Thursday, May 11, 2006

Supermarathon Vienna - Bratislava - Budapest

Supermarathon Vienna - Bratislava - Budapest

19-10-06 Vienna - Bratislava 103 km
20-10-06 Bratislava - Gyor 100 km
21-10-06 Gyor - Tata 61 km
22-10-06 Tata - Budakeszi 60 km
23-10-06 Budakeszi - Budapest 21 km

http://www.szupermarathon.hu

Nice stage-run in Europe (Austria, Slovakia, Hungary).

Ciao,

Bram van der Bijl
anvdbijl@xs4all.nl

Steve Vaught finishes Cross-America walk

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Tuesday, May 09, 2006

6 day race results - Antibes - (France)

http://www.6jours-antibes.com/

1200km Fastpack

1200km solo fastpack, Canadian GDT Calgarian Paula Duncan is planning a 55 day solo hike from US border to Kakwa lake park BC this summer to become the first woman to hike the full 1200 km route on her own & raise funds for Child Haven International. See my article in trailpeak.com on her plans and preparations. http://www.trailpeak.com/index.jsp?cat=hike&con=article&val=3562*art

Monday, May 08, 2006

Student to run three-day Marathon

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Capital Peak Ultra 50km

Map and entry form for the epic 50k now available

hello friends

the wait is over you can now print out and mail your entry application for THE EPIC 50k!! www.capitolpeakultras.com/epic50k.htm

sorry it's taken so long but there was a big snag with the permit but all has been resolved and we've gotten the green light from the forest service/ bureau of land management.

a map with the route highlighted is now also available.

for those of you who didn't already know or have forgotten THE EPIC will be one of the toughest 50k's in the world if not THE toughest! with over 14,000 feet of elevation gain(and another 14,000 feet of loss), an average elevation of over 11,000 feet and very rugged terrain this run will test your limits.

i look forward to seeing you all in colorado soon!
james

p.s. there's a 100 runner limit and nearly that many have already expressed interest so get those entries in soon so you don't miss out

Strolling Jim 40 Mile

Strolling Jim 40 Mile

Saturday, May 6, 2006


The 28th annual Strolling Jim race was held on Saturday, May 6, 2006 in
Wartrace, TN.

This year brought about some new changes. Long-time race director, Gary Cantrell, handed off his responsibility to a very capable and enthusiastic Philip Gentry and there were aid stations set up providing water, sports drinks, sliced fruit, and veggies.  In past years, aid had consisted of gallon jugs of water placed on the sides of the road.

The morning, for the early start runners at 5 a.m., was a cool 49
degrees with fog. The sky was partly cloudy to cloudy with a cool breeze making it a great day for a race.

There were a total of 69 runners from the early and the regular starts that toed the line.

This year proved to be an exciting race with rivals Dink Taylor and
Dewayne Satterfield of Alabama exchanging first and second places
several times during the race. Dink ultimately won with the time of
4:48:56 with Dewayne coming in at 4:52:28.

The overall winner in the ladies division was Chrissy Ferguson of
Arkansas with a fast time of 6:48:14 with Peggy Wise of Florida
finishing in second place at 7:23:08.


David Jones of Eagleville, TN, running his 18th year, won the Masters
Division for the ninth time clocking in at 5:19:46.  David was racing
with a stress fracture in his foot making this his slowest finish time
at the Strolling Jim. David will be running Badwater 135 Mile Race in
Death Valley, CA this July.

Many thanks and appreciations are given to the race director, the
volunteers and to the sponsors who all worked together in putting on a
superb event.

This 40 mile loop course is not only challenging, but it winds its way
throughout some of the most scenic countryside to be had in this part of the state.  It is a "must do" on any long distance runner's itinerary.


Go to http://www.tynesweb.com/sj40/home.html for more information.

Sunday, May 07, 2006

Australian Double at New York

Congratulations to Sarah and Dipali

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From web page:

Day 10

The Eleventh Annual Self-Transcendence Ten Day race was won by Rimas Jakelaitis,51, from Brooklyn,NY. with 665 miles, his fifth win of the Ten in the history of the race. Hard-charging Vladimir Balatsky took secnd place honors with 653 miles, the farthest he has ever run. Canadian veteran Trishul Cherns placed third with 640 miles.

For the women, Sarah Barnett from Adelaide,Australia won with 611 miles. Defending champion Nataliya Hlushchuk finished second with 600 miles. Fifty-nine year old Karnayati Morison eked out third place by one minute over Pratishruti Khisamoutdinova,62, from Russia with 543 miles.

The 21 runners who stayed for the duration of the race were blessed with good weather which helped performances. Only one runner did not reach at least 400 miles.




Day 6-Six Day

Dipali Cunningham,47, from Melbourne,Australia won the ninth Annual Self-Transcendence Six Day Race overall, with a 458 mile effort. Kaneenika Janakova,36, from Bratislava,Slovakia finished second overall with 422 miles, her personal best and a new national record for women. Friederike Makowka from Geneva,Switzerland took third place with 354 miles.

In the men’s race, Glen Turner,46, from Boulder,Colorado led with 421 miles, followed by Bob Oberkehr with 403 miles, and third place went to Mark Dorion,46, from El Paso,Texas who reached 383 miles, another personal best.

Paul Staso - Run across America

http://www.pacerun.com/

This web site chronicles the running trek of Paul Staso as he aims to complete a solo run across the United States between June 23 and September 27, 2006. The 3,200-mile route includes 15 states: Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Latest news is in the Journal.

Coast To Coast Run - Trans USA

http://www.coasttocoastrun.org/

Christian McEvoy has accepted the challenge and will be running across the United States from the Pacific to the Atlantic - approximately 3,500 miles - one step at a time to raise awareness and money for cancer survivors. Christian and the Coast to Coast Run Team need your help, support and participation to successfully complete this challenging event.

Christian will start his run in San Francisco, California on July 1, 2006 and hopes to complete it at Narragansett, Rhode Island in December 2006. High School Challenge Participants, as well as College, Corporate and Individual Challenge Participants can join Christian and run with him at various points along the route.