OK. So back at the beginning of August, I mentioned that it would be the busiest month of racing for me. There’s been a few
Category: Race Reports
August–The Month for Racing
Wow. August has shaped up to be the month of racing on my front. Technically, it started with the month of July. It seems to
XTERRA First Coast equals valuable lessons
Race: XTERRA First Coast Location: Jacksonville Beach, Florida Date: July 24, 2011 Distances: 750m swim, 13mile mountain bike, 5k run Result: 5th place in division,
The Urban Offroad Race – XTERRA East Championship Race Report
Getting ready for the upcoming XTERRA Whitewater race, I have been super-busy and super-sidetracked (in classic Marcus fashion). So this race report is kind of
Southern Hospitality – XTERRA Southeast Championship Race Report
Race: XTERRA Southeast Championships Location: Pelham, Alabama Distances: 1500m swim, 35k mtb bike 10.4k run Marcus Result: 5th place division, 15th overall amateur Dan Result:
Even the Frogs Speak Spanish – ITU Cross Triathlon World Championship Race Report
Sloppy. Wet. Muddy. Just like I like it. It rained quite a bit the night before the race, throughout the night the rain woke me
Assault on the Carolinas Report
On April 9th, Dan and I headed up to the wonderful, friendly town of Brevard, NC to ride the 12th Annual Assault on the Carolinas.
Last Minute Race
“Oh Crap! They started without me!” I exclaimed out loud as I completely missed the start of the XTERRA Oak Mountain Xduro 21k Trail Race.
Mahalo – XTERRA World Championship Race Report
Race: XTERRA World Championship Location: Maui, Hawaii Date: Oct 24, 2010 To everyone in Maui, Hawaii: mahalo. What a wonderful island. I took the entire Barton
Race for the Cure
If you haven’t seen my FaceBook page, you may not have seen the results from last weekend’s Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5k
XTERRA Canada Nationals aka XTERRA Whistler aka best damn trails anywhere
By Marcus Barton I love, love, love, the outstanding, awesome, excellent, bombtastic, sweet, superb, wonderful, fabulous, magnificent, beautiful, and technical trails at Whistler! Thank you,
XTERRA Col. Francis Beatty Trail Run
By Marcus Barton One of my great loves is trail running. After all, it was during a trail run, many moons ago, that a buddy
Speedy Lizard 