September Goals & Objectives September was another solid month for The Revolution. I did better than normal with my nutrition at Virgil Crest so my recovery was a little quicker than Eastern States. I was pretty much back to 100% within a week. My biggest focus for the month was to continue locking in the…
Time On Task
I recently created the below chart to determine what my training baseline looks like as I start up The Revolution and thought I’d share.
The Revolution: August Update
I couldn’t have asked for a better start to my year long quest to up my fitness heading into 2027 Vol State. I had a couple nice wins to kick things off. The big win was getting into next year’s Vol State. Kinda hard to win a race without being in the race (#analysis). The…
No, Steps Per Day Is Not A Valid Training Metric
As I transition into a more structured training program, I need to modify how I think about certain things. First up: Steps Garmin does an amazing job putting step metrics front and center in their app. I can easily see how many steps I’ve taken on a given day (with a nifty graph sloping up…
The Revolution: Why Go Public?
I mean, it’s not the smart thing to do. Announcing 11 months ahead of time that I’m gunning to win the 2027 Vol State race puts a huge target on my back. Everyone’s on notice. I’m not sneaking up on anyone. It’s out there. Dozens and dozens of people now know about this. It’s officially…
Overthrowing The King (Viva La Revolución)
I’ve spent the last 7-8 years mostly treading water from a fitness standpoint. My improved race performances have been driven by better execution of all the little things (pacing, nutrition, hydration, mental focus) and a general conditioning to the excessive pounding of long ultras. I got a little burned out from the relentless grind building…
Time For A Tune-up
I have a confession to make. I don’t really train for ultras anymore. My first 3-5 years were composed of a 20 week training block followed by a race then a month of downtime/recovery. Rinse and repeat. It was a pretty epic grind to build up my endurance base. Once I had finished 10-15 ultras…
How Seriously Should You Take Training/Racing Ultras?
Ultras are basically my job at this point (which I make no income from). This has been a very serious hobby of mine for the past 10+ years. It is something I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about, reading about, and studying intently. I’m analytical in how I train and race. I’m always looking…
Tapering From A 196 Mile Peak Week
tl;dr I have no idea what I’m doing here. My Calendar Club project ended 3 weeks out from my first spring race, which is the perfect timing for a peak week. The good news was that I ended that 7 day period feeling strong and injury free despite running 196 miles. The bad news is…
March 2026 Calendar Club – Month In Review
Last month I completed the Calendar Club which is a running challenge where you run in miles the day of the month. This is a report on how it went. Background and Context Before I get into it, a little background on me. I’ve been running consistently for 13 years now. I crossed 30k lifetime…