Thanks to Austin Trail Running Company, I had the opportunity to test the new Hoka One One Torrents for a couple of days. I took them out for over 20 miles: technical trail, crushed gravel trail, and 70lb ruck. Overall:… Read moreHoka One One Torrent – Shoe Review
Day 4 : Goshen, VT : Loop 8: 196 Miles We were about a half-mile from the first water station. It was about 2pm and the heat was beating us down. Both Chris and I were dry on water by… Read moreInfinitus 250 Miler – 2018
With a wider forefoot and more durable upper, the Hoka One One Challenger ATR 4 are a huge improvement over the Challenger ATR 3. It is a great hybrid trail running shoe. Background While I was a fan of the… Read moreHoka One One Challenger ATR 4 – Shoe Review
As I came in from mile 199, I could feel the excitement in the air. I was just over one mile from being the first person to complete 200 miles at Jackalope Jam (probably the first to break 200 miles… Read moreJackalope Jam 72hr – 2018
I was back at Hill Country State Natural Area in Bandera, TX. Just 10 weeks earlier, I ran Cactus Rose 100 miler in the same park, on many of the same trails. During that race, I went blind and it… Read moreBandera Endurance Run 100K – 2018
2017 has been quite the year with lots of ultra-marathons, many miles ran, and getting this blog live: GORUCK Texas Triple Tough (3 days, 3 GORUCK Toughs in Houston, Austin, & San Antonio) Jackalope Jam 48hr – 2nd Overall: 162… Read more2017 Year in Review
Last year, my goal was to complete a 100 mile race. (I finished two.) This year, I dove into ultras with no real goal. I ended up completing 5 100+ milers. For those keeping track, that is 7 100+ milers… Read moreBrazos Bend 100 – Dec 9, 2017 Race Report
Welcome to Fox-Runner. I am Ed Shelton – endurance athlete, death racer, ultra-runner, father to two girls. As of December 2017, I have completed 35 GORUCk events (2 HTLs, 1Triple Challenge, 6 Heavies, 20 Tough/Challenges, 9 Lights), the 2015 Summer… Read moreRunning with the Fox Spirit
There I was, standing only miles to the finish line, no longer on the race trail, my vision so severely impaired I was not able to see where trail was, knowing that it would be many hours before they would… Read moreCactus Rose 100 – 2017
It was my 4th year captaining an 8-person Spiceworks team for the Relay Trail Relay – Hill Country, TX. This year, we had 2 teams with 8 new runners and 8 Ragnar veterans. Many of the new runners were also… Read moreRagnar Trail Relay 2017
