Tag: MUT Runner

Rise of the MUT Runner.

Rise of the MUT Runner.

Click HERE for my new blog post I wrote for the Ultimate Direction blog. It’s about my take on how Mountain-Ultra-Training is evolving. This is also the subject matter of my film project, “MUT Runner.” As always, thanks so much for the support! Happy Holidays, Sage

December 18, 2013 | By | 9 Replies More
Pre-Race thoughts for The North Face 50-mile Endurance Challenge

Pre-Race thoughts for The North Face 50-mile Endurance Challenge

I wrote it in my book “Running For The Hansons,” and I’ll say it again: Distance running is a fickle sport. In my 15 years of competitive racing and training year-round I’ve had some pretty bad races; epic blow-ups and even entire seasons of horrible running.  I’ve overtrained, over-raced, undertrained and underperformed. I’ve had the […]

December 4, 2013 | By | 11 Replies More
Training for Speed: November 2013 Updates

Training for Speed: November 2013 Updates

Time flies…when you’re running a lot! I apologize for my blogging hiatus. The thing is, after my disappointment at UROC I just wanted to crawl inside a cave and hibernate for a couple weeks. However, the outpouring of support and comments last month have been extremely motivating and inspiring…so much that I’ve decided to start […]

November 8, 2013 | By | 18 Replies More
UROC 100km Race Report: “Just Finish”

UROC 100km Race Report: “Just Finish”

I’ve never wanted to quit so bad in my life. At 10,600’ on the top of Vail Pass, and 33 miles into the race, I was leading the UROC 100km. But I had worked way too hard to get to that point. A fierce pack of world-class mountain-ultra-trail runners were right behind me: Rob Krar, […]

October 1, 2013 | By | 74 Replies More