Phillip Gary Smith authored "Ultra Superior," the original book on the Superior Trail Ultra Race Events, then wrote "HARMONIZING: Keys to Living in the Song of Life" from his personal life experiences. Some of the most coveted never previously published recipes from the mountains of Tennessee are in HARMONIZING: Keys like, for example, "Cadillac Banana Pudding." Discovering the accomplishment of ultra-athlete Roberto Marron led to the story "The 300-Mile Man: Roberto Marron Doubles Tuscobia's Winter Ultra 150." He followed this account with "300-Mile Man: Triple Crown Edition" that expands the Marron Double along with explaining the Order of the Hrimthurs with other first-hand accounts of these difficult endurance events in the middle of a northern winter. He has published numerous articles on the Tuscobia Winter Ultras, Arrowhead 135, and Actif Epica (The big 3 of the sport) for Snowshoe Magazine. One may access those free by searching Snowshoe Magazine with his full name Phillip Gary Smith. In 2018 He published "The Eclectic 18: Maniacs on a Mission" with essays and articles chronicling automotive sports, the media coverage involved along with some of the top names in books, movies, and business life . . . And relating them to life lessons. Learn the motivations of these champions and how you can apply them to your circumstances. November 2019, he brought to life "Saving Lolita" that contains "Phillip's 66: Steps to Safeguard Your Girls, Boys, Family, and Self." His involvements include: Senior Editor at Snowshoe Magazine where he writes extensively The developer of Radioactive Racing News for YouTube Senior Writer for the United States Snowshoe Association (USSSA) Senior Writer for the World Snowshoe Federation (WSSF) Social Media Project Manager at Geiger Media Global Senior Writer for the Excelsior, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce foot races including one of Minnesota's oldest, The Firecracker 1M/5K/10K raced for 45 years (coming in 2020) on the Fourth of July. Phillip is the country's most prolific snowshoe writer featured in the New York Times, magazines, and newspapers. He is a Founding Board Member of the Upper Midwest Trail Runners (UMTR). He created several Ultra Trail Race Series like the Fab 5 Fifties and the Gnarly Bandit Ultra Series, co-founding the Braveheart Snowshoe Series along with creating the concept of UMTR's Trail Person and Trail Runner of the Year awards. He is a co-founder of OakTree Films, LLC, and wrote the script with a feature film "Tuscobia the Movie" in preproduction. The story is adapted from the 300-Mile Man books. Phillip graduated from the University of Tennessee Magna Cum Laude in his hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee. He served as a USAF Officer after completing ROTC. "Phillip Gary Smith did the unthinkable--looking like a castaway, but he had done it--ran the entire, ungroomed snow-covered 50 km footrace in snowshoes!" Wynn Davis, Creator, Chippewa Moraine 50km Ultra Trail Race.