Trailrunning

This is going to be long. I warned you. There’s a lot to process. I mean c’mon, look at the below picture. What do you expect? In the week leading up to 2023’s San Diego 100, my dominant thoughts were: “this is the last ever week before my first 100”…

Mission accomplished — This is the Final article in my 100-mile race series, you can find the first article here, the second article here, and the third article here. After peak week, I had a 3-week taper period where gradually decreased training volume. As always during a taper, it felt like I was…

It’s been really encouraging to receive such a high level of interest in my experience helping to guide Nick Thorley (Nick is a completely blind runner) run 100 miles, at the Grim Reaper Ultra May 2023. …

The best part about corporations and their money flooding the Ultra and Trail Running scene is that I do not have to care. — In February of 2013, I proposed to my high school girlfriend. She said yes, and the rest is… complicated. Almost immediately, I got scared. My chest tightened up. My dreams went dark. In my last semester of college, I completely lost interest in my degree plan. I felt like my…

8020UltraCoach is a free, 80/20-informed Ultrarunning & Trail Running AI Coach — now available — My personal journey as a runner and why I developed an AI Running Coach I enjoyed running since college, although never in any structured way. Thanks to my brother, who early on explained how heart rate training works, I could usually manage a few runs here and there without triggering an incapacitating migraine. …

On Saturday, January 14th, 2023, I headed out for a long run on Sonoma Coast, just south of Jenner, on Northern California’s coastline. This was to be my taper run, a week before a planned 24-hour FKT (Fastest Known Time) attempt. A few friends, April, Kristina, and Vitaliy, and I…

Trail running at night may not be my thing — My one and only trail Ragnar relay race was in 2017. It’s an annual event in Richmond held in Pocahontas State Park in April. It was 36 hours of little sleep, lots of running, and time with great friends. That particular year, Mother Nature decided to bless us with some…

Beginning my trail season — I started running in 2012. Since then, I have logged close to 50000 kilometers out of which less than 1000 have been on trails. I have nothing against trail running, in fact I am all for it. It is a beautiful way to be in the countryside, trails are not…

The Sidmouth Saunter is an 18 or 30-mile walk or run event organized by the Long Distance Walkers Association (LDWA). This is a summary of my race in 2023, and some lessons learnt from the experience. Make friends with pain, and you will never be alone. …