From the RD

What Now?

By HPRS Race Director John Lacroix What’s really happening behind the scenes in ultra running, as a result of COVID-19? Race directors across the country are scrambling. Most road events are cancelled, as they should be considering they tend to...

March 15, 2020

From the RD

Pandemics, Mass Gatherings, and The Challenges of RDs

By HPRS RD John Lacroix I want to once again ask you to imagine the following scenario: Your employer asks you to organize a major event for the company with a due date of about a year out. For the...

March 11, 2020

From the RD

Coronavirus and HPRS

By HPRS Race Director John Lacroix The spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) has grasped the world’s attention unlike few viruses ever have. With the worldwide alarm, comes a whole host of questions related to travel and mass assemblies of people. The...

March 6, 2020

From the RD

The State of Ultra: 2020 Edition

By HPRS RD John Lacroix This is the time of year, traditionally, when we look back and look ahead. Even the sport of ultra running takes the time to look back and celebrate our runners, and performances, of the year;...

January 6, 2020

From the RD Interest

About Those “Lazy Parasites”

[cherry_row] [cherry_col size_md=”12″] We all saw it. The May 22nd “click bait” article from Outside Magazine that called Trail Runners “Lazy Parasites.” Granted, after the immense amount of pushback Outside received as a result of the article, Stephanie Case wrote...

September 6, 2019

From the RD Interest

Do Unto Others…

By HPRS Race Director John Lacroix When Jeff first told me that he was bringing a friend to volunteer with him at this month’s Sheep Mountain Endurance Runs, I thought nothing of it. I always encourage volunteers to bring others...

August 14, 2019

From the RD

Refunds, Transfers, Credits and the like

By HPRS Race Director John Lacroix The Human Potential Running Series has a strict “no-refunds” policy. This policy has been enacted for a number of reasons, some of which we’ll talk about in this post. Whenever any of our races...

April 25, 2019

From the RD

Understanding Human Potential

By HPRS Race Director “Sherpa” John Lacroix “For all the talk of exploring human potential, and seeking our limits, ultra-runners tend to play it safe. They line up challenges they know they can finish and run them carefully within their...

April 23, 2019

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