Welcome, Friends

Welcome to Pacer Travel (and the beginning of this blog)

After a year of weekly YouTube updates, livestreaming races, and slowly finding our place in the ultrarunning community, we finally launched a website.

First, thank you. To everyone who has watched a livestream, joined the Thursday night Pacer Live chat, shared a video, trusted us to help plan race travel, or simply stopped to talk at an aid station. You’ve helped grow this little idea into something real.

This site is a new extension of what we’ve already been doing. Sharing ultrarunning news, helping runners and crews travel to races stress-free, and highlighting the people and events that make this sport special. You can expect more race coverage, travel tips, livestreams, and now, blog posts like this one.

Because let’s be honest, what ultrarunner doesn’t eventually make it part of their identity?

Where it started

Jeff and I met at the Long Haul 100 in 2021.

At the time, I was brand new to ultrarunning. I had just run my first ultra, the Croom Zoom 50K back in 2020 (and we all know what happened next), and signed up to volunteer at Long Haul to see what a 100-mile race actually looked like. Jeff was the Aid Station 1 captain, and I was assigned to help.

Setting up Aid Station 1. Long Haul 100, 2021

I think I signed up for a six-hour volunteer shift.

I stayed for sixteen.

I went home, slept a few hours, and came back to watch runners finish.

It was one of the most inspiring things I had ever seen. Watching ordinary people do something extraordinary. And what struck me even more was what happened afterward. These runners didn’t just finish 100 miles. They packed up their tents, loaded their cars, and carried on like they hadn’t just pushed their bodies to unimaginable limits.

That was the moment I was hooked.

The ultrarunning community pulls you in

Anyone who’s spent time around ultrarunning knows this feeling. You meet people at races, and somehow, within hours, it feels like you’ve known them for years.

There’s a shared understanding. A willingness to suffer, to show up, and to support each other. It’s hard to explain to people outside the sport.

I dove in completely. Following race results, watching livestreams, learning about runners and races the same way others follow football or baseball.

Jeff and I both had tough seasons in 2022, chasing big goals and coming up short, but like most ultrarunners, that only made us more invested.

The sport has a way of doing that.

The start of Pacer Live and race coverage

Fast forward to 2025, Jeff asked me to join him as co-host of the Pacer Travel YouTube live show. His goal was simple. Create a place where runners could stay informed about Florida ultrarunning news, upcoming races, and what was happening in the community.

We were inspired by people like Jamil Coury and Mountain Outpost, but we also saw a gap, especially when it came to East Coast ultrarunning and Florida trail races. There were incredible races, runners, volunteers, and race directors here that deserved more visibility.

So we started talking about them.

An office in the woods. Livestreaming at Festivus 100 by Sombrero Running Events

The show evolved quickly, and before long, we were traveling to races across Florida and Georgia providing livestream coverage. Sometimes talking for 24 or even 36 hours straight about runners coming through aid stations and crossing finish lines.

You have to love the sport a little too much to do that.

But that’s the point.

Travel was always part of the plan

At the same time, Pacer Travel continued to grow as a travel agency. Helping ultrarunners, crews, and families figure out race logistics.

Where should you stay? Near the start line or the finish line? Can you bring trail poles on a plane? Do you need a rental car? What happens when you realize certain races don’t allow certain crew vehicles on parts of the course?

These are questions we’ve lived ourselves.

Our goal is to help runners get to races seamlessly so they can focus on the experience, not the stress of planning. And of course, we’re always happy to help with family vacations, recovery trips, or any kind of travel beyond racing too.

Why this blog exists

This blog will be a place where we share ultrarunning news, race recaps, travel tips, behind-the-scenes stories from race livestreams, and anything else we think might help or interest the ultrarunning community.

Jeff capturing the moment

We want to highlight your races, your accomplishments, and the moments that make this sport meaningful.

And for those traveling to Florida for races, welcome. Just remember, the course may be flat, but the humidity is undefeated. It’s our own special kind of challenge.

We’re excited to bring you along as Pacer Travel continues to grow. Through travel planning, race coverage, livestreaming, and community storytelling.

Whether you’re here for race coverage, travel help, or just to stay connected to the ultrarunning community, we’re glad you found us. Thanks for being here.