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Articles by Gary Cantrell

Gary Cantrell writes the “View From the Open Road” column. Gary has written for UltraRunning more or less continuously since his column “From the South” first appeared in Volume 1, Number 1 back in May of 1981. He is perhaps most well-known as the founder of the Barkley, a trail race in eastern Tennessee. (Although some would comment that it isn’t really a race, and others would add that those aren’t really trails.) He is also the founder of the Strolling Jim 40 Mile and periodically organizes a 314-mile run across Tennessee, the Vol State Road Race. He is currently the race director of the Backyard Ultra. In the real world he works as an accountant.

From the South: Never Trust a Man with a Map on the Wall

From the South: Getting the Most out of Cross-training

From the South: Feelings

From the South: Cars

From the South: Except for a Few Minor Details

From the South: Given the Choice, We'd Rather Be Fast

From the South: Water, Water, Everywhere...

From the South: Ultrarunning’s Place in the Sun

From the South: Forgetting About the Women?

Edmund Fitzgerald UltraMarathon (IAAF 100 Km World Cup and TAC National 100 Km Championship), 50 & 100 km

From the South: Beating on the Clothesline Pole

There was a time, only a couple of decades ago, when those of us in the tiny running community used to smugly tell one another that running would never be popular — “No one will be willing to work this hard,...

From the South: The Feeling’s Right, Gonna Run All Night

From the South: Readin’, Ritin', and 'Rithmetic

From the South: Getting More Attention For Your Event

From the South: Weird Names, Weird Diets

From the South: Race Directors - No Time For Heros

Edmund Fitzgerald 100 Km U.S. Championships

As the 1980s began the U.S. showed great promise in the middle distance ultras (50 miles to 100 km). A number of top-notch talents were displayed at such first-rate events as Lake Waramaug and the AMJA. Although the U.S....

From the South: Trading Places With Your Handler

There is little doubt (at least in my mind) that no greater experience is available in ultrarunning than the road multi-day. The intrinsic appeal of long point-to-point courses is undeniable. As solo runs, they capture d...

From the South: Who is this Dan Brannen

From the South: We Are Masters of Our Own Destiny

From the South: Who Is Using Whom?

From the South: I Got Rhythm

From the South: Welcome to the Looney Tunes

From the South: The Problems of Money and Media

From the South: "She's Only a Girl"

From the South: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

From the South: A Curmudgeon's Complaint

Alabama's Phil Parker, King of the Southern Roads

From the South: The Amazing Miracle of Duct Tape

From the South