The Runner's Trip: Run Long, Travel Far, Discover More
trail running and travel blog by Sarah Lavender Smith
Many runners have questions about how much and what types of exercise other than running they should fit into their week. Which approach is best, and what do you need? The answer is, “It depends.” It depends on your training goals, where you’re at in your training cycle, and where you’re at in life in […]
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My lungs hurt when I breathed deeply. My knees hurt when I went down a hill. With virtually every foot fall, my feet and quads registered sharp twinges as if being jabbed with a skewer. Even my eyeballs hurt when I blinked, because my eyes were too dry.
At Mile 37, with 20 still to go, I got the news and thought about Biden’s ultra.
I get insomnia and cope with anxiety, which I sense is shared by many these days. This is what I think about and how I cope.
Let me introduce you to some of my awesome clients who agreed to go public, so that they may motivate you, too.
Frustration boiled over as my feet slipped and I fell hard on my tailbone yet again. I willed myself to practice self-compassion and remind myself that I was doing something only a very few number of people can do under normal circumstances, and a much smaller fraction can do during this pandemic.
Since race directors are grappling with how to host races in a way that reduces the risk of virus spread, I thought I’d share how this race felt safe and well organized, and different but satisfying from a competitive standpoint.
How would it feel to climb and descend more than 8,000 feet daily, on high-altitude mountain trails, for seven days straight? Could I do it? Last week, I found out.
Some do’s and don’ts for planning your training and racing in the coming year, plus a look at how my race calendar is taking shape.