What an amazing week of running for me. Coming into this project, I guessed that week 4 would be where the accumulated mileage (175 on the week, 410 for the month) would have my legs completely thrashed and I’d be really struggling just to get the miles in each day. In reality? Not so much.…
March 2026 Calendar Club – Week 3 Update
Oh, yeah. I’m deep into things now. I started this week off with my fastest paced effort of the month. It only went downhill from there as the accumulated mileage started to finally catch up with me. My legs have felt pretty decent starting out for each of the runs, however my paces just started…
Caught a (3x) 10K
I hit 30,000 lifetime running miles a couple weeks back. More specifically, 30k from when my current training log started back in 2012. I had done some (undocumented) running before that, however guess it was quite a bit less than 1,000 total so we can ignore those miles for the sake of simplicity. The math…
Running Through A Cyclical Low
Daily running is not a steady state affair. If only. Some days are better than others (stupid rain). Some weeks are better than others (stupid work obligations). And some months. . . This has been one of those months for me. Coming out of Eastern States, I was back to 100% physically within about 10…
I Could If I Wanted To
I mean, that’s the excuse, right? Sure I could do X. Anybody could do X. I just don’t want to. This is something we learn at a young age as a way to push back against our shortcomings. It’s also a nice lie we tell ourselves to boost our self esteem. It’s not that I…
Viaduct Plan B
I was planning to use the Viaduct 100M race last weekend as the primary training stimulus leading into Eastern States, however the race ended up being cancelled due to downed trees on the course. I think I’ve gotten faster at the hundred mile distance this year due to all the hundreds that I’ve been running…
Sigh. Here We Go Again
I was putting the finishing touches on my latest post (“2025 Viaduct 100M Preview”) when the email hit my inbox: Race Cancelled. Apparently, the region got hit with some nasty storms and there’s a bunch of trees down on the course plus most of the area is still without power. This is now the third…
Making It Up As I Go Along
A decade of experience and a massive base of running mileage (28,000+ miles) is an awesome thing. When I started out, I had 20 week training plans. There were build weeks, workouts, long runs, deload weeks, and even some back-to-back long runs thrown in for good measure. As my miles started stacking up, the mental…
It’s June. . . But ES100 Is Coming
What motivates you to train for ultras? How do you get out of bed before light when it’s raining outside? What forces you to do add that second (or third) workout to your weekly schedule? Or the extra repeat when your lungs are shot and your legs completely fried? The back-to-back long runs? How do…
Walking As The Ultimate Long Ultra Cheat Code
It’s been a while since I wrote about walking in ultras so I thought this would be a good time to revisit the topic. The stats from my last race showed that I walked for 38 hours and ran for 19 hours. I’m obviously moving faster while running so maybe about half the distance was…