Training Time

Sigh. Time to get back at it. It’s been 5 weeks since MMT100. I took the first week “completely” off and only logged 12 miles. I followed that with a couple 25 mile weeks and then bumped that to 40 last week. None of those weeks included anything longer than 7 miles. I view the…

East Coast Runner

I try to stay positive and upbeat in my writing here. Not so much because there’s already too much negativity in the world (even though there is) as that it’s just more enjoyable for me. I get more happiness from trying to be uplifting than by throwing a bunch of angry words onto the internet.…

DiNFY

DNF.  The three most abhorred letters in ultrarunning, which stands for Did Not Finish.  Did. Not. Finish.  While certainly not unique to ultras, most people progress through their running life without ever really questioning whether or not you’ll finish the race.  Hit a certain time?  You’ll definitely worry about that, but not the actual finishing…

When Good Habits Go Bad

I need to chill. It’s only been two weeks since my last 100 miler (MMT100) and I’m already chomping at the bit to get back into my normal training routine. My legs felt decent after only three or four days and they were borderline fresh after 10. I’m starting to get mentally anxious that I…