An ultra marathon aid station is a table of relief filled with supportive volunteers, food and drinks for replenishment, along with a few other odds and ends to aid you along the way. But sometimes, after running hours through the night, staring at the debris of the dirt trails ahead, it’s just nice to see … Continue reading The Ultra Marathon Aid Station For Beginners

A fat adapted runner understands that in today’s competitive world of low cost convenience, we have lost sight of the essential link between diet and physical activity. Take a car for example: if we fill it with the correct gas & oil but fa to hit the pedal, then the car remains static, eventually losing … Continue reading Fat Adapted Running for Ultra Runners

They say you run the first 50 miles of an ultra marathon with your body and the second 50 miles with your mind. What an exceptionally accurate presumption. I say this from experience. When the pain in your legs is unbearable and the blisters on your feet are abnormal and the chaffing on your body … Continue reading 6 Mental Strategies To Help You Complete An Ultra Marathon