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An attempt at a brief yet thorough bio of Mark Manz, the runner: I've been running basically since I could walk. In elementary school I was a nerdy kid who wasn't particularly athletic. In 3rd grade we had to run a timed mile for PE class. Not only did I win, I lapped everyone else in class. I... Full Bio
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These days of darkness which we’ve known will blow away with this new sun by RunningManz Posted in: Blog Posts in Running It’s been a few months, and really there hasn’t been much in the way of a real update in many more. I ran that Uwharrie race in February. I ran most of it, 29 miles of it. ... Read on »
Saturday by RunningManz Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I am running the Uwharrie Mountain Run 40 miler, thanks to the wonder owners of Bull City Running Co, Kim and Jason. It’s been over four months since my last ultra race. T ... Read on »
Hinson Lake (sort of) 24 hour race report by RunningManz Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Saturday was an interesting experience. I ran part of the Hinson Lake 24 hour race. I say part because I really only ran about half of it. Katie already talked about the r ... Read on »
Hinson Lake guest post by RunningManz Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Hi there! This is Katie, Mark’s crew chief extraordinaire. Mark gave me permission to guest post about our experience at the Hinson Lake 24 hour. We had been planning ... Read on »
Hinson Lake eve by RunningManz Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I am running for something like 17-18 hours tomorrow, on a 1.5ish mile loop around a lake in Rockingham, NC. Katie is here to make sure things don’t end like they did in P ... Read on »
Up to speed by RunningManz Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Ugh, this is a running-mostly blog. Thus I am cringing at that title, for obvious reasons. But fact remains, I have been decidedly quiet for the past few months and there’ ... Read on »
BOMF 20in24 Lone Ranger ultra 24 hour race report by RunningManz Posted in: Blog Posts in Running A little over a week ago (July 14th-15th), I ran that 24 hour race in Philly. As I had previously mentioned, I had been looking forward to the 20in24 Lone Ranger for a lon ... Read on »
What the hell was I thinking (or, some thoughts on the eve of my first 24 hour race) by RunningManz Posted in: Blog Posts in Running As I sit here, listening to some rockin’ Gaslight Anthem and getting ready to leave for Philadelphia, I keep going back to certain moments from the past few years, over an ... Read on »
Ramblings about races and other running, semi-running, and not-at-all-running-related nonsense... by RunningManz Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I think that wins the longest title record, maybe. I haven’t really written anything here in almost two months. That recap of the 12 hour race barely counts. Before that i ... Read on »
3 Days at the Fair race report by RunningManz Posted in: Blog Posts in Running This past weekend I ran the 12 hour race at Three Days at the Fair. The race is one of many races held at the Sussex County Fairgrounds in northwestern NJ. There are also ... Read on »
Something that resembles a recap of some runnings I did recently by RunningManz Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I have, for some reason or another, not found the motivation to write about running. Really, I haven’t had the motivation to write at all recently. For that matter, I have ... Read on »
Weekly recap (one worth recapping) by RunningManz Posted in: Blog Posts in Running As the title says, last week was a week that feels worth a recap. And one with significantly less bitching and whining and all that nonsense. Mon – off, still tired fr ... Read on »
What the hell have I been doing? by RunningManz Posted in: Blog Posts in Running That is a question I have asked myself many times the past 2+ weeks. It has been an interesting stretch since Umstead. I know I meant to write some other thoughts and gene ... Read on »
2012 Umstead 100 Mile Endurance Run race report by RunningManz Posted in: Blog Posts in Running On Saturday I ran the Umstead 100 mile Endurance Run. It was my first 100 mile race ever.  But to accurately and fully write a recap of this race, I need to go back some b ... Read on »
The end of the week (and potentially a rant about mud and other muck) by RunningManz Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Last time I wrote, I had just the one run in the books for last week (albeit a solid one). I ended up with a decent week. Thu - 5 miles, 42:30 around my cousins’ neigh ... Read on »
Not really a recap (or, some words that talk about running-type things in a sorta-chronological... by RunningManz Posted in: Blog Posts in Running It’s been a little while. I didn’t recap the last week or so because there wasn’t much to recap; at least relative to the previous month or two. I suppose this is what sho ... Read on »
Weekly-ish recap by RunningManz Posted in: Blog Posts in Running So it’s the middle of a new week and at this point seems kinda pointless to write a weekly recap, except for the sake of regularity. I obviously already wrote waaaaaay too ... Read on »
2012 Umstead Trail Marathon race report by RunningManz Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Saturday morning I did something I haven’t done in almost three years. I ran an official marathon, the Umstead Trail Marathon . Since doing the National Marathon back in M ... Read on »
Temporary scars, February stars by RunningManz Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I’ve never been a fan of February really. I don’t particularly like winter and by the time February rolls around most years, the lack of sunlight and cold and all that hav ... Read on »
Club Challenge 2012 race report by RunningManz Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Sunday I ran what is known as the Club Challenge , a 10 mile race on the roads in Howard County. It’s hosted by the Howard County Striders and is for all of the Maryland ( ... Read on »