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News & Photos from the 2017 NYC Marathon!
So many inspiring stories from the 47th NYC Marathon! For the last 10 years Elizabeth and I make our way into the city to watch over 50,000 runners run through the streets of New York City.
2017 Cat’s Tail Trail Marathon: “Through The Eyes of a First-Timer” by Matt Murphy
MPF client Matt Murphy shares his story about his first marathon and it just happened to be the 2017 Cat's Tail Trail Marathon in the Catskill Mountains of New York!
News & Photos from the 2017 Cat's Tail Trail Marathon
What a day it was at the 3rd running of the Cat's Tail Trail Marathon! Here are photos that MPF's Joe & Elizabeth Azze took along the marathon route.
Race Report: 2017 Mountain Madness 50k by Jason Friedman
MPF RNR athlete, Jason Friedman was looking for a replacement for the Vermont 50 because it sold out and he found everything that he expected to with the MOMA 50k...
FKT Report: Swan Song Loop in New Hampshire by Ben Nephew
This one scared me, literally and figuratively. Where do I start? I had hiked many of the trails, which includes several of the hardest trails in the Northeast, and the idea of linking them up into a massive loop seemed like the ultimate White Mountain test piece. It is that and then some.
Race Report: 2017 Manitou's Revenge & The UTMA 165K
Within this post Elizabeth writes a little about what she has been up to, along with this year's 54 mile Manitou’s Revenge and the UTMA 165k from the Gaspesie National Park in Canada.
Sights & Sounds from the 2017 Vermont 50!
Here is some footage I had taken during the race. I hope to have many photos from the day posted later this week so check back! - Joe Azze • MPF
Rocky Point 50 Mile MTB Race by Evan Fineman
MPF Athlete Evan Fineman had registered for this race as a tune up, gear check, and leg check for his upcoming Vermont 50 MTB race in 2 weeks. The distance was the same but that’s where the similarities ended…
Exercise Highlight 11: Getting Started with the Kettlebell Deadlift
How do I get my sleepy posterior chain strong and active? Let’s start with one of my favorites the Kettlebell Deadlift.
The 2017 Battle of Escarpment by Ben Nephew
Ben talks about his 2016 race at the Escarpment Trail Run and how his day went chasing after Matthias Lipsey again at the 2017 running of the mountain goats. This was his 18th Escarpment!
Eastern States 100 – A Race to Remember "The Journey to Winning the Axe" by Jayson Kolb
“I caught Clayton and closed in on and passed David and Aaron, as we descended to Ramsey aid station (11.3). About 50 feet prior to the aid station David surged ahead. I stopped for food. Aaron surged ahead not stopping at all. They gapped me immediately. All that hard-work for nothing! But the mountains in PA are cruel and unpredictable – they reward patience.”
MPF NEWS
Rich Heffron placed 2nd (11:04:16) & Scotie Jacobs placed 4th (12:19:11), Laura Rekkerth was 9th female at the Twisted Branch 100k Trail Run! Something was happening in Leadville Colorado. Joe's encounter with a trail superhero. Natalie Thompson wins RNR’s Lucifer’s Crossing 6.6 miler in 54:30! And much more, check it out!