Index of Blog Entries

I occassionally update this page to organize original entries by category (last updated on 1/1/09). If you're seeing this page for the first time pop up in your blog reader, it's because your feed is set to get all "updated pages". If you would prefer to just get new stories, use the buttons on the right, down the page a bit (under "Syndication Links"). These will point your blog readers to a Feedburner feed that is set to "only new stories".

But as long as you're here, feel free to get to know some ultrarunners, read about some races, and comment all you would like.

Thx, SD

Interviews
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• Alan Abbs and Beverly Anderson-Abbs (adventure racers, ultra champions, race directors)
• Sharlene Abrams (blind trail runner)
• Sean Andrish (2005 100-mile trail US champion)
• Kristin Armstrong (writer, marathoner, mother of three)
• Annette Bednosky (ultra champion, winner of 2005 Western States 100)
• Michael Benge (runner, climber, Editor of Trail Runner Magazine)
• Rod Bien (elite ultra runner, father)
  
• Bernie Boettcher (trail running/snowshoeing champion, 200+ races in 3 years)
• Graham Cooper (winner of 2006 Western States 100, Ironman)
  
• Greg Crowther (2007 USATF 50k and 100k road champion)
  
• Dr. David Dreyfuss (MIT Phd, trail running measurement specialist)
• William Emerson (ultra masters champion, world record holder)
• Lon Freeman (Miwok 100k course record holder, Ironman, Ultraman)
  
• Simon Gutierrez (mountain running champion, short course superstar)
• Jasper Halekas (2006-07 Tahoe Rim Trail 100-mile winner, 2007 USATF 100m champion)
  
• Nancy Hobbs (founding trail runner, race director, author)
• Marty Hoffman (ultrarunning champion, 2005 Ultrarunner.net Series top finisher)
• Andy Jones-Wilkins (2006 100-mile trail US champion, Western States top finisher, school principal)
• Dean Karnazes (ultra running champion, author, winner of 2004 Badwater Ultra)
• - Run with Dean Karnazes (March-April, 2005 book tour)
• - Dean Karnazes Sets His Sights on 500 Mile Run
• - Karnazes to Skip Badwater in Lieu of 24-hour World Championships
• - Karnazes Completes 350 Mile Run (and interview about the run)
• - Dean Karnazes IS Forrest Gump!
• - Dean Karnazes Calls It Quits on Cross-Country Run (12/06)
  
• Mark Lantz (2004-06 PA/USATF champion, 2005 Ultrarunner.net Series champion, 2007 USATF 100k National Masters Champion)
• Anne Riddle Lundblad (Trail Marathon, 50k road, and 50k trail US champion, 100k Worlds silver medalist, mom)
• Krissy Moehl (Youngest finisher/winner of Ultra Grand Slam)
  
• Brian Morrison (Controversial top finisher at 2006 Western States)
• Chikara Omine (23-year-old PA/USATF ultra champion, college track champion)
• Van "Pigtails" Phan (2006 Trail Runner Magazine Trophy Series Ultra winner, 53 marathon/ultras in one year)
  
• Dale Reicheneder (2005 & 2007 Trail Runner Magazine Trophy Series marathon-and-under champion)
• Thomas Reiss (2005 Tahoe Triple winner, ultra champion)
  
• Monica Scholz (ultra running and cyclist champion, world record holder)
• Kami Semick (2005 Montrail 100k champion, 2005 Trail Runner Magazine Trophy Series ultra champion, 2006 USATF 50k Trail Champion)
• Erik Skaden (2008 USATF 100m champion, American River 50m winner)
  
• Uli Steidl (2005 USATF 50m trail champion, 2007 TNF Endurance Challenge winner, 2:13 marathoner)
  
• Mark Tanaka (ultra runner, doctor, and dad who won both the Fuel Belt Ultrarunner.net Series and PA/USATF Championship in 2006, winner of 2007 Kettle Moraine 100m)
  
• Julia Tellman (first time Race Director)
• Craig Thornley (ultra runner and Western States top finisher, race director)
• John Ticer (ultra champion and Western States top finisher)
• Tim Twietmeyer (5-time winner and 25-time finisher of Western States)
  

Research
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• Understanding The Runner's High
• - Is anandamide behind the human will to thrive?
• - Continued research on the Runner's High (diet and anti-depression applications)
• - URB597 - Runner's High in a pill?
  
