never faced the trauma she experienced from thinking she would die. Her depression worsened. Her eating became sporadic. She was “out in the open” beating a disease but now hides with her fears. She feels lonely, defeated, depressed and ashamed of how she feels. It doesn’t have to be. Stigma is a contributing factor in her life.Grace wanted to be happy. The loss of her spouse of 63 years, frail health and loss of hearing had all become too much. Her depression worsened. Her hearing problems left her isolated and alone. Esther died lonely, defeated, depressed and ashamed of how she felt. It didn’t have to be. Stigma was a contributing factor in her death.Stigma effects how people live and die every day. It is the wall that many never scale. A silent deterrent to hope…a cancer that silently grows until it chokes off everything else.

This May 25-28th a small group of committed people will run from the Mississippi River to Lake Michigan (190+ miles in 4 days) to raise awareness to stigma reduction. Runners or walkers are welcome to join on the Hennepin and Illinois & Michigan Canal Trail portions of the run/walk. Donations may be made to the Mental Health Association of Illinois Valley.

25th to 28th May 2006

http://www.runstoreducestigma.com/reduce_stigma.html

Jurek named American Ultra runner of the year.

http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/sports/13837793.htm

Profile - Pierre Oster

http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/sports/outdoors/13777158.htm

Roy Pirrung - Nutrition

http://www.sheboygan-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060210/SHE0204/602100690/1088/SHEsports

George Audley carries Baton in Commonwealth Games Relay

Well done George. Well deserved.


To Family and friends
Attached photo is me with the Baton It is not alight that is just the suns
reflection. We got there OK It was a bit further than I thought and our
return journey covered 888 kilometres or 555 miles, but it was worth it. The
woman who passed the Baton to me came from Esperance which means she had
more than twice as far as me too travel but she was also delighted to get to
carry the Baton. It is 24 years since I carried the baton for the games in
Australia so I guess I had better not count on the next one
George

Pacific Rim One Day Run

The Pacific Rim One Day Run will begin on March 18,2006, the third Saturday in March.For information, contact Fred Willet atmailto:atfred_e_willet@yahoo.com. This is the 13th annual running of this 24hour event.

Jed Smith 30k/50k/50 run

The Jed Smith 30k/50k/50 mile results are up at
http://www.capitalroadrace.com/results.html

135 Ultra Race In Minnesota

NEW 135-MILE RACE UNDERWAY IN MINNESOTA TODAYPierre Ostor, a veteran of countless mountain bike and foot ultras, created the Arrowhead Winter Ultra as a 135-mile, Badwater-distance winter counterpart to the Kiehl's Badwater Ultramarathon in the heart of Minnesota's winter. That race got underway today for the second time, growing from 10 entrants in 2005 to 32 entrants in 2006. There are mountain bike, ski, and foot divisions for this race-on-snow event.The Arrowhead 135 Mile Ultramarathon is a founding member of the "BAD135 World Series" initiative organized by AdventureCORPS, the producers of the Kiehl's Badwater Ultramarathon, a 135-mile foot race from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney, CA. These two events will join in a series with several new, unique, human-powered races that traverse 135 miles in extreme environments and conditions. For more info on the Minnesota event, click http://www.arrowheadultra.com/ or, to read a news account of Ostor and the event in the Twin Cities Pioneer Press, click http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/sports/outdoors/13777158.htm

Kurrawa Web site

For those of you who contested Kurrawa to D'bah, we now have a website, see http://www.goldcoast100.com/Kurrawa/index.html
 
The full results and pics for the 2005 race are now up.
 
2006 will be bigger and better than ever.
 
Thank you for your support.
 
Yours in running
 
Ian CorneliusTel 07 5537 8872Mob 0408 527 391

Antartica's 100 mile race

http://www.racingtheplanet.com/thelastdesert/live/breaking-news-archives.shtml

Spam Posting Idiots

Thanks to the Idiots that sent me 150 messages today about their housecleaning business in virginia I have decided to disable the comments option on the Blog. Sorry...

Hardrock Accepted Runners

Here is the weblist of accepted runners and the wait list.

http://run100s.com/HR

Run Across America

 
http://www.runacrossamerica2002.com/

This website was set up to be the official website of Run Across America 2002, a 3100 mile, 71-day stage race from LA to New York. Details of this race are still on this site and can be found on the Contents to the left.
 
However, this site is now becoming more generic in nature and here you will be able to find information about all the races across America (there have now been eight) and also information about individual (journey) runs, or as many of these as I know about. Also listed in the CONTENTS are recent and current runs.

“Cruce de los Andes” - 10-12 Feb 06

The “Cruce de los Andes” is an international adventure race that unifies Argentina and Chile. For three days teams from Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Colombia, USA, Canada and Brazil will share in the enthusiasm of competing in an incredible 90 km race. They will run across the amazing Cordillera de los Andes (mountain range), through unexplored areas not accessible to tourists.

http://www.questpatagonia.com/

2006 Canberra Sri Chinmoy Ultra Tri Results

http://www.srichinmoyraces.org/au/events/3day_ultra_triathlon/

Scroll down the left hand menu bar for the results.

Way to go Garry Wise on your maiden Ultra win. Well deserved.

Caboolture Dusk to Dawn Provisional results

http://www.coolrunning.com.au/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=44;t=000197;p=1#000004

Canberra to Brisbane Walk - June 06

http://www.walkwitharose.com.au/

"To walk from Canberra to Brisbane to raise awareness of acquired brain injury (ABI), whilst raising money for the National Brain Injury Foundation for the improvement of support services and rehabilitation equipment for the benefit of people affected by ABI”The aim of the walk is partly to raise money for the NBIF, it is also an awareness-raising activity aimed at educating communities about the fact that many people with ABI have to reside in nursing homes.The walk will commence on the 1st of June 2006. Amy plans to walk 30kms each ‘walking day’ and expects to complete her trek in eight weeks.

There was an article about Amy Banson in the Canberra  Times today. I wish her the best of luck with her walk.

New Helper

Hi everyone, my name is Keith Thompson and I live in Eastport Idaho. I'm a new helper that Phil is letting me get involved with the World Ultra News. I'm very new to ultras, I've only run two in the last year and half. I have run a 50 miler and 100 miler. I love meeting new people at the runs and learning from some really great people who I've talked to for multiple hours running with them. I hope to continue to learn and grow in this wonderful sport. Thanks Keith.

Serge Girard

http://www.sergegirard.com/anglais/index.html

It appears as though Serge Girard’s run across Europe and Asia is going well.

7th 50km Oak Mountain Trail run

The 7th annual Oak Mountain 50K trail run will be held in just over 7
weeks on 3/25/06 at Oak Mountain State Park near Birmingham, AL. The
course features hills, rocks, streams, lakes, waterfalls, nice views, aid stations at 4-6 miles, and no repeating trail loops with about 4,000 ft elevation change. Come and see why this has been described as one of the most scenic trail runs in the deep south.
web site: http://webpages.charter.net/jnparker/om50.html

Scott Parker (RD)