New Nexico

In the Sierra County, between Kingston and Hillsboro, New Mexico on January 18, 2009, 70 some Ultramaniacs will race the Ghost Town 38.5 Miler (about 63km). Keith Lascelles will be joining me on this elevated terrain. Keith & I were taking in the photos from last years race & noted almost all the participants were wearing enough clothing for a biting cold day in November (that's north of the 49th parallel or Tim Horton Line). What the fudge? What gives? Isn't this New Mexico. I'm thinking t-shirt & shorts. Hot sun, maybe I'll even come back to Barrie with a nice tan. Then the lighthouse went off, the mountain terrain & elevation ranges the temperature dips. Dips plenty. The official website is www.journeyheretothere.com

Barrie Performs Well @ RFTT 50K

Yesterday's race in Cambridge, On. Run for the Toad was another successful event for Barrie. Roger Ison finished with a time of 5 hrs 31 mins, while Keith Lascelles & Brendan Kavanaugh finished with times of 4 hrs 54 mins. Mr. Kevin O'Neil who was humming Motorhead tunes in his head as he ran finished 10th overall with a time of 4 hrs 24 mins. Sylvie P. finished with a great time of 5 hrs 50 mins. Congrats to all. I'm hoping Brendan ran the entire race with his helmet-cam on. Brendan you did remember to take it right ? Keith said he was bringing extra reflective duct tape.

Runners, Trouble Sleeping ?

Thanks to the Journal of Sports Medicine, Norwegian Doctor Hans Smeltz, discovered that inhaling toxic fumes for extended periods of time during a normal night's sleep could prevent runners from achieving their full maximum output decreasing lung capacity by as much as 23%. A parallel study of a group of men & women under the same study but with the window ajar a quarter inch found the decrease of lung capacity still was effectively the same.