I've realized that the races I've been signing up for lately are the kind that will challenge my weaknesses and hopefully, but usually not with any certainty, play to my strengths. This unfortunately has led to a lot of uncompleted journeys and with that, feelings of failure. Each and every time it happens, I second …
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"What are you training for?" It's a common question and it's not usually meant to put you on the spot or make you feel inadequate. It's actually runner speak for "how are you?". Depending on your answer though, it can invoke certain feelings of insecurity inside of you. So the answer is "nothing". Well then …
I understand the appeal of adventuring and a new challenge but I have also come to realize that there is a bit of an unhealthy outlook in the ultra-running world that almost all of us fall victim to at some point. What's the next big thing? I've done a 50k so now I need to …
Rest and recovery, it's just as important as actual training I have come to discover in the past year or so. Rest to me, before I was enlightened, meant taking multiple days off in a row and running garbage weekday miles so I could save myself for outrageously long weekend distances. I mean, if that's …
Even Ultra veterans are still learning things with every race they do; a new tip, something that works better since the last time around. Sometimes it takes a few races to figure out exactly what your stomach can handle with all that adrenaline. This is not an all-inclusive list but it is an ever expanding …
