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Our second weekend of April on the North American UltraRunning Calendar brings us a very competitive 50-miler in Northern California, a 25-year-old race in beautiful British Columbia, a 50k in Colorado and as always, a whole lot more.
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Many of us contend with training in cold weather, some of us even in polar climates. In these regions, just setting foot out the door can be a challenge. In this month’s column, I explore how training in the cold can affect your physiology and the steps you can take to minimize the impact on your sporting longevity.
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Success at ultras depends in part on striking an appropriate mental balance between ambivalence and obsession, between not caring enough and too much. You should feel invested in the race and stoke a desire to finish as best you can, but also realize that it’s just one day of your life and it does not define you, nor will it negate all the worthwhile months of training leading to the big event.
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April is starting off in a big way on our Ultra Weekend Recap with a course record at the Umstead 100, fast 50-mile times at the American River 50 and a competitive weekend in both the 100k and 50k races at Gorge Waterfalls.
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Phoenix Arizona’s Jeremy Ogle, AKA, Arm Solo, isn’t remarkable because he’s a professional athlete with only one arm, or that he survived at motorcycle crash that should have ended his life or because he’s putting on a daily clinic on how to be a single-parent – he’s remarkable because he lives his life with purpose and he smashes obstacles with his spirit.
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I’ve got four three-ring binders that sit on my bookshelf, each representing one year of high school cross country—the arena where my lifelong love for running was ignited. The fact …