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The Demise of the Fat Ass Series

By HPRS RD: John Lacroix When I first got into ultramarathon running in 2005, one of the very first things that I learned about was “The Fat Ass.” No, this isn’t some reference to an oversized/overweight individual. In ultra a...

May 26, 2022

Wildfires: Understanding Our Policies & Action

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Wildfires: Understanding Our Policies & Action

It has the potential to be a long summer in the west with regards to wildfire and smoke. In this post, HPRS RD John Lacroix discusses our plan with regards to where our responsibilities, and yours, land.

May 17, 2022

From the RD Interest

The Cost Of Ultra 2022

By HPRS RD John Lacroix One of the biggest personal challenges that I faced when I first started The Human Potential Running Series, was setting entry fees. In the many years leading up to my owning a race management business,...

May 5, 2022

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The Wild West

By HPRS RD John Lacroix It was March 13, 2014 when I registered “Human Potential LLC” with the Colorado Secretary of State, formalizing the inner workings of The Human Potential Running Series as an official business venture. Not but a...

February 11, 2022

From the RD Interest

The State of Our Sport: January 2022

By HPRS RD John Lacroix Around this time every year I present our community with my “State of Our Sport” address. The address is a conversation that focuses on the realized history, and predicted evolution, of trail and ultramarathon running...

January 3, 2022

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Our Commitment To The Resource

By HPRS RD John Lacroix Having grown up in New Hampshire, participating in Boy Scouts, and utilizing many of the trails maintained by The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC), it has long been instilled in me that “we must leave it...

October 25, 2021

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Covid-19 Regulations: October 2021 and Forward

By HPRS RD John Lacroix I get it, and I’m with you. We are all sick and tired of the Covid-19 Pandemic. All of us want to move on to once again living our once normal lives, and I’m right...

October 9, 2021

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Which Is More Important: The Human, or “The Race”?

By HPRS Race Director John Lacroix In 2017, four years ago, I created a black and white policy regarding transgender athletes. There were no meetings, no HPRS advisory board at the time, just a race director continuing to do what...

June 24, 2021

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