Training

I’m in a weird limbo right now. My next race is supposed to be the Olde 96er 200 Miler on April 16th. Given the current pandemic situation though, the RD has decided to move it to late August. Since the race format is unsupported though, she’s left open the option of running is solo on…

Running long distances is hard. Not the most original thought I know, but a contributing factor for why ultras are such a niche sport. Not many people have the ability or inclination to run/walk/crawl for 10+ hours at a time. It’s the difficulty that initially drew me in and it’s what has kept me going…

I’ve always been a little hesitant to comment too much on my training or give out advice on this blog. While I was running long distances, I hadn’t been at it too long nor had I had any type of formal (or even informal) training. I mean, I’m just a guy. Sure I’ve read a…

It might seem a little early, but I’ve decided to put on my winter weight and let myself go before the leaves are even off the trees. I’ve been training consistently for the past year and it’s time I finally took an extended break. I’ll still get out every day for a mile or so…

I’m still working on my walking though I’ve started to taper down ahead of Olde 96er. Over the last month, I’ve done 19 walks that have covered 83 miles in addition to 35 miles per week running. The good thing is I’ve noticed my pace improve over the last week as my walking load has…

Be forewarned that this will probably be the most ridiculous training article you’ll read for a while. It’s probably worth mentioning again here on this blog that I have no formal running training and have never been coached. Preamble aside, I’ve been working on my bottom end speed this week and have seen a large…

I did something this evening that I’m pretty sure I’ve never done before. I knocked out a mile walking at a 12 minute, 41 second pace. This was immediately preceded by a 13:01 minute mile. I was feeling really good and pushed the pace a bit though I wasn’t necessarily trying to see how fast…

There are probably a thousand and one ways to categorize your runs. You can do it by course description: the trail run, the road run, or the mountain run. You can categorize it by time: the weekday run, the evening run, or the crack of dawn run. Or by effort level: the easy run, the…