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…
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…
Alright, everyone has voted. No one voted to turn back. It looks like we are going to camp on the top of this knob instead of seeking shelter in the…
This year was a long year of racing, but a very fun one. I got out an incredible FKT, ran under my sponsorship with Columbia, and went very international. I’ve…
The Appalachian Trail was a huge undertaking – probably the biggest, gnarliest adventure that I will ever do in the rest of my life. And I am okay with that.…