The key to getting the most out of using a heart rate monitor is understanding that your heart is unique. While there is a wide range of possibilities to use …
Training and Racing
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The surprise isn’t that ultrarunners get lost once in a while. The surprise is that they’re not all lost all the time. Imagine marking 30 to 100 miles of remote …
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Through winter we all struggle to fit in any type of run with less daylight, icy roads and snowy trails. This becomes even more difficult for city dwellers in cold …
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I’m suffering. Help. I think it’s an extreme case of something they call “taper crazies.” I know I should be tapering for a 100-mile, but I’m out there turning out …
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One way or another, we all face the need to reconcile our running passion with what is going on in the rest of our lives. We have to find a …
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At the end of the year most runners think about their plans for the following year, including their target races. This early planning is exacerbated by the number of lotteries …
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Dear Ann, Now that WS100 lottery is done, and a few of us are in and needing to plan our training we realize that it entails quite a bit of …
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The “Joe Schmoe” Guide on how to run UTMB. If you want to WIN, you’ll have to talk to Rory!
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We’ve all done it, signed up for a race with the simple click of a button, carried away with the enthusiasm of a recent race result or inspired by beautiful …
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For those of you who are totally lean, terrific fat burners and never have any GI issues, stop reading this article. But for those of you who want to become, …
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2014 is almost here. It’s the time of year to reflect back on the past one and look forward to next. And it’s time to do it quickly.
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Ian lays out tactics for optimizing your performance for racing multiple ultras with less than a month between.
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“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana In developing a training program for Western States, it is instructive to look first at the reasons …
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by Roy Stevenson With the hot summer months looming up on us, it’s time to review the single most serious threat to a runner’s life – heat. It has a …
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Ultrarunning is full of intense and vivid experiences. Think of padding down a trail through a foggy drizzle all alone, deep in a redwood forest. Think of pushing yourself up …
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by Shawn McDonald Running biomechanics involves the study of the motions and timing involved in the running stride. Research has been conducted in the past to detail joint flexions, muscle …
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Sooner or later most ultrarunners hear the siren call of the 100-mile run. It seems to be the distance that defines ultrarunners. It sure is the distance that elevates us …
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by Shawn McDonald The human body has the ability to adapt to working and exercising in a hot environment given adequate exposure to heat as well as proper hydration. In …
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by Shawn McDonald If you’re running a five km race, you can get away without strengthening your core, because you’re finished before your form can fall apart. When you’re running …
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by Shawn McDonald Reaching your potential in each of the ultrarunning disciplines (road, track, trail) takes specific training, thoughtful planning and some imagination combined with trial and error. Many runners …
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By Shawn McDonald The mental abilities and skills a runner develops can have a big impact on their racing performance and even whether they finish a given race. In the …
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by Marty Hoffman, MD and Tamara Hew-Butler, DPM, PhD As is often the case in life, a little information can be dangerous. Then, as we learn more, we begin to …
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You want your nutrition to rebuild your immune system while maintaining the adaptation in the muscles that all those miles have produced. You spend considerable time carefully planning “a long …
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