My name is Joe McConaughy, and I am semi-professional ultra runner and coach located in Boston. I'm writing this for all of us, particularly runners, who are coping with stay…
The Best Running Hills in the Best Running City - Boston Boston is running city. We complain about the nor'easter that hits every April, we yell is disbelief if the…
Trail Running Documentary of the Month // April 2020 // 23 minutes // Vimeo, free Welcome to TheStringbean’s Trail Running Documentary of the Month winner for April, Coming Home - Ag Teacht…
Ultramarathon, marathon, fastpacking - how will you prepared for your next big adventure? Working with a running coach Due to COVID, goal races are being cancelled and there seems to…
Track 100 Miler At mile 47 of my track 100 mile run, I approached a crossroads. I had already run 188 laps on the 400-meter track. My mind was a…
The Pemi Loop The Pemi Loop is a rugged 31 mile loop connecting eight different New Hampshire 4,000 foot mountains in the Pemigewasset Wilderness. Located in the White Mountains, the…
Trail Doc of the Month // September 2019 // 17 minutes // Youtube, free Welcome to TheStringbean's Trail Doc of the Month winner for September, Heavy as Lead. The title says…
Trail Doc of the Month // August 2019 // 13 minutes // Youtube, free Welcome to TheStringbean's Trail Doc of the Month winner for August, Inclined. The Incline is a .88…
The Race The Vermont 100 is one of the four grand slam ultra-marathons in the US. The course features 17,000ft of elevation gain and the many miles of dirt and…
Trail Doc of the Month // June 2019 // 20 minutes // Vimeo, free Welcome to TheStringbean's Trail Doc of the Month winner, Unsupported! Unsupported is an awesome compilation of footage…