Weekly RunDown #79

Rod De Castella

“If you feel bad at 10 miles, you’re in trouble. If you feel bad at 20 miles, you’re normal. If you don’t feel bad at 26 miles, you’re abnormal.”
Robert de Castella

Rob de Castella is the director of the Indigenous Marathons Project.  The project is shown in the new movie Boston: The Documentary  Great to see a runner of "Deeks" caliber giving back to the sport in this way.

This weeks "Interview Tuesday" was with Bryan (B.J.) Thomas.  B.J. went from 380lbs in 2010 to the 220's and running a 50 miler in 2017 and just did the 60K at Land Between the Lakes last weekend.

Toni Reavis gives some thoughts on Scrubbing the Sport Clean

Speaking of clean, here is another good article on Roger Banister: Defined by the number "three".  Also here is another article - Meeting Roger Bannister

I am always looking for a good Podcast and on Rylee McDermott's Man Bun Run Podcast in Episode 067 he talks to Zack Bitter and in Episode 062 he talks to Jeff Browning

Speaking of Podcasts make sure to checkout the Heartland Running Podcast Episode 62 as they talk with Alex Hutchinson, the author of Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance

While I may run the trails and roads I still love to watch Track and Field and the Diamond League races are some of the best: 50 Days to Go!

Galen Rupp looks ready for Boston after sub 60 half marathon win in Rome, Italy

Speaking of the half marathon Toni Reavis looks at the Half Marathon Performance List: Nurture or Nature?

With 5 weeks to Boston 3 US contenders had good races

OutsideOnline looks at Jordan Hasay: Jordan Hasay Will Outrun You.While Smiling

VF Corp buys Altra Footwear - Will be interesting to see what affect it has - hoping for only a good one.  It does show how Altra has made a name for itself for it to be in a position to be purchased - Here is an article from Runner's World on the sale

Is Ireland on your running bucket list?

Hope this does not happen in any races I do: Tension Between Hong Kong Runners and Hikers

iRunFar.com's This Week in Running: February 12, 2018

LetsRun.com's The Week That Was, actually 2 weeks that were, in Running: Feb 26 - March 11, 2018

Using downhill to get in a speed workout and stay aerobic

You may have seen him at races with his Jester cap, here is a profile iRunFar did of Ed Ettinghausen

I have done 1 (Boston) out of the 12 so far and probably would like to do 6 others some day:Cherry Blossom, Big Sur, Boilermaker, Manchester, Dipsea and Peachtree

This is a great video of Max King going from 3rd to 1st on the Goat Hill climb at the recent Way Too Cool 50K - video by Jamil Coury

John Kelly's race report for The Wild Oak Trail 100 where he set the record and just dipped under 24 hours @ 23:48.  Here is more info on TWOT 100 (Link Updated)

Eric Senseman interviews Karl Meltzer

Krissy Moehl and Mike Wardian talk about their experiences at the Mount Gaoligong Ultra

Nice post on Cross Country Mud, Shoes and More Mud by Gemma Steel

If you are going to be in the Nancy Kentucky area July 21st, 2018 you might consider doing the Mud Mayhem & Fun Lake Cumberland 5K Obstacle Challenge.  The race proceeds go to help the local Phoenix Racing


Masters Running News
Katherine Switzer will be running the London Marathon 51 years after running Boston

See the video below, or at the link here, that I found that was done by the BBC on Masters running - Run Grandad Run: The World of Masters Athletics


Races this Coming Week
Chuckanut 50k, Bellingham, Washington - March 17, 2018
Badwater Cape Fear, Bald Head Island, NC - March 17, 2018
Mesquite Canyon Trail Runs, Waddell, AZ - March 17, 2018
Pistol Ultra, Alcoa, TN  March 17 - 18, 2018
Lake Martin 100, Lake Martin, AL - March 17-18, 2018
United Airlines NYC Half, NYC, NY - March 18, 2018


Past Weekend Race Results
Land Between the Lakes, Grand Rivers, KY - March 10, 2018
Chino Hills Spring Trail 1/2 Marathon, Chino Hills State Park, Brea, CA - March 10, 2018 (Was postponed from the 3rd due to mud and trail being closed)
Marin Ultra Challenge, Sausalito, CA - March 10, 2018
Catalina Island Marathon, Catalina, CA - March 10, 2018
Lake Sammamish 1/2 Marathon, Lake Sammamish, WA - March 10, 2018


Rod de Castella Career Highlights


Rod de Castella Profile (1984)


Run Grandad Run: The World of Masters Athletics


2018 Way Too Cool 50k  Highlights


A look at the Zane Grey 50 Miler that is this April 28th, 2018


One day my schedule will get me to Catalina Island for one of these races


Jamil Coury & Training for the Barkly on Ginger Runner Live


Ultra Trail World Tour 2017 Episode 8 - a little late but good stuff as always


I guess they needed to get these out before 2018 videos come around so here is Episode 9 of 2017 UTWT