Ultramarathon

Because, let’s face it, this is an odd choice — I’ve purposefully mentioned ‘choice’ in my title, because nobody but me is making me do this. I am taking on this epic challenge this year, and I wanted to talk about the choice behind it, as I think this is what makes it interesting. Yes, more interesting than: the epic…

Exploring the Mindset, Habits, and Strategies of the World’s Best Ultra-Marathon Runners. — Ultra-marathon running has gained immense popularity in recent years, with more and more people challenging themselves to run longer distances than ever before. This sport is not for the faint-hearted and requires much determination and training. The world’s best ultra-marathon runners possess a unique mindset, habits, and strategies that enable…

Adapting my plan, and preparing for the ultimate endurance challenge — This is the second article in my 100-mile race series, you can find the first article here. Overall update We’re currently pretty much halfway into the training. We’re starting to get into those uncomfortable distances. But so far, everything has gone well. Adjusting the training plan In my initial plan, I had the long run on…

You will learn a lot about yourself — For years, I never considered myself a runner. From youth sports through my freshman year of college, I only ran out of necessity to condition for playing football. I tried running track, but that only lasted a few years. Running long distances never seemed to appeal to me. …

[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] 2023 marked the 10th annual running of the Black Canyon 100K. The course is point-to-point (love) with a net downhill (fast), with most of the climbing coming in the second half of the race (ouch). I ran Black Canyon last year…