It’s peak race season and I thought you could use a few easy-to-digest tips to make your races better, and your life easier.
Pick a couple that will help the most, and give them a whirl:
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I'm trying to kill him.
At all times.
At least...that’s what Sumi, The Fear Muse Cat, thinks.
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Twenty three years ago, I followed in Kerry’s footsteps - literally.
When we ran in races or with our local group, I’d end up behind him, usually no more than three runners back.
When I’m tailed like that in a race these days, I gnash my teeth. My friend Kerry was more patient.
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Suddenly, it was race day.
Double Top 100, with it's unpredictable spring weather, 21,000ft of elevation gain and descent, and five Achilles-ripping climbs up the powerline.
One of the hardest races I do.
What if I didn’t do enough hill training?
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Worry, fear, dread.
Anger, shame, regret.
Just a few of the emotions ultra runners feel when thinking about DNFs.
It’s not pretty.
Here you go - just in time for race season. Thirteen tried-and-true ways to sabotage your race without even trying. Never underestimate how mental our sport is.
You’re welcome!
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It caught me off guard.
The scent.
I’d run this trail plenty over the years, but never encountered such an exquisite fragrance.
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A few weeks ago, at the Three Days of Syllamo stage race, the guy a distance ahead of me on Day 3’s course ran straight into a section trail that didn’t look right.
I stopped. Nothing definite - just a medium branch kind of blocking the trail and the sides a shade too overgrown.
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This weekend, I ran my 10th full Three Days of Syllamo stage race in north Arkansas.
A beautiful location and special event that’s more like a running family reunion.
In fact, one of my goals was to spend more time with friends than I managed to last year. The other was to run it strong, since it’s my only race of the month.
But races don’t always go as planned.
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Here I was at Bigfoot 200, facing another steep climb.
Each step above me was two or three times the height of a stair step.
On each step up, I could feel the separate fibers of glute muscle strain to point of failing.
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My awesome client was at the start of a 100-mile race.
The situation wasn’t perfect.
She hadn’t trained for this race.
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In junior high school, I started reading fashion magazines.
It’s an awkward time and the magazines defined what and who we were supposed to be.
I loved the thick fall editions that arrived in mid-August.
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