Mind Games

They say hundreds are 90% mental. I’ve always thought that was 110% effort type math. Sure. I understand what you’re trying to say, but you’re undercutting your argument by being hyperbolic. Running ultras are extremely physical endeavors. Trying to undersell that I think is a mistake. That said, not having your head in the right…

You Do You

At races, you end up talking to a bunch of different people over the course of the day. Two recent conversations stand out. While they were very different in specifics, both had the same underlying theme. The first was at Eastern States where another runner was planning to drop at Hyner Run. He’d finished some…