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 …
Continue reading The Roller Coastal Of Emotions Challenge: 6 Days of Heaven In Hell
"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 am a running coach and today I went on my first run with intention since mid May. Intention meaning I knew exactly what trail I was going to go to, I knew the miles I was going to run and most importantly I knew I was going to do a workout. Wait, since I …
Well it's May and I've already had my first two races of the year derailed. One as a DNS (injury) and another as a DNF (mystery ailment that's still being determined). It was easier to accept the first one because it was a road race and honestly I was getting less and less excited about …
Continue reading Extremely Pleasant, Shockingly Decent and Pure
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 …
My will and motivation has been tested a lot in the past month. Sometimes I lost but on the days that I didn’t, I considered it a real victory. I had a few weeks there that just getting myself out the door for training felt like a chore and having something I love feel that …
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 …
In 2019 I plan to write a blog post shortly after each actual race I attempt but since I didn't start this website until after I finished all my races for the year, I thought I would give a quick race recap of each one. Maybe this will help you pick some races you want …
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope your holiday (or at least your days off) went splendidly! I spent my Thanksgiving holiday in my hometown of Spokane, Washington at 2,000 feet altitude where the sun don't shine and 30 degrees really means 30 degrees. I was staying with family without access to a vehicle so I spent all 4 …
