On a recent Saturday run I caught up to someone I hadn't met before, and to pass the time I struck up a conversation. Turned out she'd run the Western States 100 just two weeks prior. "I messed up my leg less than two miles into the race," she told me, "and it bothered me the …
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Ultra Recovery: How Not to Cut Back on Training
Today makes exactly one month since Kettle Moraine, where I completed my first 100-mile trail ultra. And with no upcoming goal races in the near future, what have I been doing training-wise since then? The answer in brief is - not much, and too much. Not much, because I've cut back on training volume. Too …
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Kettle 100: Sights and Sounds
THE KETTLE MORAINE 100 WAS LAST WEEK and I'm still having trouble believing that a) it's over, and b) I finished it. At least I think I did; I might still be out there hallucinating. (More on that next time.) I'm putting together a more detailed account, but right now I'd like to share some of …
Bring on the Mud! Glacier Ridge Trail 50 Recap
I sat at the Glacier Ridge Trail Ultra 50 pre-race dinner in a mixed mood. "The trails are in great shape," the race director told us. "And it will be much cooler than last year. There is some rain possible in the morning, though." The forecast was for temperatures in the 50s all day long …
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