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Confirmed. On July 25, I will run my first 50K ultra. Here are the rules:⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ 😪 No spectators (even at the finish line)⁠⠀ 😪 No crew⁠⠀ 😪 No burritos or pizza (no cooked food at all)⁠⠀ 😪 Socially distanced aid stations⁠⠀ 😪 When you finish, hurry
Happy summer! Here are a couple survival tips for those hot, sweaty, sticky workouts. You can do it!⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ #mountaintraining #mountainlover #mountainaddict #ilovemountains #climbingmountains #hiketheworld #adventureislife #adventuremo
In 1999, I came to Colorado for the summer to work as a backpacking guide at a summer camp.⠀ .⠀ Here's the catch. I had never backpacked in my life. 😬⠀ .⠀ (When you're sending your kids to summer camp, you're not always getting the best and brightes
Conversation in my head before crossing this snowfield:⁠⠀ 😈: Just go. Some tourist just did it in flip-flops.⁠⠀ 😇: But if I slip, there's a cliff at the bottom!⁠⠀ 😈: You'll look stupid AF if you take out that ice ax.⁠⠀ 😇: I'll look even stupider
Things I learned from my ultra running buddy Kelly (next to me on this rock).⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⭐ Going fast is SO not the point⁠⠀ ⭐ You'll be happier some days if you just throw your heart rate watch in your backpack⁠⠀ ⭐ If you're not having fun, it's time to go
If you’re going to succeed as an endurance athlete, you absolutely must listen to your body.⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ A few years ago, I was training for a half marathon. It was a charity race. So fortunately, I had a coach.⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ Training was going awesome. I wa
A lot of people train by hiking "more." And while this is a great start, it doesn't allow you to fully take advantage of the training effect by building up your training load week after week. You also run the risk of getting overtrained (wh