Today was the kind I dream about all winter - where you can just slip on a few clothes and onto the bike for a quick 12-mile evening ride. My post-Voyageur recovery is going so well, it's hard to keep from overdoing it. But my next event - the Crim 10 miler - is just two weeks …
Continue reading How to Survive an Ultramarathon: One Runner’s Strategy
"We have to go light today," I told Mark, my Body Specs trainer, on Thursday afternoon. "I've been feeling sore all week, and I have a long trail run Saturday morning." Monday's workout, while not like the previous two weeks (shall we say, "Bru-tall"), had still been fairly intense, and I was not up for …
One week after the Glacier Ridge 50-miler DNF and feeling much better. Ran Saturday morning with PR Fitness, holding it to 8 miles per Coach's direction (OK, 8.3 miles, but she wasn't looking). About halfway out it began to rain. Some people grumbled, but I loved every minute of it. Man, could I have used some …
Continue reading Cure for a DNF: Water, Shade, and Perspective
I slowly walked over to the aid station checkout desk. The nice lady there looked up at me. "What do you think, Jeff?" she asked. "Well, I'm stupid enough to try," I said. I was hoping for a laugh. Instead I got a look of motherly concern that made my heart sink. "You have no …
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