Tag Archives: ultramarathons

A toasty day for a hundred K

Posted on April 22, 2018 by loren24250

Clear blue skies. Barely a breeze. Temperatures hovering around 28 Celsius (82.4 F) at 4 in the afternoon. Perfect conditions for a long run, you say? Not if you’re running distance — and yesterday’s race in the Greater Daglan Area … Continue reading →

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Some April activities and antics

Posted on April 17, 2016 by loren24250

It’s not really warm here yet, but neither is it cold. So the number of activities seems to be picking up throughout the Greater Daglan Area, the GDA. Here’s a look at some of them. Yesterday (Saturday) was the 40th running … Continue reading →

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Sports day

Posted on April 28, 2013 by loren24250

Yesterday was a sports day of sorts in the Greater Daglan Area — at least for some rugged ultramarathoners and a lot of charged-up young rugby players who we watched on and off through the day. For my wife Jan … Continue reading →

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