Heading into the famed Midwest trail ultra marathon, the Ice Age Trail 50-miler, in southern Wisconsin, I was confident, yet very curious. Ice Age seemed systematically beyond the style of some ultra races that are created simply for the sake of drudgery. Those types of events don’t inspire me at all, really. I prefer aContinue reading “THE HILLS of the KETTLE MORAINE are NO JOKE by Nick Arndt”
Author Archives: Nick Arndt
ON the CORNER of FLYNN by Nick Arndt
To the casual, everyday folk who make the scitter-scattering drive from northern Indiana to southwest Michigan, the mundane experience probably doesn’t spark any particular euphoria worth noting. The ever-changing, zig-zaggedness of the primarily backcountry roads is probably the reason most of these folk possess selective amnesia, rather than jubilation, when describing the drive. I’m alsoContinue reading “ON the CORNER of FLYNN by Nick Arndt”
MY MINI DARK PLACE by Nick Arndt
I’m not quite sure know how to properly begin this post, so I guess I’ll just start by putting my thoughts to paper. First off, you may be wondering what the hell my “Mini Dark Place” is and why I choose to share such a thing, so, hence, I will explain. There is a North Face athleteContinue reading “MY MINI DARK PLACE by Nick Arndt”
WORDS by Nick Arndt
Henry David Thoreau once said, “Methinks that the moment my legs begin to move, my thoughts begin to flow.” This morning, for me, that was definitely the case. Recently, setting out for a run at 6am has been the norm. A two-hour run that starts in complete darkness seems completely unsustainable, but by turning offContinue reading “WORDS by Nick Arndt”
2016
GVSU BIG MEET – 5000M Allendale, MI – February 12, 2016 DNF – dropped @2600m (7:47) (written on 1-22-21) After a winter of “healthy life routine” and solid training, I continued to stay inspired. However, I was still dealing with lower tibia issues, off and on. The same ones since Summer 2013. Ever since theyContinue reading “2016”
