January 2009 Archive

Upcoming Speaking Events

To inquire about Susan speaking at your event, please contact:
Susan Donnelly
susan@susanruns100s.com
865.696.4106
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January 10, 2009
Girl Scouts of Tanasi Council
Topic: Goal Setting
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January 22, 2009
B&W Y-12
Topic: Exercising and Staying Motivated
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January 27, 2009
B&W Y-12
Topic: Setting Goals and Making Changes
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October 17, 2009
University of Tennessee Non-Credit Course
Topic: Take Running to the Next Level -An Introduction to Ultramarathons

Upcoming Races

January 24, 2009
Mountain Mist 50K
Monte Sano, AL
http://www.huntsvilletrackclub.org/HTC_Races/MM07WEB/index.html
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February 14, 2009
Louisville’s Lovin’ the Hills
Louisville, KY
http://www.cherokeeroadrunners.org/llth.index.htm
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March 7, 2009
Old Pueblo 50 Mile
Sonoita, AZ
http://www.oldpueblo50.com/
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March 14, 2009
3 Days of Syllamo 50K, 50 Mile, and 20K
Blanchard Springs, AR
http://www.syllamo.org/3days/
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March 21, 2009
Oak Mountain 50K
Birmingham, AL
http://webpages.charter.net/jnparker/OM50.html
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April 4, 2009
Umstead 100 Mile
Raleigh, NC
http://www.umstead100.org/
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April 10, 2009
Zumbro 100 Mile
Zumbro Bottoms State Forest Recreation Area
Wabasha, MN
http://www.zumbro100.com/
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April 25, 2009
Promise Land 50K
Bedford, [...]

Running all day and all night

How far do you think you can run? Five miles? Ten miles? Maybe even a marathon? Imagine running 100 miles straight. No sleeping. No music. That is an ultramarathon. Oak Ridge’s Susan Donnelly has run 26 of them.
“It’s an incredible sense of affirmation,” Donnelly says. “You generally start early Saturday morning, you run all [...]

A glimpse into the life of an ultra marathoner

It was midnight just outside of Lynchburg, Virginia near the Blue Ridge Parkway.  The temperature was in the teens and the wind was howling.  The full moon allowed the runners a natural light as they were able to start the Hellgate 100k without their head lamps.  This 62 mile race is the 79th ultra marathon [...]