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Live Stoked, Lead Stoked Podcast
Super honored to have been interviewed by my dear old friend Sara Bettman on her new podcast. We had fun talking about how our lives...
John Goldfield
Mar 15, 20241 min read
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Running is Life Podcast
My amazing coach and friend Aaron Saft interviewed me shortly after my Madiera 115k race this past summer. https://www.runningislife.run/...
John Goldfield
Oct 24, 20231 min read
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John Goldfield
Oct 22, 20230 min read
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The Adventure Jogger Podcast!
I had the honor of being interviewed on The Adventure Jogger podcast. I got to talk a little about my journey to trail and ultras, my...
John Goldfield
Sep 12, 20231 min read
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Take the risk, get the snack: Madeira Island Ultra Trail 115k 2023
There is a Portuguese phrase “Quem não arrisca não petisca” . Literally this means “those who do not risk, do not have a snack”, in other...
John Goldfield
May 29, 202317 min read
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John Goldfield
Apr 30, 20230 min read
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Finding what I needed to on the Tahoe Rim Trail 100 miler
102 miles. Nearly 20,000 ft of elevation gain. Average elevation at 8000 ft. Punishing climbs and crushing descents, interspersed with...
John Goldfield
Jul 26, 202213 min read
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John Goldfield
Jul 26, 20220 min read
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for all they do: The Volunteers of the Umstead 100 Endurance Run
I once again had the distinct honor and pleasure to be a part of this amazing hometown "old school" ultramarathon, now in its 27th year....
John Goldfield
Apr 14, 20221 min read
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Slaying the Mile 20 Dragon: The South Mountains Marathons 50k 2022
Brandon Thrower has an excellent sense of humor. As the force behind Tanawha Adventures trail races and trail running camps, he takes...
John Goldfield
Jan 11, 20225 min read
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No Business 100 miler 2021 no
The No Business Hundred is a 100 mile loop course with roughly 14,500 feet of ascent that traverses through the heart of the Big South...
John Goldfield
Oct 9, 20211 min read
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Zion 100 miler 4/10/2021: Awe inspiring, draining, wonderful... all of that stuff and more.
The 10th year running of the Zion Ultras occurred on April 10th 2021. I had signed up for the event in 2020 but... Covid. Thankfully the...
John Goldfield
May 2, 202116 min read
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John Goldfield
Apr 16, 20210 min read
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The "other side" of running 100 miles:
I had the lucky opportunity recently to supplement my training cycle approaching Zion 100 with two amazing experiences. My “trail...
John Goldfield
Apr 16, 20216 min read
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The Road Ahead
(Originally published on www.irunfar.com 11/25/20) The road ahead of me stretches out, over hills and around corners. I’ve been on this...
John Goldfield
Nov 28, 20204 min read
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Pinhoti 100: digging deep
What happens when you might NOT finish? How deep can you truly dig? Can some pain actually be ignored? What if you’ve bitten off more...
John Goldfield
Nov 11, 202017 min read
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Grandfurther Mountain 25k: more adventures in the mountains
"...Gnarly trail, 4000+ feet of climbing, fixed ladders and ropes, and the tallest peak in the Blue Ridge Mountains at 5,984 feet tall!"
John Goldfield
Sep 1, 20208 min read
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Perspective
It turns out getting to the starting line is really the hardest part of an ultra marathon. This was to be my Zion 100 race report but...
John Goldfield
Mar 20, 20206 min read
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Western NC Trail Camp with Sally McRae
Tanawha Adventures Western NC Trail Camp Oct 2019: There is a place… where the convergence of love, laughter, the beauty of nature and an...
John Goldfield
Oct 13, 201910 min read
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Losing Awesome... and how to find it again
I had run 100 miles dammit! I went all year training with nary a glitch or hitch. I stayed injury free, though I always struggled a bit...
John Goldfield
Sep 12, 20196 min read
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