Category: Trail Running
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PROFILE: When the Trail Became Rough for Pro Ultra Runner Abby Hall, Seriously Injured in 2023, She Just Became Tougher
Somewhere along a nondescript trail near the caves at the base of Mount Elden in June of 2023, on a routine hour-long training run, Abby Hall…
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Quick Hits: Tuliamuk, Baxter Post Farewells to Flagstaff; Ex-NAU’s Las Heras Euro XC Champ for Spain; Two Flagstaffians Hit WS 100 Jackpot; Neil Weintraub Wants Your Running Essays
Quick hits for a Monday morning: –The news last week that, in addition to executive director Ben Rosario’s departure, eight NAZ Elite marathoners will not be…
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Sunday Results: Big Day for McKirdy Trained Runners: Haileselassie Wins Honolulu Marathon, and Weldibanos Takes CIM in Course Record
Among the Eritrean expats living and training in Flagstaff under the McKirdy Trained banner, it usually is Yemane Haileselassie who garners the most attention. But Tsegay…
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Trail of the Month: Monolith Garden Loop in Kingman, 8 Miles
Editor’s Note: Starting this week and continuing through the winter, the Trail of the Week feature will revert to a Trail of the Month, before resuming…
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Flagstaff’s Biya Simbassa, center, ran the fourth fastest U.S. marathon time in Valencia; Left, Abby Hall wins a UTMB 100K in Australia; Right, Sara Hall broke her own U.S. masters marathon record in Valencia.Weekend Results: Simbassa Runs 4th Fastest American Marathon in Valencia, While Sara Hall Sets U.S. Masters Record; Flag High’s Van Meerten Wins AZ 5K on Track; Abby Hall Wins 100K in Australia
Weekend Results: This much is certain: If you wanted to run fast, Sunday’s Valencia Marathon was the place to do it. Several Flagstaff-based elite runners heeded…
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Q-and-A with Flagstaff’s Georgia Porter after Her Epic Women’s Fastest-Known-Time on the Arizona Trail
At 4 a.m. on Nov. 21, Flagstaff’s Georgia Porter finished her epic Arizona Trail fastest-known-time quest by successfully setting the record – 16 days, 22 hours…
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Trail of the Week: Davenport Hill Near Williams, 5.5 Miles
Back in an earlier incarnation of my work life, the summer of 2020, I wrote about a nice, short, out-of-the-way trail in Williams – Davenport Hill…
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Left, NAZ Elite’s Ahmed Muhumed wins the Philly Half Marathon. Center, Flagstaff High’s Yohanes Van Meerten finished 10th in the NXR Southwest Regional. Right, Flagstaff’s Lindsay Prescott placed sixth in the JFK 50 Miler.Saturday Results: Flagstaff High’s Van Meerten 10th at NXR Southwest; NAZ Elite’s Muhumed Wins Philly Half; Flag’s Prescott 6th at JFK 50-Miler
Aside from the NCAA Championships, it was a busy day of racing for Flagstaffians. Some results: –At the Nike Cross Southwest Regionals in Mesa, Flagstaff High’s…
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Trail of the Week: Turkey Creek to House Mountain in Red Rock Country, 7.6 Miles
Want some more turkey? Of course, you do. We’re not talking about Thanksgiving and those L-Tryptophan heavy dinners. Rather, how about another local trail named “turkey”…
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Flagstaff’s Georgia Porter, right, set a new fastest known time for women on the 817-mile Arizona Trail. At left is NAU signee, Derebe Ayele, 22, of Israel.Quick Hits: Flagstaff’s Porter Sets Women’s FKT on the Arizona Trail with Time to Spare; NAU Signs Israeli Middle Distance Star
Quick Hits: — Flagstaff ultra runner Georgia Porter has done it. In the wee hours of Thursday morning, 16 days 22 hours and 6 minutes after…
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