Finding what I needed to on the Tahoe Rim Trail 100 miler
102 miles. Nearly 20,000 ft of elevation gain. Average elevation at 8000 ft. Punishing climbs and crushing descents, interspersed with...
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John Goldfield
- Apr 14
- 1 min
for all they do: The Volunteers of the Umstead 100 Endurance Run
I once again had the distinct honor and pleasure to be a part of this amazing hometown "old school" ultramarathon, now in its 27th year....
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John Goldfield
- Jan 11
- 5 min
Slaying the Mile 20 Dragon: The South Mountains Marathons 50k 2022
Brandon Thrower has an excellent sense of humor. As the force behind Tanawha Adventures trail races and trail running camps, he takes...
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John Goldfield
- Oct 9, 2021
- 1 min
No Business 100 miler 2021 no
The No Business Hundred is a 100 mile loop course with roughly 14,500 feet of ascent that traverses through the heart of the Big South...
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John Goldfield
- May 2, 2021
- 16 min
Zion 100 miler 4/10/2021: Awe inspiring, draining, wonderful... all of that stuff and more.
The 10th year running of the Zion Ultras occurred on April 10th 2021. I had signed up for the event in 2020 but... Covid. Thankfully the...
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John Goldfield
- Apr 16, 2021
- 6 min
The "other side" of running 100 miles:
I had the lucky opportunity recently to supplement my training cycle approaching Zion 100 with two amazing experiences. My “trail...
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John Goldfield
- Nov 28, 2020
- 4 min
The Road Ahead
(Originally published on www.irunfar.com 11/25/20) The road ahead of me stretches out, over hills and around corners. I’ve been on this...
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John Goldfield
- Nov 11, 2020
- 17 min
Pinhoti 100: digging deep
What happens when you might NOT finish? How deep can you truly dig? Can some pain actually be ignored? What if you’ve bitten off more...
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John Goldfield
- Sep 1, 2020
- 8 min
Grandfurther Mountain 25k: more adventures in the mountains
"...Gnarly trail, 4000+ feet of climbing, fixed ladders and ropes, and the tallest peak in the Blue Ridge Mountains at 5,984 feet tall!"
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John Goldfield
- Mar 20, 2020
- 6 min
Perspective
It turns out getting to the starting line is really the hardest part of an ultra marathon. This was to be my Zion 100 race report but...
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John Goldfield
- Oct 13, 2019
- 10 min
Western NC Trail Camp with Sally McRae
Tanawha Adventures Western NC Trail Camp Oct 2019: There is a place… where the convergence of love, laughter, the beauty of nature and an...
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John Goldfield
- Sep 12, 2019
- 6 min
Losing Awesome... and how to find it again
I had run 100 miles dammit! I went all year training with nary a glitch or hitch. I stayed injury free, though I always struggled a bit...
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John Goldfield
- Apr 13, 2019
- 18 min
Umstead 100 Mile Endurance Run 2019
Umstead 100 Mile Endurance Run, April 6th, 2019 I'm staring at a 2 foot wide pool of light directly at my feet which is opaque with fog...
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John Goldfield
- Apr 13, 2019
- 4 min
Mountains-To-Sea-Trail 50k 2017
Mine is a story not unlike so many others who find themselves at the starting line of a trail run of mileage beyond what they ever...
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John Goldfield
- Apr 11, 2019
- 1 min
Mountain Masochist 50 Mile Trail Run 2017 (video)
My MMTR video Race Report
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John Goldfield
- Apr 10, 2019
- 9 min
Table Rock 50k 2018 Race Report
Ever since Sally McRae’s Western North Carolina Trail Running Camp put on by Tanawha Adventures I’ve been wanting to run one of Brandon...
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John Goldfield
- Apr 10, 2019
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John Goldfield
- Apr 10, 2019
- 9 min
Grayson Highlands 50k Race Report
Grayson Highlands 50k, Virginia May 5 2018 The weather called for thunderstorms from the starting gun on through the night on May 5th, my...
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