Road
Stories, experiences, and races on paved roads and city streets.
The Road to Redemption
Who is Mikey Kratzer? If you ask the man himself, he’ll tell you that it depends on when you got to know him – because Mikey is a changed man.
Only the Brave : The Speed Project
You’ve got to have some nerve to take on The Speed Project, the legendary 340-mile Los Angeles-Las Vegas relay. You’ve got to have even more nerve putting yourselves out there as a group of older Black women in what can often seem like the white-thirty-something-male-dominated world of ultra running.
Run for Freedom
Nike! Nike! Nenikekamen!” “Victory! Victory! Rejoice, we conquer!” 490BC. Pheidippides, a messenger, finally arrives at the end of his 26-mile run from a battlefield in Marathon to the Acropolis in Athens to deliver news of an unexpected Greek victory over Persian invaders.
Hakone
“It’s the greatest race you’ve never heard of: the Hakone Ekiden. Lots of races may lay claim to this impressive title, but few have such a legitimate case. On 2 and 3 January every year, this local university road relay brings Japan to a standstill.
What a Difference a Day Makes (or, How I Became an Elite Athlete for 24 hours)
Only the most talented runners receive star treatment. But what if, by some quirk of fate, it actually happened to you? It did to one runner.
The Speed Project Solo: Shelby Farrell’s story
Shelby Farrell’s story from The Speed Project Solo appeared in Like the Wind #32. Unfortunately in that piece we incorrectly stated that Shelby did not finish the Cocodona 250 on her first attempt.
Seba Vandermolen: Via PanAm
The long run is a fixture in most runners’ weeks. But how long is long. How about from the northern extreme of Alaska to the southern tip of Argentina?
Scott Partenheimer: Winning Streak
Have you ever wondered about your running bucket list? What kind of running experiences do you want out of life before you ascend to the great trail in the sky? By the age of 33, I had tried every distance from the 5km to the 50km …