• The 50k - a long marathon, or a short ultra?
• Does ultrarunning improve memory skills? (2006 article by Nobel laureate Dr. James Watson)
  
• Recovery Tips - What Works For Me
  
• Best iPod Playlist for Running Ultras
• - My iPod Ultra Playlist, 2005
• Forest walks/runs may boost immunity by 46%
• Listening to music can give 15% performance boost
  
• Who’s the Best Trail Run Race Promoter in San Francisco?
• Trail running vs. road running
• Xterra - the next big name in trail running?
• High Altitude May Be The Fountain of Youth
• Where Does All The Entry Fee Money Go?
• Being a Race Director - "Guest Race Directing" at the San Pablo Marathon
• North American Trail Running Series for 2006
• How to Get On The 2006 Teva Mountain Running Team
• Spit and Snot - More Important Than You Think? (Guest Blogger, Dr. Larry Dunlap)
• SCOOP - Montrail To Be Acquired
• Did North Face Have To Buy Off Sam Thompson?
• Local Conservation Efforts Combat Urban Sprawl
• The "Breakout" Experience and Trail Running
• The Gift of Downtime
• What Scott Jurek REALLY Thinks About Dean Karnazes
  

Products I Would Like To See
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• Mountain Hardwear Running T-shirt with iPod Headphone Guides
• Montrail Ankle Brush Guards
• Injinji Nut-Tsak
• Camelbak Fluid Intake Monitor
• The Hitch Safe (a real product)
• Alter-G Anti-Gravity Treadmill (also a real product)
  

Fiction
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• And Mother Nature Laughed Back
• Songs for Kate
• "Runners"(Awesome award-winning Non-Fiction by Roger Hart)
• Mother Nature Is My Coach
  

Races - 2008
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• Muir Beach 50k (December, 2008)
  
• Woodside 50k (December, 2008)
• Santa Barbara Turkey Trot 4m (November, 2008)
• Stinson Beach 50k (November, 2008)
• XTerra 10k/K9 Challenge (October, 2008)
• Skyline to the Sea 50k (September, 2008)
  
• Redwood Park 50k (September, 2008)
  
• Where's Waldo 100k (August, 2008)
  
• Napa to Sonoma 1/2 Marathon (July, 2008)
  
• Angel Island 50k (July, 2008)
  
• Mt. Diablo 50k (June, 2008)
  
• Bay to Breakers (June, 2008)
  
• Quicksilver 50m (May, 2008)
  
• Running with Legends at the Eugene Marathon (May, 2008)
  
• Bleeker Does The Boston Marathon (April, 2008)
  
• The Hot and Steep Diablo 50-miler (April, 2008)
  
• Return to the Rucky Chucky 50k (March, 2008)
  
• Ridge Running at The Skyline 50k (March, 2008)
  
• The Gorgeous Sequoia 50k (March, 2008)
  
• A Wet and Wild Woodside 50k (Feb, 2008)
• Soaring Through The Angel Island 25k (Jan, 2008)
  

Races - 2007
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• Santa Barbara 9 Trails 35-Miler (Nov, 2007)
• Helen Klein 50m (Nov, 2007)
• Lake of the Sky 33m (Oct, 2007)
• Running of the Bulls 5k (Oct, 2007)
  
• Sierra Nevada Dbl Mrthn (Sept, 2007)
  
• Surviving the Tahoe Rim Trail 100-miler (July, 2007)
  
• 129 Miles of The Death Ride (July, 2007)
  
• Tri'ing the Pacific Crest Half Ironman (June, 2007)
• Racing with Rocky the Pug at the State Street Mile (June, 2007)
  
• Fighting My Demons at the Mt. Diablo 50k (June, 2007)
• Big Climbs at the Silver State 50m (May, 2007)
  
• Goofin' at the Bay to Breakers - Video (May, 2007)
• Racing the Quicksilver 50k (May, 2007)
  
• Racing The Cliffs of The Big Sur Marathon (April, 2007)
  
• The 2007 Boston Marathon - Bravin' the Nor'easter (April, 2007)
  
• Round and Round the Pony Express 100k (Mar, 2007)
• Sun and Wine at the Napa Valley Marathon (Mar, 2007)
• Pacifica 50k - Oceans, Cliffs, and Smiles (Jan, 2007)
• Planning My 2007 Race Season
  

Races - 2006
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• Homebound at the Woodside 50k (Dec, 2006)
  
• Climbing the Quad Dipsea (Nov, 2006)
  
• Smooth Running at the Helen Klein 50m (Nov, 2006)
  
• Running the Redwoods at the Seacliff Beach 50k (Oct, 2006)
  
• The Beautiful Lake Tahoe Marathon (Sept, 2006)
  
• Where's Waldo 100k (Guest Blogger, Meghan Arbogast, August, 2006)
  
• The First Annual Sunsweet Trail Running Festival (July, 2006)
  
• Racing the Tahoe Rim Trail 50-miler (July, 2006)
  
• Beating the Heat at the Overlook Run 50k (June, 2006)
  
• The Golden Hills of the Ohlone 50k (May, 2006)
  
• Sun and Surf at the Miwok 100k (May, 2006)
  
• Fast Running at the Ruth Anderson 50k (April, 2006)
  
• Having Fun at the 2006 Boston Marathon (April, 2006)
  
