Ok, so some of you must be asking “What the heck is The Blerch?” The Blerch is a character, created by the author and cartoonist known as “The Oatmeal”, who has described The Blerch in the following words: “Marathon runners often describe a phenomenon known as “hitting the wall.” They refer to ‘the […]…Continue Reading Beating The Blerch on Snake Mountain
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Still Thinking of Ski Season
The last few months have constituted my longest hiatus from blogging since beginning The Middlebury Trailrunner. I ended taking off some time from running (and hence, blogging) due to the inevitable post- marathon letdown in training, followed by hunting season (the worst time of the year for trail runners!), followed by a particularly busy end […]…Continue Reading Still Thinking of Ski Season