Saturday, July 12, 2025
“These faces , this place, and this typical spread of ultra food is well known to many of you and you might even (just slightly) take it for granted. If you take a second to think it through, it’s amazing. You emerge from the forest to see these smiling faces...
“But first I had to negotiate through something quite different, although very difficult. The Hyannis Drive Aid Station. An aid station, you say? Yes, but this is no ordinary aid station. Running through it is easy. It’s the mental torture that challenges even the most steely ultra runner. Situated at...
“I’ve just ascended straight up the side of a mountain, climbing over scree, talus fields, and giant boulders. At no time did I see anything that even remotely resembled an actual trail. Perhaps there was a trail there once… Before it got buried under several tons of rock by an avalanche...
Happy Holidays Everyone! Here’s wishing you health, joy and peace in 2017. As we all reflect on 2016 and spend time with family and friends, I know many of us are already planning 2017 adventures. So sit back, grab a beverage of choice and read on for Knee Knacker 2017...
“While some people count the sleeps to Christmas, others of us count the sleeps until Knee Knacker Registration opens on December 31st. After that, we count down the sleeps to lottery night on February 2nd, 2017. And, whether we got in or not, once the lottery hangover wears off, we...
“With smiles like these you’d never know the Pacific Ocean was falling from the sky that morning. #preraceglow” …Tom Craik, 2016 Race committee member “Registration for the 2017 Knee Knacker Lottery will open on December 31st, 2016 and close on January 31, 2017 (2359 PST). The lottery will be held...
