Fri, 28 February 2014
Nation member, Candice Burt joins us to discuss a recent lighthearted blog post she wrote on how ultra runners take things to excess. DUH! That's who we are. Fun article about people that make up excuses for not racing well. Here are some of the races she directs: Bellingham Trail Running Series "Race Course in Review" by Vasque Running Shoes Take the Tailwind Challenge at: Tailwind Nutrition Check out the cool headlamps made for trail running at Petzl |
Fri, 21 February 2014
Ultra Trail Running is distinctly different in culture and mental preparation than other running or endurance sports. Veteran Trail Ultra Runner, Bob Crowley, visits with the Nation about what is unique about this sports culture.
An interesting perspective from Geoff Roes in his article, "Ultrarunning is Dead" Join the Trail Animals Running Club "Race Course in Review" by Vasque Running Shoes Take the Tailwind Challenge at: Tailwind Nutrition Check out the cool headlamps made for trail running at Petzl |
Fri, 14 February 2014
Ashley Walsh has been busy weaving a tapestry of trail philosophy on her blog AshRuns100s, training and racing. In fact, she recently killed it at Pistol 100 Mile in TN, where she won with a sub 20-hour finish! You gotta run this one just for the buckle!
Grab bag topics include:
Ashley, always up for a challenge, was dared by her husband, Dan, to include this list of words. Did she succeed?
"Race Course in Review" by Vasque Running Shoes Take the Tailwind Challenge at: Tailwind Nutrition Check out the cool headlamps made for trail running at Petzl |
Fri, 7 February 2014
If "ultra running is 90% mental and the other 10% is in your head", shouldn't we train our brain? Is there a repeatable process for winning? Lanny Bassham went from a kid that others said would never compete as an athlete to a 2-time Olympic medalist and 4-time world champion with four world records. All winners have common threads that they do differently than everyone else. He has discovered a formula to preparing mentally to be a champion. Since retiring from competition, he continues as a coach to many World and Olympic champions, Fortune 500 companies, the United States Secret Service, the US Navy SEALS, the United States Army Marksmanship Unit, the US Marine Corps Marksmanship Unit, and the FBI. "With Winning in Mind" is in it's third edition and is a MUST read for all Nation Members. Learn more at Lanny's web site: Mental Management You will learn about the
"Race Course in Review" by Vasque Running Shoes Take the Tailwind Challenge at: Tailwind Nutrition Check out the cool headlamps made for trail running at Petzl Download a free audio book at Audible |
Fri, 31 January 2014
Get out your dictionary and slow down the playback on your MP3 player! Ben Greenfield, fitness expert and top ranked Iron-Man triathlete teaches about
Ben can be found on four of his own podcasts:
You can also find other valuable articles and tools on many of his web sites:
Here are some of the links to information that we talked about
"Race Course in Review" by Vasque Running Shoes Take the Tailwind Challenge at: Tailwind Nutrition Check out the cool headlamps made for trail running at Petzl |