After several mornings in a row under the covers with that novel, it hit me: This is what post-100-mile-ultra, midlife, empty-nesting transition feels like.
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Bad Day Sunshine: My 2017 Run Rabbit Run 100 Race Report
I hated the logic that I wanted to cover 100 miles so I could be done with 100 miles because I didn’t actually want to do the full 100 miles. Ugh, none of it made any sense.
I’m Supposed to Run 100 Miles and I Barely Feel Up for Five
The person who trained assiduously, whose every workout had a purpose and goal attained, who meticulously planned every piece of gear—that seems like another person, and she’s not here now.
Tuesdays With The Rocket: A Special Start to 2017
I can’t recall how or why we started the new year with the “see ya Tuesday at 9 at the lake”—two ultra-distance trail runners meeting midweek for a paved, flat, easy loop. I needed a friend, a counselor, a reminder of the best, most humorous and resilient sides of the human spirit. Each Tuesday, we […]
2017 Mauna to Mauna Report: A Week of Striving & Slogging Over Hawaii’s Harsh Hills
Perhaps my fondest memory of the Mauna to Mauna Ultra was the experience of the oxymoronic “friendly competition” in the best, truest sense.
A Look Inside “The Trail Runner’s Companion”: My Ultra of a Book
The book explores the “why” as well as the “how” of becoming a trail runner and graduating to ultras. It goes beyond showing how to achieve better trail-running performance. The chapters also convey the culture and ethos of the sport, and spotlight many notable characters in it.
Central Park Running and NYC Travel Tips (Updated)
Thoughts & tips on running Central Park, plus recommendations on where to stay, eat and go based on our family vacation. (Original post from 2012 updated with new restaurant and hotel recommendations from 2017, and snow pics!)
The “C” in the Crystal Springs 50K: How to Use Races as Effective Training Runs
At the starting line, do you say it’s “just a training run”? Here’s how to use a race as an effective, deliberate training run to help fulfill a longer-term race goal.
10 Sites Every Trail Runner Should Follow for News, Humor and Inspiration
How can you follow the news in our niche without cutting into the time you should spend running? In this post, I share how I do it.
Four Phases to Structure Your Training Season for a Top-Goal Ultramarathon
Having spent the past two weeks developing several long-range training plans for clients, which span 16 to 24 weeks in preparation for a top-goal ultra, I thought I’d share the process and use my own training horizon for the Mauna to Mauna Ultra as an example.