Blue Collar Nation

The Ever Evolving Runner
The ever evolving runner. I had to laugh the other day, as Guy and I ventured out on our home grown 50k. A few feet into our training run, my legs felt like lead, my pack oddly uncomfortable on my back and my reservoir tube tasted like fabric softener. Not a great start. The […]

Meet Anna Turner
For Anna Turner, running has always been a stress reliever, “I remember as a teenager I would go running when I was stressed. There was a trail where I would go to my favorite spot along a brook, and I would just have a quiet moment alone. As an adult I enjoy running as it […]

Investing in Yourself
Written by: Sam Farnsworth Runners Should Get Sports Massage Regularly. About once per month. Especially after a big effort. Massage may not be on your radar screen or if it is, it may be an occasional thing you take advantage of. I want to make a case for regular sports massage for the […]

The confidence I gained from running
“Running gave me confidence to do things I might not otherwise have done.” ~Hope Rush Written by Hope Rush In early 2011, my good friend, who is also known to be very persuasive, said to me, “Hope, you need to run Covered Bridges Half Marathon.” I looked at him and laughed. I told him […]

It’s in the Waiting Space, that a Life is Lived.
We are happy to share a piece from a fellow trail runner and friend, Elissa Kellner. Her words are both raw and beautiful, as she reflects on motherhood, dreams and adventures in 2020. Written by Elissa Kellner 2020 has been a year lived in the interim, a year of postponements, a year of waiting. […]