It was finally here.  The first race that I have run twice.  I was excited about the 2009 North Face Endurance Challenge 50 Mile as it was finally a chance to see what my first full year of running and training would result in for improvements on my times. As quick background, two years ago [...]

By Randy Katz Over the last year, it’s  been difficult for me to get my buddy Brett Rivers into the rock climbing gym since he has been spending so much time on the trails.  He tried several times to get me to trade in my climbing shoes for trail running shoes, but I was pretty [...]

By Edie Harbaugh Is it easier to run 50 miles the second time? Maybe. But it’s still hard to run 50 miles. On Saturday, December 5 I lined up with my boyfriend Greg at the start of the North Face Endurable Challenge 50 Mile, more confident than I’d felt the prior two years. In 2007 [...]