Call it burnout. Blame the heat in July. Or chalk it up to trying to do too many things with too little time. None of that changes the fact that the Vermont 50-miler is less than four weeks away. And I'm signed up to run it. I've written before that when I fail to train, ...
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My Big Screw-Up: Why (and How) I'm Training for a 50-Miler in Only 4 Weeks
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I have a bone to pick---lots of them, actually. I love racing. I truly do. I've made no secret of that, and I know a lot of you share this love. After spending days on end training ...
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Back when I had never run more than 26.2 miles, I would try to picture myself as an ultramarathoner. And when I did, I pictured a stronger, fitter, faster athlete. A tough, ripped, running machine. I figured that I'd run a 50-miler and develop my ability to burn fat for fuel and improve my ...
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Read for 15 minutes in the morning when you'd otherwise check email. That was the nugget I took away from an interesting post I read yesterday about how to fit reading into a busy schedule. Coincidentally, I had already done that yesterday. And ...
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Post by Susan Lacke. The first time I did Yasso 800’s, the famous runner’s tool for predicting marathon time, I collapsed in a heap on the track, crying. “<BLEEP> that <BLEEP>ing Yasso. If I ...
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Granted, there's a reason it's not called the North Face Endurance Fun Run. Ninety-degree heat, extreme humidity, and three mile-long passes along a cliff so rocky it required more tiptoeing than running helped to ensure that my first 50-miler, part of the North Face Endurance Challenge, lived up to the name.
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This is it. Tomorrow I leave for Washington, D.C., where on Saturday I'll attempt to run 50 miles at the North Face Endurance Challenge. Yesterday I went for my final training run. It was kinda hot, and I really wasn't feeling the whole "running" thing. After what felt like a few miles, I looked down ...
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Think of somewhere that takes you an hour to get to by car. For me, that's about 50 miles, and it's too far to drive to get dinner or to commute to work. But ten days from now, I'm going to run that far. I'm ...
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The next time your doctor or well-meaning family member tells you running is bad for you, you've got an ally. If you've read Born to Run, then you already know his name: Dr. Dan Lieberman.
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I like air conditioning. I like baths. I like reading books in a cozy chair. And I'm not afraid to admit that in our house, my wife does most of the yardwork while I do most of the cooking. For all of these reasons, I'm an ...
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