Great ride and run today in Uwharrie. Sloppy as usual, but great fun had by all. In the photo from left to right: Dan Kimball, Marcus Barton, Jarrod Kimball and Ben Endicott.
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It Finally Sets In
Posted on January 24, 2010 by Marcus Barton
Yep. It has finally set in. The fact that I am now 40. The realization came with finishing 1st Male Master yesterday at the Charlotte Running Company Trail Race at the US National Whitewater Center, but I am getting ahead of myself.. Very cool award, a ceramic tile The weather was cold and wet. We [...]
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“Run at the Rock” aka “Run at the Muddy Rock”
Posted on December 13, 2009 by Marcus Barton
Run at the RockDecember 5th, 200914 Mile Trail Run It wasn’t colder than last year, but it sure felt like it. Standing on the start line getting ready for the race to start, I was still having a hard time figuring out what I was going to wear. Last year, I wore too much and [...]
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Ninja moutain biker
Posted on December 12, 2009 by Marcus Barton
Out of the 12 or so folks I contacted, I got zero takers for some toe numbing, hand freezing fun today.
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Run at the Rock
Posted on December 5, 2009 by Marcus Barton
2nd in Division, 8th Overall, 1:46:30 Thanks to TrySports, GU and Sugoi. GU Pineapple Roctane ROCKS! Sugoi arm warmers, R+R socks, tuke and gloves got me thru the cold.
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XTERRA Nationals Race Report
Posted on September 28, 2009 by Marcus Barton
My legs are officially spent. I can’t remember a time that I have been this sore. The trauma I put them through is coming back to haunt me some two days after racing at the XTERRA USA Championships. Normally soreness doesn’t hit me until about three days after my hard workouts. “Delayed onset of muscle [...]
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New GU Flavors
Posted on September 9, 2009 by Marcus Barton
Last week I received my latest “care package” from GU. Inside was two 48-pack boxes of GU goodness. In each 48-pack box was a new flavor. In one, Vanilla Gingerbread GU and in the other, Pineapple Roctane. For those of you that don’t like caffeine in your GU, these flavors are for you as neither [...]
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Slicker than Pig Snot
Posted on August 6, 2009 by Marcus Barton
That sums up the XTERRA Panther Creek race in one sentence. O.K., I may be getting a bit ahead of myself. Let’s back-track a bit. XTERRA Panther Creek Aug 2, 2009 800 meter swim, 16 mile mountain bike, 4.5 mile trail run Andrew and I loaded up the truck and headed for Ashville. We were [...]
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Belt Drive
Posted on August 1, 2009 by Marcus Barton
Seen lots of discussion about belt drives, but had never seen one. Saw this one in Asheville today and thought I’d share.
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