James A. Stangle

2026 Buck50 Relay #running #run #team

My 6th year of the @thebuckfifty 150 mile relay is in the books. This year was absolutely amazing and so grateful for the time I had with my teammates / friends. So many obstacles came into play before we even hit the course…runner changes, injuries and then a communication error on our very first leg cost us 17 minutes right out of the gate. But we all rallied, embraced the challenge and agreed to just go out and have the best time possible, pushing ourselves to our limits. Couldn’t be more proud of all my team did. This race is truly special and something I look forward to each year. We’ve been fortunate to take the top spot in our division 4 of the 6 years now. But had to settle for second this year, with a time around 18:15 (waiting for official results). Our friends on Vanimal Kindom absolutely crushed the course, setting a new mixed team record and resetting the bar. Congrats to them!!! #running #buckfiftyrace #relayrace #team

Thanks Alex Lafreniere for helping me practice for the upcoming @runfluent_fulwise Big Deal at Great Seal. Trying to get better at lighting and focus to provide the runners with some good night pics. 32 days until race day. #trailrunning #running #photography #nightphotography #runningbuddies

Finally starting to feel Iike myself again following foot surgery. It’s been a long road to recovery and definitely still have a ways to go (aka lbs to lose). But this weeks runs have felt great and appreciative of all the support I’ve had along the way. 📸 @csm.ocr #running #ultrarunning #run #bonespur platarfasciit

Finally my first actual marathon is on the books. While it definitely didn’t go as planned, it got done. The best way to describe it was a tale of two halves. The first half of the race (actually 15 miles), I was able to stay at my goal pace. But then the elephant in the room decided to rear its ugly head. Trying to run a marathon on a torn plantar fascia and bone spur probably wasn’t the greatest idea in the world, but the damage was already done prior to this so I decided to give it a go. I could tell early in the race that it wasn’t going to be good. By mile 13 the pain was almost unbearable and I told my brother , @stangle who was pacing me, that I was going to drop out of the race. He refused to let me quit and stuck by my side even though I tried to get him to run ahead on his own several times. We began just knocking out each mile after that slowly but surely. Jog 4 minutes, walk 1 minute. It was every thing I had to even do this but he kept me sticking to it and eventually we crossed that finish line. While I am left unsatisfied and deflated following this effort after spending all summer training for this one race, I am thankful that my brother was there by my side through it all and our bond is even stronger because of it. I am thankful for my training buddies who crushed their own individual races. @kiki_putman and @csm.ocr both running their first marathons as well and putting up awesome times! @keanonmontgomery pushing himself to the limit and going on alone when I had to drop back. So proud of all of you and thankful for all the miles we logged together. I truly appreciate those that came out to support us as well and hang out in the miserable weather conditions. @ohsherunnin thank you for being there despite me trying to talk you out of it 20 times. @runwild_livehappy @mollbearer @d.ankrom @brandi.m.bryan thank you so much for standing out in the rain cheering us on all morning!!! It meant a ton. Now to reset, hopefully have surgery soon and get on the road to recovery for 2026. While I hoped to be a one and done for my marathon career, there’s no way I can leave it like this. #marathon #running #trainingbuddies

Great time today at the Ruck 22 / Half Marathon. Ran the half marathon today to test next months marathon pace and also my heel to see if it can hold up. Quite a bit of pain throughout the race, especially the last few miles. Hopeful that a lot of this was from being so close to YOTE. #halfmarathon #marathon #runfluent #running #run #justrun #getoutside #22veterans #veterans

Preview of the first few miles of YOTE 2025. Hard to believe all the trails you see here were anywhere from knee high to over our heads in weeds and briars. All 10-25-50k courses are complete. We have removed well over 50 trees this season in addition to weed whacking the entire course. If not already signed up, come join us! Handful of spots remaining. #trailrunning #trailrunner #hiking #ultrarunners #trailmaintenance #stateforest #stateparks #tarhollow #tarhollowstatepark

Had a great time today at Carter Caves with @runwild_livehappy and @livingakber 10.5 miles / 1800’ gain #traileunning #ultrarunning #run #getoutside #catercaves

Great morning out at Scioto Trails today. Amazing weather and had an awesome time with this crew. Continuing to put in the work leading up to Nationwide Marathon. #alldownhillmyass #running #trailrunning #run #getoutside #runwithfriends #marathon #marathontraining

Hocking Hills #running #trailrunning #ultrarunning #hockinghills

Early morning run at Hocking Hills with Alex. Went to check out Conkles Hollow and Airplane Rock Loop. Great views and a great workout. #trailrunning #running #ultrarunning #hockinghills #getoutside #runwithfriends

Great time at Hocking Hills today. Ash Cave, Old Mans Cave and Whispering Cave. Thanks @kiki_putman for getting out there with me and suffering through those last few HUMID miles! #trailrunning #running #hockinghillsstatepark #getoutside #runwithfriends