Let’s face it, look at runners of any distance, and at any level and you’ll find that most of them are dealing with some sort of injury. They usually let it boil up until it affects their running, and then – and only then – do they do something about it. That something is usuallyContinue reading “Runner Maintenance 101”
Category Archives: The 411 on Training & Racing
How to Make Lost Better
First off, know you’re heading into the trail… and then prepare for the worst. Wow. Admittedly I thought only a handful of people would ever read my blog. When the local island paper contacted me to talk about the story, I was surprised – and glad to be able to thank the Arrowsmith and PortContinue reading “How to Make Lost Better”
No Run Should Ever End with an Air Lift
Unfortunately, yesterday my run did. Yes, I was that person that should have succumbed to Darwin’s theory. Lost and on a ledge. I’ve often read the facts of such stories but never the lead up… so I wanted to share my experience of how it all went down. I set off about 3pm on aContinue reading “No Run Should Ever End with an Air Lift”
How to Not Excuse Yourself
After my podium finish at World’s Toughest Mudder, I have been asked countless times a string of very similar questions. Well, I came to some conclusions that I wanted to share since I know that a lot of you are living a very similar lifestyle or trying to build one. And January is on it’s way. So here’sContinue reading “How to Not Excuse Yourself”
That crazy cliff Jump at World’s Toughest Mudder
It appears that this year at WTM, the biggest obstacle of fear and concern may be a 38′ cliff jump. This isn’t a tube that plays on fear of confinement or a slide that plays on fear of loss of control. The fear cliff jumping generates is rational. There is indeed real danger in throwingContinue reading “That crazy cliff Jump at World’s Toughest Mudder”
How to carry a sandbag
You might think this post is akin to a “Learn to Walk” program. As in: obvious. Step 1: Pick it up Step 2: Carry it As those of us who raced in the 2014 Vermont Spartan World Championship Beast realized, there’s a little more to it. If you are in the OCR community, you probablyContinue reading “How to carry a sandbag”
Nathan Hydration Pack OCR Review
I just fell in love with the Nathan Firecatcher pack at the Spartan World Championships and wanted to tell the world. I was worried my other pack was too heavy in the days leading up to the event, and I was lucky to get my hands on a Firecatcher. It was the perfect pack forContinue reading “Nathan Hydration Pack OCR Review”
How to Carb Load for a Tough Mudder, Beast or UltraBeast
Lots of people come into the obstacle course racing world through other avenues, outside of distance running. As such, this whole “carb loading” and “tapering” business is new to them – and they often skip it altogether. But… after putting in all that training for small gains every day, why not take advantage of theseContinue reading “How to Carb Load for a Tough Mudder, Beast or UltraBeast”
Be Ready for a Beast, Tough Mudder or UltraBeast
You know there’s a big endurance event in town when you overhear super fit looking people discussing menu choices based on which have more white bread and less protein. I’m sure the locals wonder if a 1980s diet convention rolled in. Apart from carb loading (which you can find an entire article on below), thereContinue reading “Be Ready for a Beast, Tough Mudder or UltraBeast”
Easy and awesome last minute gift ideas for OCR addicts
So you need to buy a gift for someone doing a Tough Mudder, Spartan, or other obstacle race this year? And now you’re left scouring blogs trying to figure out which compression pants will work for what race (or shorts maybe?) and if you should buy said person gloves or if doing so will resultContinue reading “Easy and awesome last minute gift ideas for OCR addicts”
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