Running a hundred miles is hard. Running more than one a year brings different challenges. If you’ve managed to finish one race, there’s no reason you can’t do several per year as long as you’re smart about it. The following strategies are how I go about doing more than one hundred mile race per year.…
NJ Ultra Festival 100 Miler Splits
Below are my splits from the NJ Ultra. I didn’t have any targets heading into the race and pretty just ran what felt comfortable. Or as comfortable as possible. I ran fairly even splits for the first three hours until the heat started taking a toll on me. I’m a little surprised not to see…
NJ Ultra Festival 100 Miler Race Report
Warning! The NJ Ultra course/setup as currently constructed at the Princeton Blairstown Center is exceptionally challenging. I would definitely not recommend this as someone’s first 100 miler or anyone looking for an easy buckle. Here’s a short list of what makes this race so difficult: Highly technical trails. While no worse than many other races…
NJ Ultra Festival 100 Preview
. . . and then there were only five days left. It’s been eight long months since my last 100 miler and I’ve been chomping at the bit to get back at it the entire time. When you wait for something for so long it’s almost surreal when the moment finally arrives. Eight months slowly…