After nearly 11 months since my last Skyrunning race—the Rut 50km in Montana, USA, and about 15 months since my last international Skyrunning race—Transvulcania 75km […]
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HAMPEROKKEN 60KM: TROMSØ, NORWAY—COURSE OVERVIEW
A race of extremes, Hamperokken 60km leaves the bustling city center of Tromsø, traversing over the water on a highway bridge to climb steeply up […]
Tromsø Skyrace, Norway: A Race of Extremes
Tromsø is a small metropolis on an island among islands at 69 degrees latitude in the Arctic Circle of northern Norway. A dense little city […]
MACRO, MESO, MICRO: WHATS UP WITH CYCLES?
Progressing your training deliberately is the best way to ensure you meet your goals without sliding back downhill due to avoidable setbacks like injury, fatigue, […]
PROGRESSING YOUR TRAINING SAFELY AND REALISTICALLY
Progression is probably the most sought after and least understood of the main principles of training. Understanding how challenges to the human body trigger preferable […]
HOW TO LOG MEANINGFUL TRAINING CHANGES
The keys to making progress with training are (A) knowing where you’re at, (B) knowing where you want to be, and( C) being honest with […]
4 Quick Moves for Smooth Running
Runners use large muscles in the legs and hips to forcefully propel the body forward with one leg and land on the other leg to […]
Four Simple Moves to Boost the Runner’s Most Valuable Asset
We have all been there: the moment another runner glides by easily with the smooth finesse of a panther, and instantly you feel the heaviness […]
Dreams to Goals: Outcome, Performance, and Process
Athletes can improve their chances for successful outcomes by understanding the nature of different types of goals and how they are related.
On Going All-in
This year with trail running and racing, I decided to go “all-in”. It is time for me, not because I have the ability or the […]