by Michelle Hackman | Apr 29, 2021 | Blog
I Couldn’t Help It Joy. 100% pure joy. That is the only way I know how to describe it. I was about 7 miles into my 13.1-mile trek of the Wilmington Half Marathon and my senses were nearly overwhelmed as I cruised around the perimeter of Greenfield Lake. The crisp,...
by Michelle Hackman | Mar 29, 2021 | Blog
It Starts With the High On March 20, I ran the Mission 100K, and it was incredible. Covering ten laps of a 10K course, it was 62 miles of beautiful, torturous single track bike trail that snaked through Brown’s Creek Bike Park in Elizabethtown, NC The venue is...
by Michelle Hackman | Feb 25, 2021 | Blog
Run Streak? No Thanks. Run streaks. Why? I didn’t get them. I mean, they are cool and all, but the idea of having to run every day just to say I did it never appealed to me. I have always believed in solid recovery and didn’t feel I had any thing to prove to...
by Michelle Hackman | Jan 31, 2021 | Blog
“You just finished 100 miles, buddy.” Those were Tom Clifford’s words as Russ Leaptrot rounded out his 24-hour effort to win the Southern Tour Ultra Last Man Standing event in mid-January. Tom has directed plenty of races, but this was no doubt his first time closing...