Here are a few pieces of advice that might not be so obvious to those who are new to the sport of trail and ultrarunning.
Last November, I tried to run one of the offered distances in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, by UTMB, and failed quite miserably. I was caught by surprise because of the difficulty …
Staged at the Peoria Sports Complex in the suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona, Across the Years is an event that features a variety of distances, ranging from the 6-day to the marathon, including 100-mile and 200-mile races, 24 to 72-hour races and even a Last Person Standing competition.
Cactus Roulette offers a unique concept: spin a tri-colored roulette wheel to determine which of three loops (1.9, 2.6 or 3.6 miles) you’ll run next through Clinton Lake State Park. As fate would have it, Cactus Roulette perfectly coincided with our training plan for a 48-hour event.
Understanding the psyche of a DNF is nearly impossible. It’s like trying to fit the complex human brain into a box just so it can be marketed. As someone who has continued their “love affair” with endurance sports for over 14 years, I’m no rookie to a DNF.
Crashing into a deer at 30mph wasn’t on my morning ride agenda. One second, I was enjoying the peace of a solo ride in the predawn darkness—then, in an instant, I was airborne, ejected over my handlebars.