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Streaking, Training

A Winter of 20 Milers

February 20, 2021

So I have this theory. I’ve shared it before so if you’re one of my two loyal readers, you’ve undoubtedly heard this a couple times before. My theory is that in order to get good at something, you need to do it. A lot. I’ve got this obsession with running really long distances so I’ve…

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Building the Base

January 23, 2021

I have some big plans for the year. Between four hundreds and a 200 mile adventure, I have more on my plate than prior years. I don’t feel like any of these individually are beyond my abilities, but collectively they’ll take quite a bit of effort to accomplish. So I figure it was time to…

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A Secret to My Success

October 31, 2020

I’m defining success here as my ability to finish 30+ ultras over the past 6 years. Well, that and to do it without injuring myself along the way. And it’s A secret, not necessarily The secret as I’m sure there are plenty of other things I’m doing that have contributed to my relative longevity in…

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100 Mile, Training

This Will Be Interesting

August 30, 2020

So I finally know what my next 100 miler will be: Pine Creek Challenge. I think. Given how this year has gone, I’m almost afraid to jinx things by mentioning it. But we’re less than 2 weeks out and they say they have their permits, COVID plan, and volunteers all set up so I guess…

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Speed Work

July 29, 2020

I guess the title of this post should really be “Speed Work?!?!” considering how often I do it. Which is never. Last time I tried was back in 2016. I two workouts and hated them so called it quits. My dislike of speed in general goes back to when I started running. I never liked…

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MAF, Training

Slaying The Mythical 100 Mile Training Week

June 20, 2020

The 100 mile week has always been this impossible idea for me. I’m a 40-50 mpw guy with the occasional peak of 60-65 miles. A hundred miles is elite-level training loads and I’m far from elite. Even though I’ve been running consistently for 8 years now, I’ve always just assumed that that volume of running…

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Don’t Try This At Home?

June 12, 2020

Deep breath. I’ve decided to finally attempt my first 100 mile training week. I’ve never been a high mileage type runner. Thirty to fifty miles per week has been my sweet spot with the occasional peak week of 60-65 miles. I discovered relatively early on that I didn’t need to run a lot to complete…

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And On The 31st Day, I Rested

May 31, 2020

Done! I decided a month ago to do an exercise challenge for May: 1,000 pull-ups and 2,000 push-ups. I was a little worried after the first couple days, but eventually I settled into a pretty good groove. One of the nice things about working from home over the past month was that I could spread…

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Escaping a Funk: Part 1

May 2, 2020

I’ve been in a funk for a couple weeks now. It’s funny how you never really notice yourself entering one. It kind of sneaks up on you and it’s only after a while that you notice you’ve had a serious case of the Mondays for quite some time. Not like there’s any secret behind how…

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Training for . . . ?

March 29, 2020

I’m in a weird limbo right now. My next race is supposed to be the Olde 96er 200 Miler on April 16th. Given the current pandemic situation though, the RD has decided to move it to late August. Since the race format is unsupported though, she’s left open the option of running is solo on…

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