Category: ultrarunning
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Holy Hills: 3 Hill Workouts to Level Up Your Running
Stronger, Faster, Tougher—One Hill at a Time (Click here for PDF) If you’re looking to build leg strength, boost endurance, and add some grit to your training, these hill workouts are your ticket. Whether you’re prepping for your first ultra, a road marathon, or just want to feel more confident on climbs, this guide gives…
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Native Runners Lighting up the Trail at the Cocodona 250
There are several Navajo runners rolling through the 253-mile Cocodona race course right now, one of them, attempting to make history by securing his 4th Cocodona 250 Finish. Greg Secatero, a Diné (Navajo) runner, from Kayenta, Arizona, is going for this 1000-mile buckle in this year’s Cocodona. I had the pleasure of running with and…
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Episode 2. 5 Pillars of Training for Your First or Next Ultramarathon
I did it. I launched a 2nd podcast. Here’s the goal. I want to help people who are trying to DIY it or feeling overwhelmed with how to start, just get some traction. I was that person. And despite being consistent and wanting to show up every day to get ready for an ultramarathon I…
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Ribgate & Podcast Launch
I went splat. It wasn’t pretty. I decided to go for a night run in downtown Troy, NY. I was in the post-industrial city to coach a 3-day championship age-group swim meet. Everything went well, but I was exhausted. It had been a busy week leading up to the meet. A pep-rally and team talks…
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Running as Art
Where Distance Running and Art Intersect I’ve always loved to run and I’ve always loved to write. As a journalist, I’ve written stories about outdoor adventures and featured exceptional people in the endurance space. As a teenage runner, back in the late 80’s and early 90’s, I couldn’t wait to get done with my run…
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Coffee and a Scone January Strava Challenge
New Paltz is taken it to the streets, Main Street, to be exact. What are we doing? We’re going to run or walk (no wheels) a .45 mile segment around the village as often as we can or want to within the month of January. The individual who completes the most segments of this loop…
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Run Local
We always hear about the importance of shopping local, supporting independent businesses and even “staycations,” where instead of jetting off to far-flung places, you spend your time and money exploring your own backyard. As a local journalist and swim coach, who not only grew up in New Paltz, New York, but also raised three children…
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Winter Running Hacks
It’s that time of year. At least, here in the Northeast. I’m so excited to have a real winter again, but as a runner, it definitely limits my options. The beautiful system of 19th Century Victorian carriage roads that are my go-to training grounds here in the Shawangunk Mountains are groomed and occupied by cross-country…
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The Middle Miles
I woke up today feeling frantic. The only part of Christmas I have engaged in was to purchase a wreath from the local church bazar. No presents, no stockings, no poinsettias, no holiday sparkle. As I wrote in my journal—something I usually do first thing in the morning, I realized that I had this odd…
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DFL (Dead Fucking Last)
I was at Thanksgiving dinner at my mom’s house when I received a text from an athlete I coach. She had just completed the local Turkey Trot. She sent me a picture she and her sister at the finish and said how happy she was with the time she ran. I congratulated her and thought…
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