Common Questions to my Ultra Running

Common Questions to my Ultra Running

Posted by on Apr 25, 2013 in Journey To A First Ultra, Musings, Training | 0 comments

Being an ultrarunner definitely comes with it’s fair share of challenges, but a common one is dealing with people’s responses...

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Honoring Those Who Believe In Us

Honoring Those Who Believe In Us

Posted by on Apr 22, 2013 in High five to the regular guy, inspiration, Journey To A First Ultra, Musings, Training | 2 comments

More and more I see posted on Facebook and Twitter stories of people who defied the odds, rose from the slums to achieve great success, or...

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Journey To 100 Miles: UPDATE

Journey To 100 Miles: UPDATE

Posted by on Apr 11, 2013 in inspiration, Journey To A First Ultra, Training | 1 comment

Back in October, I introduced the readers of TAUR to the Journey To 100 Miles series. I not only outlined my plan to run in the 2013...

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Moving Up The Pack – Part 2: Pace/Strategy

Moving Up The Pack – Part 2: Pace/Strategy

Posted by on Apr 8, 2013 in Journey To A First Ultra, Training | 0 comments

Look around the internet and you’ll find any number of articles and blogs on how to pace yourself throughout an ultra marathon. All will...

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Moving Up the Pack – Part 1: Train Harder

Moving Up the Pack – Part 1: Train Harder

Posted by on Mar 12, 2013 in Coaching, Journey To A First Ultra, Nutrition, Training | 2 comments

I plan to spend the next few weeks discussing three different strategies targeted to help you ‘move up the pack’. Whether you are a back...

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Going Ultra! Part 1: Equipment Tips for the Ultramarathon Runner

Going Ultra! Part 1: Equipment Tips for the Ultramarathon Runner

Posted by on Jan 12, 2013 in Journey To A First Ultra, Training | 5 comments

This is the first article in a series I am writing for the beginning ultrarunner. I believe that many people who regularly read Trail and...

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Ultra Training Through Winter

Ultra Training Through Winter

Posted by on Jan 7, 2013 in inspiration, Journey To A First Ultra, Training | 0 comments

And suddenly it’s cold outside. It appears to me that the months of October-December is that happy time of year when all the racing...

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Ultra Gear For Success

Ultra Gear For Success

Posted by on Dec 9, 2012 in Gear Reviews, Journey To A First Ultra, Training | 2 comments

A common question that many first time ultra runners ask is, “What Kind of Gear Do I Need?” This is actually one of the very...

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A 100 Mile Training Plan

A 100 Mile Training Plan

Posted by on Dec 2, 2012 in Journey To A First Ultra, Training | 4 comments

So here it is, it all comes to this. The true beginning of your 100 mile training. Over the last 4-5 weeks, the Journey To 100...

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100 Miler Base Building

100 Miler Base Building

Posted by on Nov 26, 2012 in Journey To A First Ultra, Training | 0 comments

When I first posted about this series Journey To 100 Miles, I talked about spending the month of November Base Building. Up to this point,...

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Researching An Ultra

Researching An Ultra

Posted by on Nov 18, 2012 in Journey To A First Ultra, Training | 1 comment

In an earlier post on Choosing Your First 100 Miler, I discussed the notion of doing ample research on the races you’re...

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TAURcast Episode 2

TAURcast Episode 2

Posted by on Nov 12, 2012 in inspiration, Interviews, Journey To A First Ultra, Training, Videos | 0 comments

TAURcast Episode 2: Yoga for Aid Station Goodies TAURcast is TrailAndUltraRunning.com’s very own web show that focuses specifically on...

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Committing To Your First Ultra

Committing To Your First Ultra

Posted by on Nov 12, 2012 in Journey To A First Ultra | 0 comments

You believe deep down within yourself, that you can actually run 100 miles. You’ve decided what race you want to do as your first...

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Marathon to 50k: Training for Ultra

Marathon to 50k: Training for Ultra

Posted by on Nov 10, 2012 in Journey To A First Ultra, Training | 1 comment

  Trail and Ultrarunning seeks to be a source of information for all levels of runners. Keeping that in mind, this article is offered...

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Choosing Your First 100 Miler

Choosing Your First 100 Miler

Posted by on Nov 5, 2012 in inspiration, Journey To A First Ultra, Musings | 0 comments

Last April I wrote a piece on TAUR titled “Choosing Your First Ultra.” For those of you seriously considering bringing your...

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Journey To 100 Miles: Intro

Journey To 100 Miles: Intro

Posted by on Oct 29, 2012 in inspiration, Journey To A First Ultra, Training | 1 comment

Readers, Thanks for taking the time to click on and read this article. It is the first of many that will come from me over the next few...

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TAURcast Episode 1: Hydration

TAURcast Episode 1: Hydration

Posted by on Oct 28, 2012 in Interviews, Journey To A First Ultra, Musings, Videos, Writers | 0 comments

TAURcast Episode 1: Hydration TAURcast is TrailAndUltraRunning.com’s very own web show that focuses specifically on Trail and...

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The Fat Ass Ultra: A History

The Fat Ass Ultra: A History

Posted by on Oct 15, 2012 in inspiration, Journey To A First Ultra, Musings, Training | 1 comment

It was 1974 when Gordy Ainsleigh first stepped to the dirt to run the now infamous Western States 100 Mile Course. He ran along side a...

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90 Percent

90 Percent

Posted by on Jul 30, 2012 in inspiration, Interviews, Journey To A First Ultra, Musings, Videos | 2 comments

“Ten Percent of running an Ultramarathon is the actual running, the other 90 Percent is mental.” Over the last decade, there...

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An Ultra Waste Of Time

An Ultra Waste Of Time

Posted by on Jul 22, 2012 in Journey To A First Ultra, Musings, Training | 2 comments

When signing up for an ultra, most ultra-runners will take a moment to hunt down the time limit for the race.   It’s funny because,...

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