Yesterday was 3 weeks out from my next race, Burning River 100. This is typically my peak week of training, however I haven’t been following much of a training plan since my Bighorn fiasco. There is only 6 weeks between the two races, which right now is just a bit too long to just do…
Wednesday Haiku – 7/4/18
It’s been a while, but inspiration struck during my run yesterday. Humidity high O face, mouth gasping for breath I swallowed a bug
2018 Bighorn 100 Mile Race Report
I went into the race wondering what if any impact the altitude would have on my southeastern PA body. I wasn’t too worried and was comforted by a conversation I had with a runner from Ohio who was sitting next to me on the plane from Minneapolis into Billings. He said he’s run the course…
Bighorn 100 Mile Preview
My big western adventure is about to begin. Between work and life, I’ve been a bit too busy to put together my normal preview post. I feel physically and mentally prepared for the race. Logistics will be a bit more challenging given I’ll be flying to a race for the first time. I think I’ll…
Long Run Fail
Well, that was ugly. I’m 3 weeks out from Bighorn so had 31 miles scheduled this morning for my longest run of this mini-cycle. Unfortunately, I only managed 26.5 miles before pulling the plug and calling it a day. This is an extremely rare event for me. If I have a distance planned, then I…
All Wet
Rain, rain, and more rain. I headed over to Cheslen Preserve to get in 25 miles this morning. The forecast was for rain all morning long and the weatherman sure nailed it. It never got to a full downpour, but it rained consistently the entire time I was out. The temperature was right around 50…
What I’m Reading Today – May 2018
Ultrarunning is still very niche and not well known, but three of the larger races in the sport have been able to percolate up to the broader masses: Western States (original 100), Badwater (135 miles in the desert), and the Barkley Marathons. The latter is run by a guy named Gary Cantrell (aka “Lazurus Lake”)…
How I Run Multiple Hundreds a Year
Running a hundred miles is hard. Running more than one a year brings different challenges. If you’ve managed to finish one race, there’s no reason you can’t do several per year as long as you’re smart about it. The following strategies are how I go about doing more than one hundred mile race per year.…
NJ Ultra Festival 100 Miler Splits
Below are my splits from the NJ Ultra. I didn’t have any targets heading into the race and pretty just ran what felt comfortable. Or as comfortable as possible. I ran fairly even splits for the first three hours until the heat started taking a toll on me. I’m a little surprised not to see…
NJ Ultra Festival 100 Miler Race Report
Warning! The NJ Ultra course/setup as currently constructed at the Princeton Blairstown Center is exceptionally challenging. I would definitely not recommend this as someone’s first 100 miler or anyone looking for an easy buckle. Here’s a short list of what makes this race so difficult: Highly technical trails. While no worse than many other races…