The All-Night Curry Run or Port-a-lets and Why They Matter

The All-Night Curry Run or Port-a-lets and Why They Matter   Mike Baker,   I drove up to Meg’s house on Friday. We had dinner out and then headed home to catch up. It had been a month or so since I’d been up her way, not since the Yeti Beer Mile Ultra, and...

Failing the Way God Intended: The Torreya 50k

Failing the Way God Intended: The Torreya 50k   Mike Baker,   It had rained the night before so the air was cool and misty, the rain’s last breath, gentle and falling. All the racers were furtive, moving around in the dark morning, setting up drop bags and...

Flatlander Crash Canyon 50k or Attack of Moose and Squirrel

Flatlander Crash Canyon 50k or Attack of Moose and Squirrel   Mike Baker,   Brad and I left Tallahassee at 4am. We’re easy company except for things like race day. He was wanting to stop for breakfast. I’d been nursing a cold and a trick back for a week. I...

My Best Guess and Your’s

My Best Guess and Your’s   Mike Baker,   The Judge and I run together a few times a week and we had missed our Tuesday run because he was having a foot problem and I was having a knee problem and so we agreed to meet up Wednesday but only after my Hot...

They can take so much away from you. They cannot take this

They can take so much away from you. They cannot take this.   Mike Baker,   Gary and I have a Tuesday morning patter. Gary says he woke reaching for his cell phone hoping to find a call from me saying I was sleeping in instead of running and I sit in my car...

An Interview with Sandra Garrett

An Interview with 100M Runner Sandra Garrett   Mike Baker,   Editor’s Note: Sandra Garrett, a 41–year old first-time 100-mile runner from Tampa, finished 6th overall in the Iron Horse 100 near Jacksonville in December,...