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I am not an elite runner. I am not someone who mixes it up at the front of races. Typically, I’m happy if I can just see the lead runners for most of the first mile. And yet I have somehow managed to win a couple races over the years. Now I don’t pick and…

At a very basic level, my goal with this hobby is to be good at running long distances. Initially, this was defined as merely finishing a given distance (50K, 50M, 100M, etc.). After I finished several races, time goals became a way to determine whether I was any good at this. I quickly exited the…

I developed a little niggle in my right knee earlier this week. I thought it would be a good idea to write up how I deal with injury prevention. How I approach it, things I look out for, and my rules of thumb for avoiding injuries. I had the whole thing planned out in my…

If you’re interested in looking up someone’s ultra running history, there’s a couple different places you can go. Ultrasignup has been my primary source over the years. It may not have every single race, but it’s got the vast majority of them. Well, as long as we’re talking US races since it doesn’t have much…

There are a bunch of different ways to approach ultras depending on what you want to get out of the sport. Some runners focus on fitness and attempt to get as fast as possible. Some people only want to briefly experiment with distances beyond marathons. Some sign up and race every weekend or two. Some…

Disclaimer: My thoughts and opinions on shoes/footwear should be taken with a grain of sand. While I believe my shoe philosophy has contributed to 27,000+ injury free lifetime miles, it may have had nothing whatsoever to do with that fact. Also, this is the internet. Base Shoe Belief System I believe that different shoes work…

I stumbled upon this google sheet online within the past week. Well, restumbled upon as I had seen this at some point in the past. It’s a listing of runners who have finished various ultra distances with the longest time between first and last races. There are runners who have finished hundred milers across a…

I’m a beer guy. IPAs, lagers, porters, pale ales, stouts, pilsners, ales; you name it and I’ll drink it. There’s nothing I like more than having a couple beers after a long day at work or a long run. In reality, I’ve liked it a bit too much at times. My wife would make the…

Despite my almost decade long quest to run the Mason Dixon Trail, I’m not really a run project guy. For me, it’s all about races. Nothing gives me more pleasure than pinning on a bib and “competing” with a bunch of others. That said, I’m not necessarily against a long effort outside a race environment…

Running ultras is hard. Training for ultras is time consuming. These are facts. In order to do hard things for a long time, you need to figure out how to make this sustainable. It’s a puzzle that everyone has to put together differently. This is how I’ve pieced it together for myself. Passionate About Running…