Flat ain’t easy. Here’s the thing. After 6 years and 30 some odd races, I’m starting to become an old hat at ultras. Unfortunately, I’m also becoming forgetful in my old age as lessons I’ve learned in the past need to be relearned on a periodic basis. Like flat courses aren’t as easy as they…
Long Haul 100 Demographics
I’m a numbers guy through and through. As such, I like to look at who signs up to run 100 mile races with me. Data from the charts below are pulled from Ultrasignup, which does a pretty good job of capturing US ultra results however isn’t all inclusive. These splits are similar to what I’ve…
Where Did That Come From?
I swear. The more I learn about my body and running, the less I end up knowing about it. Saturday was my last long run of this training cycle heading up to Long Haul 100 in 2 weeks. I had a 20 miler scheduled. This is the same 20 miler that I have done 7…
2019 Mileage
I don’t plan out my mileage on an annual basis. I don’t set targets. And I don’t track it too closely as I go through the year. It’s a semi-random function of whatever runs I feel like doing during each of my mini training cycles heading up to my races. So I’m always a little…