❝When the goals went out the window, I let them go. I didn’t grieve them, or re-adjust them, or make excuses for why I didn’t reach them, I just let them go.
—Melanie Macfarlane
https://melmacruns.com/2025/02/19/race-recap-tarawera-100-miler-2025/

❝When we pause to be thankful for the full spectrum of our experience, we sustain our energy for the things that move us. When we celebrate out loud, we invite others to do the same.
—Mike Hahn
https://open.substack.com/pub/runninglightly/p/its-okay-to-celebrate-yourself?r=1n6v12

Preparing food packages per CP. #LT2025

After the first week, our Indiegogo fundraiser is at 27%!

Can you help get us closer to our goal?

The Copper Kings 100 is a new 100-mile endurance run in Butte, Montana! We're crowdfunding to cover first-year startup costs.

Indiegogo: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/copper-kings-100-prospectors/reft/38417013/mst2

Learn about the Copper Kings 100 at copperkings100.com

Friday at 19:00 CEST, together with 145 others, I will be taking the start of the Legends Trail. On the menu: 275km with 11.500m of elevation gain in the Ardennes.
The training is done. I am feeling strong and confident.

This week is for packing, eating, sleeping and some shake out runs.

If you want to follow me, head over to my personal Ferrett page: https://ferrett.io/u/teufen/LT2025
And/or follow the #LT2025 hashtag.

John Kelly Instagram page has gone into #BarkleyMarathon mode. Looks like he's having another go!
#ultrarunning
#UltraMarathon
#barkley

My ancient Forerunner 305 still lasts for a 70 km training run. The true Volkswagen of GPS watches, hehe.
(The other watch here is a Fenix 3, which is also a fossil ). #ultrarunning #retrocomputing

NSL beach race went great this morning.
Nice weather (), good company and great legs .
It has been a while since I have been racing and the result today where a great confidence booster. Happy Camper!

#running #ultrarunning #mastorunNL

https://www.strava.com/activities/13703947071/shareable_images/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.wAm2-TslZYEb7kyJKGCt5yYUBTBPVBwWFIDhAwgv2G4&hl=nl-NL&utm_source=UNKNOWN&utm_medium=referral

First competition for monthes. And the first since 21 monthes without pain!
I had planned to run a marathon but it was a good decision to „only“ run the half-marathon. Enjoyed the the athmosphere at the #tressseemarathon in #munkwolstrup. It was colder than expected and foggy, but the result was ok‘ish, at least below 2 hours.
Most important: no pain with my knees and feet!
Found out at home that this was my first competition in M60, now I‘m reeeaaally feeling old.
#ultrarunning

Looking for 1-2 pacers for Javelina Jundred! Need support for 2 laps, each a little over 19 miles. Must be experienced with night running and desert conditions. DM me if interested! #JavelinaJundred #UltraRunning #PacerNeeded

❝You begin to notice the rest of your body taking on a mind of its own. Now you are running with two minds, with one telling you to charge on, and the other is slowly turning out the lights, telling you the party is over.
—Will Cooper
https://www.willrunlonger.com/2025/02/age-state-of-mind.html

Podium Männer 50 km DM (Vasilii kein DM-Starter) Tim: 2h53 Frank: 2h56 (beste Renneinteilung!) Lukas: 2h58 #laufticker #ultrarunning

Tim Schwippel ist neuer GER-Meister über 50 km Straßenlauf. 2h53,05 ist die Siegerzeit. #laufticker #ultrarunning

Today's workout:
15min row and #Runmotion strength training.
Tomorrow 15km trailrun with buddy Anne.
Looking forward to that.
Weather forecast: cold but dry

The downside of #ultrarunning is that when work drops a meeting that interferes with my running plans one part of me says “Well I still have about an hour and I can get in 5-6 miles” but the other part is like “5-6 miles isn’t enough to be worth it.”

❝Running has put me eye to eye with fear a number of times. It has helped me reflect on fear in other parts of my life, and helped me focus on cultivating courage to overcome the fear and acknowledge it.
—Harm Wiegers
https://harm.run/fear/

Planning routes for spring

Two seasons in one week.
Begin this week temperatures where around zero. Today it was 17C .

Short recovery run in shorts .
I am longing for the spring .

#running #mastorunNL #ultrarunning https://www.strava.com/activities/13685921930/flyover?origin=shared

Running is absolutely the best way to explore a new city. This story made me smile.

❝I’ve learned something beautiful about this bewildering and sometimes hostile place – it has a running soul after all.
—David Guest
https://open.substack.com/pub/themile/p/running-as-exploration?r=1n6v12

Hi friends, please help support the Copper Kings 100, a new 100-mile endurance run in Butte, Montana! We're crowdfunding to cover first-year startup costs.

Indiegogo: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/copper-kings-100-prospectors/reft/38417013/mstn

Learn about the Copper Kings 100 at http://copperkings100.com