All posts by: Su Mittra

The “Salt” incident

Encountering the infamous “Salt.” A man that terrorizes hikers particularly women in the Pico Camp Shelter area along the AT/LT. This is the long account of what happened to four...... Read More

Mind & Body/Anxiety & Reality

“The mind can go farther than the body wants to.”  A phrase known by most ultra runners, though not entirely accurate as the mind is a part of the body...... Read More

DSR, Lessons Learned

Recently during DSR’s 10-year anniversary party a number of people shared their thoughts about how the group has impacted their life. A common thread woven through everyone’s stories was that...... Read More

The Lows & Highs of Ultras

Trail running can be a dichotomy, you can hit wonderful highs in distance, pace, and elevation, but you can hit incredible lows as your mental state is stripped down and...... Read More

Infinitus 2018, a brief snippet

A drop of time in my 63 mile journey. A headlamp strapped to my head, and a Luci light bobbing around on my chest.  The cold forest felt as if...... Read More

Dog Attack

One week ago I had an encounter that I always knew was possible, but didn’t ever really think would happen. On May 2nd, I was out running trails in Concord,...... Read More

Goat Hill 2018, Uxbridge, MA

Signed up for 32, only made 24. Not a hot day, but couldn’t keep up on my hydration and suffered from muscle cramps and soreness. Started out with the pack...... Read More

Distance is secondary, ability is in the Mind. SRT 30

“Did you know It was going to be as difficult of a race as it was?” “No, definitely not.” “Would you have done it if you had known it was...... Read More

Running Passion

  It’s late in the day on a rainy Saturday afternoon in May. I’m in the middle of a forest, and I don’t know how I got here. There’s a...... Read More

Infinitus 2017

Infinitus, Goshen, VT May 26-28, 2017 100 miles, or 48 hours.   The course is a 7 mile loop, followed by a 20 mile loop. 27 miles total.  My goal...... Read More