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The Shamrock Half – The journey of 13.1 miles
“Mile six. Mile seven. Mile eight. I was still running. “ ~Melissa Drye By: Melissa Drye For starters, I am not a runner. I essentially hate to run. I have a love-hate relationship with running that began in elementary school, when I was forced to run as part of various sports teams. The furthest I’ve […]
Lone Wolf to Wolf Pack: Overcoming the Fear of Running with Others
“Truth is, you won’t ever be able to find your pack, if you don’t take that first terrifying step. More likely than not, your peers share in your anxiety, and you will be able to find others on common ground, friends for you to lift up and to lift you up in return.” ~Samantha Woodworth […]
Meet Ted McGreer
“We have to be able to continue to provide a consistent experience where our customers come back. My hope is that I can do this for another twenty years.” ~Ted McGreer Ted McGreer remembers vividly, a conversation that he had with his Mom in the early years of his business. The topic of the conversation […]
My long, wandering run
“There is beauty to be found in the small things. The beauty of creation seen in the shifting patterns of sunlight through the trees or a lone flower boldly taking a stand among fallen and decaying leaves.” ~Kevin Mathewson By: Kevin Mathewson The trail. The same as every previous run, yet different. It beckons for […]
Meet Megan Wheeler Tsuyuki
“What makes me happy about our clothes, is that a lot of people have made friends and connections, relationships they wouldn’t have had otherwise, all because they were out wearing our clothes.” ~Megan Wheeler Tsuyuki A turquoise blue wall of peeling paint in New Orleans caught the eye of Megan Wheeler Tsuyuki’s husband, Rob. […]
Catching the Ghost Train
The warm glow of the fire lit up the dark sky as we huddled around it, our breath in the air. 67 miles in, my legs are heavy and the finish line forever away. The sweet volunteer who hands me soup lifts my spirits, the warmth of the broth I can feel throughout my body. […]
Let’s talk about the heat…..
When you think of picturesque Vermont, 95+ degree heat might not be the first thing to enter your mind, but the 31st annual Vermont 100 Endurance race was all about the heat! High temps, high humidity and a soaring heat index made this Vermont 100, one of the hottest years on record. Vermont is a […]
Meet Laura Farrell
There is a saying that goes like this. ‘Never meet your heroes, because they’re sure to disappoint you’. Well, it just so happens that I live three miles away from one such hero, in the sport I have grown to love. Laura Farrell broke barriers in the sport of Ultra running. Her real legacy, however, […]
Huge Congrats to Nat!!
We’d love to send a huge congrats to Nat, one of our featured runners (featured December of 2018) on his epic finish of the Big Foot 200 mile race. We are so proud of you!! Keep inspiring buddy! “Bigfoot was proof that your body can do so much more than your mind thinks it can. […]
Meet Jacky Hunt-Broersma
“My heart is in ultrarunning, and that’s just where I want to be. I just want to be out there, plowing out the miles.” -Jacky Hunt-Broersma It was December, 2016 in Durham, North Carolina and Jacky Hunt-Broersma was picking up her packet for her first official race. She had only been running for three months, […]
Congrats Sharon!!
All of us at Blue Collar Runners want to send a HUGE congratulations to Sharon Knorr, one of our featured runners. This past weekend she completed the Old Dominion 100 in Virginia. This is leg one of her Grand Slam quest. We can’t wait to see you rock the Vermont 100 in July! “Old Dominion […]
Meet Sharon Knorr
“There’s nothing in the world that has ever made me feel more alive, and more like a small part of a big world that’s just so beautiful and amazing when I’m running for hours and hours and hours, sometimes I even cry, I just love being out there.” ~Sharon Knorr Sharon Knorr’s childhood was spent […]