It’s all about your feet. End of story. As an ultramarathoner, you have to take care of your feet. Maybe as a marathoner you got by with just some basic and occasional foot care. Not as an ultrarunner. Transitioning from a marathoner to an ultrarunner involves tending to your feet. Once you get into runs […]
I recently placed 4th in the Ozone Endurance Challenge 24-hour trail ultramarathon. The conditions were difficult with heavy downpours and storms — which made the trail treacherous and mostly mud. Given the conditions, I was happy to have run 80 miles. If you’ve already signed up for a 24-hour ultramarathon or you’re considering it, I hope […]
So, you’re an ultrarunner — which means you run. Right? You’re certainly not a walker. Walking is for walkers. Running is for runners. Pretty simple and straightforward. Right? Wrong! Once you get past the marathon and 50-mile distance, most ultrarunners have to incorporate walking into their race strategy. It’s true… 100-mile ultramarathons and timed races of 24, […]
All the best winter training guidelines for triathletes in search of cold weather training tips for the off-season.
In this video, you’ll find some GREAT tips to prepare you for the open water swim portion of a triathlon.
We’ve all heard of the “runner’s high.” Perhaps you would say you’ve experienced it. Or maybe you’re frustrated because you don’t. Is it a fact or an urban myth? JimIt wasn’t too long ago that I was exploring the idea of doing my first Triathlon. If I can do it, you can too! I’m […]
I started running many years ago, and never stopped. After a traumatic childhood and youth, I escaped to college. Running started there. It was a distressing time. I didn’t understand life. I didn’t understand myself. I didn’t understand girls. It was all very confusing. And so one day I just started… running. I ran, and […]
Running isn’t inexpensive, especially ultramarathons. Running shoes, race registration fees, headlamps, tents, nutrition, fuel and hydration items, and other running gear & apparel… it adds up! And yet I have found 5 fairly inexpensive items that have helped make my races go more smoothly. JimIt wasn’t too long ago that I was exploring the idea of […]
Once you get past the 50-mile ultramarathon and into 100-mile, 24-hour, 36-hour or 48-hour ultramarathons, you are faced with the issue of setting up some sort of staging area for your race. Most of the timed ultramarathons (24, 36, 48-hour) are run in shorter loops — which allows for frequent access to the race aid […]
Sitting in my sweltering summer-afternoon tent, puncturing feet blisters with a box cutter and grimacing from my raw chaffed arms, a question hits me: “Why the hell am I doing this?” I don’t have to do it. Nobody is making me. I freely chose this. I even paid good money for it. I’m here because […]
I ran 100 miles in the Holston River Endurance Challenge. The experience was a lot of things and mostly not what I expected it to be. To be fair, I had unrealistic expectations mostly because I ripped off an 85-mile run a few weeks prior on a washed-out/mud-caked trail at the Ozone Endurance Challenge. So, […]
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