Training for 100 miles: It is part a mental game

A few months ago I completed my 3rd Ultra and 1st 100 Miler, Umstead 100 and I had a blast. But one of the main things that made it a great experience was mental preparation. Although I had a blast, not everything went according to plan. But it is going to be the way you tackle the different situations when ...

Goldrush 50k an Ultra-culinary experience

So, this was my 3rd 50k and coming from finishing my 1st 100 miler race earlier this year I was feeling confident about being able to complete this event. The Goldrush 50k held at Uwharrie National park area with an un-relented course of constant ups and downs, mixed in with rocks, roots, creek crossings, loose rocks and very minimal flat ...

Training for 100 miles: One, Two and Three of a 100

I have to admit that when I signed up for my 1st 100 miles event I paused in disbelief of what I just did. Insanity at its best. But after the shock of the recent commitment, I went to hone on a plan to tackle that task on hand. These were the main steps I took to increase the chances ...

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Picking up running, feeling your foot and lean

This past week we had a great outing with a group of enthusiastic individuals for a quick weekly run. During the run, we talked about running, health and their purpose and reasons to start running. This week we concentrated the conversation about feeling your weight on your foot. By having an awareness of how does it feels when you land ...

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Picking up running, initial thoughts

Yesterday was great to go out with a group of enthusiastic individuals for a quick run. It was the first of hopefully many runs with the group. During the run, we talked a bit about the purpose and reasons to start picking running as an activity. One point that was great to discuss were areas to focus as we try ...

Running Shorts: Audio during my runs

I often use Audio during my runs, whether is a training run or even an event. There are different camps about using audio files, especially for the event, which for some it might provide some advantage, especially in longer events and should not be used. I am not writing this to debate the issue, as an audio user, I just ...

2018 Running Summaries

2018 is about to be over. Another and slow year goes by, but still I am very happy with the year performance. With only one PR this year, the Derby 50k, I was able to improve my 50K mark for over 20 minutes compared to last year. I was able to volunteer and pace two events this year the Tobacco ...

Running Shorts: You know, they know, you are a runner

Want it to drop a note and wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season. Today, the day after Christmas, I had an a ha! moment. When I looked at all the gifts I was fortunate to receive this year, they were mostly running gear. Have I talked to my family about running during the past year? Have they seen me posting ...

Running Diabetes: The Guardian versus the Enlite sensors: Test #2

Alright, here is the second part of my sensor experiment. You can find the first part of the test here. For this second test, I decided to record some additional information regarding the calibrations as well as, like the previous post, taking more pictures of the trends. One thing to point out is that for this second try you will notice ...

Running Diabetes: Tip #001: Learn from a Low

Today during my long run, it got me thinking about some tips that might be helpful to some diabetic runner and non-runners. Here is the beginning of a series of quick tips about Running and Diabetes. Tip #001: Learn from a Low It can be scary, during a low episode and you most likely need to take care of it ...