Tag: marathon to ultras

Fat as a Fuel in Marathons and Ultra Marathons

Fat as a Fuel in Marathons and Ultra Marathons

First of all, I want to thank everyone for their positive comments and support of this blog. I really appreciate your support. Without your following and feedback none of this would be possible. In a way to hopefully add something constructive to the running community I’ve started up doing more “Training Talks” on my YouTube […]

January 30, 2014 | By | 37 Replies More
Training Week: May 19-25, 2013: Cayuga Trails 50 prep

Training Week: May 19-25, 2013: Cayuga Trails 50 prep

Training Week: May 19th to May 25th, 2013.   After taking a couple days off after the Transvulcania ultra (followed by a relatively low mileage week), I put in one of my best weeks of training so far this year. I’ve only just began to track vertical gain for each training week, but I think […]

May 31, 2013 | By | 9 Replies More
Trying New Things

Trying New Things

February 6th, 2013: “Tryin’ New Stuffs” So after Bandera I was pretty messed up. I mean my shin was swollen so much that I couldn’t see the ankle bones on my left leg! I figured out I had anterior tibialis tendonitis pretty bad so I decided to actually take a break from running for 14 […]

February 16, 2013 | By | 6 Replies More
Mountain Racing in Europe

Mountain Racing in Europe

European Mountain Racing: September 2nd-9th, 2012 The past 12 days have been filled with lots of elevation change, scenic trails, a couple 10-hour plane flights, and experiences I’ll never forget. I had the good fortune of traveling over to Italy and Switzerland for the world mountain running championships (held in Ponte di Legno, Italy) and […]

September 9, 2012 | By | Reply More
White River 50 Race Report

White River 50 Race Report

White River 50 Race Recap: July 2012 The start of the 2012 Whiter River 50. Photo by Glenn Tachiyama.  “Okay you’re in uncharted territory now,” I thought to myself as I glanced at my $35 GPS unit which had just clicked over to 32.0 miles. My longest running effort prior to this magical distance was when […]

July 30, 2012 | By | 2 Replies More