• Racing the American River 50 Mile (April, 2006)
• Mud Boggin' at the Way Too Cook 50k (March, 2006)
• Running The Desert at the Death Valley Marathon (Feb, 2006)
• HURT 100, January, 2006 (Guest Blogger Beverly Anderson-Abbs)
• Planning My 2006 Race Season

Races - 2005
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• The Phleger Estate 50k in Woodside, CA, December, 2005
• Running the Santa Barbara 9 Trails 35-Miler, November, 2005
• Going Long at the Helen Klein 50-Miler, October, 2005
• The (Almost) Lake of the Sky 33-Miler, October, 2005
• The First Annual Auburn Marathon, October, 2005
• "Guest Race Directing" at the San Pablo Marathon, September, 2005
• The Gorgeous Golden Leaf Half Marathon, September, 2005
• Masters Mountain Running World Championships, England (Guest Blogger, Bernie Boettcher)
• The Beautiful Lake Views of the Run On the Sly 50k, September, 2005
• Lovin' Life and Haulin' Aspen! (Haulin' Aspen Trail Marathon) August, 2005
• A Glimpse of Heaven, A Taste of Hell - Tahoe Rim Trail 50k/RRCA Championships, July, 2005
• Doing the Double Dipsea, June, 2005
• The American Wild West - Deadwod-Mickelson Trail Marathon, June, 2005
• Run In The Redwoods - Waterfalls of Big Basin Marathon, May, 2005
• The Boston Marathon Experience, April, 2005
• Getting Muddy at the Rucky Chucky 50k, March, 2005
• Racing On the Ridge - Pala Alto Vista Marathon, March, 2005
• How to Plan for the 2005 Trail Runner Magazine Trophy Series
• - March, 2005 update
  

Races - 2004
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• The mystery blisters - 26.2 miles of switchbacks at the San Pablo Marathon, Sept., 2004
• Trail Running Double Header, Part II - The Golden Leaf ½ Marathon, Sept, 2004
• Trail Running Double Header, Part I - The Autumn Color ½ Marathon, Sept, 2004
• Back in the L.A. Sun – Bulldog 30k, August, 2004
• When Poor Directing Kills A Good Run - Mtn Man ½ Marathon, Aug, 2004
• Trail Running L.A. Style - Malibu Creek Challenge 14m, July, 2004
• Pacific Crest 1/2 Ironman, June, 2004
• 26.2 In The Thin Air – Park City Marathon, June, 2004
• Beach/Trail Running – Point Reyes ½ Marathon, June, 2004
• The Devil Made Me Do It – Mt. Diablo ½ Marathon, May, 2004
• California's Best Trail Run – Castle Rock 10.5 mile, May, 2004
• The World's Toughest Half-Ironman? You BET!, April, 2004
• Trail by fire - The Golden Gate Marathon, April, 2004
• Trail racing at the Golden Gate Bridge – SF Coastline 8.5 mile, March, 2004
• No new is good new - The Redwood Trails of Napa ½ Marathon Trail Run, March, 2004
• The Skyline Ridge 10k Trail Run, March, 2004
• Running the Purisima Creek Redwoods 14k, Feb 2004

You can also click here to get a full Google map of all of these races!

Articles About Scott Dunlap
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(the biggies)

• NearbyNow CEO In It For The Long Run (San Jose Business Journal, January, 2008)
  
• Trails and Tribulations of a Champion (San Francisco Chronicle, December, 2004)
• Rocket J - The Fastest Pug This Side of the Mississip' (PROS, December, 2004)
• In My Nature (Runner's World, July, 2005)
• "A Trail Runner's Blog" Voted "Best of the Web" By Forbes (Forbes, August, 2005)

(other fun stories)

• Scott Dunlap Wins 2004 Trophy Series (Redwood Trails newsletter, October, 2004)
• King of the Trail Racers (Half Moon Bay Review, December, 2004)
• World Class Runner (Eugene Register-Guard, December, 2004)
• Scott Dunlap Joins Team Injinji for 2005 (November, 2004)
• 2005 Trail Runner Trophy Series Runners Take Early Lead (AP, April, 2005)
• 2005 Trail Runner Trophy Series Runners Feel the Heat (AP, June, 2005)
• 2005 Trail Runner Trophy Series Goes Into Final Weeks (AP, August, 2005)
• Trailing The Top (CitySports, August, 2005)
• Running and Blogging (Google/Blogger.com "Blogs to Watch", August, 2005)
• Blogorhythm - Shed Myths as Well as Pounds (Buffalo News, December, 2005)
• Q&A with Our Readers! (includes training questions, December, 2005)
• From Kitchen to the Wild (New York Times, September, 2006)
• Runners, along with spectators, will be intoxicated by Marathon (Daily Free Press at Boston University, April, 2008)