BEAST Trail Running and Racing

Kimball: running A four-year-old running with shoes and barefoot

"Someone once came up to Duncan MacDonald and said: "I saw you on television and read about you in the newspapers. How do you do it?" MacDonald answered: "I don't watch television and I don't read the papers."" More info on Duncan http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/duncan-macdonald-1.html

Duncan MacDonald Bio, Stats, and Results Complete Olympic Records and Results

"The thing that makes Bob Kennedy so good is that he doesn't have a fear of losing. He was willing to go to Europe and get hammered." -Frank Shorter

B[EA]ST quote of the day: "If you trained hard perhaps you could beat me. I am only a human being, not a machine." -Haile Gebrselassie

B[EA]ST quote of the day: "If you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don't spend the rest of your life wondering if you can do it." -Priscilla Welch

We would like to thank all of you for liking this page. We just hit 100 Likes. That's awesome. Thank you!

What's your favorite old-school race tradition/practice etc.? Ours: The old cash in the trophy cup. We want to bring that sexy back!

Made some good contacts and networked a bit at Runner's Corner today. Best place to get geeked out about running. Things are coming together and looking great!

What is your favorite thing about trail running?

First contest ever (on this page): Come to the page and invite all your friends who might be interested in this and I'll give you a either a Roctane Pineapple GU, a Cherry Lime GU or a Banana Hammer Gel. Contest ends this Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. MST. Then send me a message of how many people you invited. In the case of a tie, you both will get a gel. Better prizes to come in the future:)

"Cross country was dropped from the Olympics after the 1924 Games in Paris when 23 of the 38 starters failed to finish due to the extreme heat and poisonous fumes from a nearby energy plant." Hm. I don't know about you, but that doesn't sound like a great reason to discontinue an Olympic event. Maybe we could move the Olympics out of Paris? http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/athletics/1017367-olympic-target-for-cross-country-still-the-aim-say-iaaf-after-top-level-summit-led-by-coe

I know it's late, but I'm curious: What have been the coolest awards you have received or seen given out at trail races? (Or any race for that matter.)