I executed my plan perfectly over the first 45 miles: conservative pace, low heart rate, low body temp and power hike even the smallest of hills. I knew the 38-mile section after the first 100k would present more of a...
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The clock struck six, the horn sounded and an energy unleashed from our footsteps that could outmatch a drumline. This was the start of the Kettle Moraine 100, and the monumental trek had just begun. Runners toeing th...
Author Jill “Watson” Wojta is all smiles on her way to an overall win in the 100K. Jenny Thorsen Michele Hartwig founded Ornery Mule Racing (OMR) in 2011 and became the beloved race director of the Kettl...
Running your first 100-miler under the best of circumstances strips you to the core. Todd McMillion did just that, just weeks after losing his spouse. Todd and his wife, Lisa, knew each other in grade school, reconnected...
We have just called “Ready, Set , Go!” and started the race at 6 a.m. Saturday, and now 240 100-mile runners (including eight relay teams) and 92 100-kilometer runners are stampeding along the wooded, hilly trail. Their...
We consider this the best Kettle ever. We set some records and we had a better than average finisher rate (58%). The summer weather – including a little refreshing rain – was as pleasant as anyone could hope for. Our vo...