My sister just gave me this shirt for my birthday. I just might cut the sleeves off and wear this at the Superior Trail 100 Mile! Awesome.

I think this calls for a post of Chuck Norris Facts about the Superior Trail Races.  I’ll start – who else is in?

I love haiku, it is so meditative.  Here are some snarky haiku about the Superior Trail Races:

26, 50,
Or maybe the 100?
They all hurt.  Pain cave.

34 hours
40k elevation
Finish for ice cream!

Sonju roots, Drainpipe
Carlton Peak and The Gorge
Why can’t we be friends?

Up, down, up and down
Run when you can at Sawtooth!
Really sorry, quads.

S! cap, eat and drink
Repeat each 60 minutes
For 2 days, 1 night

Rivers, streams, and creeks
Cross and hold on to hand rails
If there are any

It’s hard to describe to people how exciting it feels to tackle a race like the Superior Sawtooth 100 Mile, or many other trail ultras.  I watch the following videos for inspiration, and they capture the feelings that I enjoy about doing tough trail ultra marathons.  Maybe these will help communicate the idea.  Enjoy:

There are far more reasons to not do any 100 mile race than there are to do one.  But here are 9 reasons to do the Superior Sawtooth 100 Mile Run:

1. Awesome singletrack, and loads of it.
2. Breathtaking scenery.
3. 36-ish hours in the wilderness.
4. Rocks, roots.
5. Fantastic aid stations and aid station volunteers.
6. A great Race Director (and family).
7. Carleton Peak, Temperance River, Moose Mountain, Crosby-Manitou gorge(s).
8. Hearing the Poplar River near the finish.
9. Epic everything.

These factors are big enough for me that I feel a pull to tackle this race, even if I’m not quite ready.  You should enter any race with a goal to finish, but this is one where any time on the trail is a great time.

Here’s to 102.6 miles on the greatest trail in Minnesota!