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My alarm went off at 6am this morning and I really didn’t want to get up. During the week, I’m usually up and awake by then, however I like to catch up on my ZZZZs on the weekend and sleep in. It didn’t help that I tossed and turned all night long for some reason.…

I’m now fully immersed in my off season if my bathroom scale is any indication. I had been going pretty much non-stop since last November so it’s past time for me to dial back the miles and sleep in more often. I don’t necessarily think I was too close to overdoing things, but you never…

A number of years ago now, I had this idea that turned into a goal which has morphed into an obsession. That being to finish a hundred 100 mile races (100×100=10k). It was a completely delusional idea since at the time I had never even finished an ultra marathon let alone a hundred mile race.…

It’s time for a break. Not a long one. And not really from running as I still plan on getting out every day. More just a temporary hiatus from the mentality of training. My next race (NJ Devil 100) was cancelled and now I don’t have anything on my calendar until Stone Mill 50 in…

I’m on Reddit’s r/ultrarunning regularly and it seems like not a week goes by that someone does ask a question along these lines. Typically, it’s someone relatively new and wants to know whether they can finish a 50k, 100 miler, or whatever race they’ve got their eye on. It’s a pretty supportive group on there…

My last race really highlighted to me how much my approach to racing has changed over the years. I still enjoy racing as much as I ever have. It’s just that the focus has shifted. When I started out, my goal was to run and complete the race as quickly as possible. I mean, it’s…

It’s funny. When I started this blog back in 2015, I threw “running long since 2013” in my header as a warning to readers. Caveat emptor. I wanted to pass along my experiences and things that I was learning about ultras, but I wanted to be clear that no one should consider me an expert.…

In order to snap myself out of my self-quarantined rut, I’ve started to add a little spice to my life. My first step was to start up an exercise challenge for the month of May: 1,000 pull-ups and 2,000 push-ups. I’m almost a week in now and while I’m a little sore, I’m still on…

My last race got me thinking about all of the things that I’ve learned about running ultras. Actually, it got me thinking about all the things I’ve painfully learned over the years, forgotten, and then had to painfully relearn again. Don’t decide to drop between aid stations. Whatever is bothering you can typically be fixed…

I’m supposed to be running 200 miles right now, but like everyone else out there my race got cancelled. Unlike everyone else though the race was only kinda cancelled. The race director moved the race to August about a month ago, however since The Olde 96er is an unsupported run she gave everyone the opportunity…