![[matt finishing photo]](http://www.nomeatathlete.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/matt-finishing-photo-150x150.jpg "[matt finishing photo]")
[Update: After a reader brought this to my attention, I feel compelled to mention that there have been some reports of ibuprofen being unsafe for use while distance running. Do some research on your own before you take it.] At mile 35, I thought very seriously about quitting. After an 1800-foot climb, followed by another…
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 endurance,…
![[matt headlamp]](http://www.nomeatathlete.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/matt-headlamp-150x150.jpg "[matt headlamp]")
It's official — I'm hooked on trail running. And I can't say I saw this one coming. I've long considered myself an indoorsman; even as a kid I preferred to stay home and read a book than go out on a hike. To this day, hiking sounds miserable to me. When I'm camping and everyone…
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