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The Essential Guide to Self-Directed Ultras

Posted on February 24th, 2020
Tags: ultra, running, self-directed, trail, trail run, run, ultra run, 50k, 100k,

How cool would it be to be sitting with your friends at the bar, telling a story about how you just ran from Stampede Pass to Chinook Pass—flaunting your recent accomplishments… like an ultra directed by none other than yourself!

Since the 1970s I have raced more than 700 times. I ran for my high school, my college, the National Sacony Team, and the Fleet Feet Racing Team. My favorite type of running nowadays, however, is the self-directed ultra trail run. Such a long-distance run earns you bragging rights and the confidence to say that you endured a…

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Five Ways to Stay on Track with New Year's Resolutions

Posted on December 30th, 2019
Tags: running, new year's, resolution, training, personal best, marathon, burnout, focus, motivation,

Is your New Year’s resolution to run more? Is it to reach a new personal best? Maybe you are finally making the push to start running regularly—or perhaps 2020 is the year you plan to run your first marathon. A new decade is the perfect opportunity for a great resolution—yet, all too often these resolutions are thrown away, abandoned for one reason or another. That never feels good—but this year can be different. No matter the difficulty, here are five tried and true strategies you can implement to keep yourself on track with your New Year’s running goals.

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