Added by Robert Burpee on June 29, 2014 at 3:46am — 1 Comment
A bit of a storm arose. I had to sit down with my mother in law and her son/my husband and confirm her diagnosis of cancer today. Her doctor is out of town, and well it is a small town. I see patients every day. I have divulged a grim cancer diagnosis to many, but never to a family member, to a second mother. The trail ahead is a bit frightening, and the weather is stormy, but I see tracks in the trail where others have…
ContinueAdded by Lori Enlow on June 27, 2014 at 11:05am — 5 Comments
The Big Horn 50k was more then just a race. We set up camp in the high mountain meadows about 20 minutes from the race start. Here there are meadows full of wildflowers and a ton of wildlife. We saw a bear, herds of elk, deer, moose and pronghorns. There is also incredible fly fishing for the fishermen in my family. The race starts with a 2 mile climb and wraps around a…
Added by Margot W on June 23, 2014 at 12:00pm — 3 Comments
Yesterday I completed day 6, Week 3, of Phase 2 of the Strategic Running Foundation and as part of this session I completed an 18 km trail run, well 16 on the trail, 2 on a concrete footpath that is jam packed with steep inclines and declines, off camber sections, and long up hill sections. It's an out and back run so it's 9km out and 9km back along the same track and for me every time I run it I know I've had a run by the time I finish. I first did the 16km trail run 18 months ago…
ContinueAdded by Robert Burpee on June 23, 2014 at 4:26am — 1 Comment
Pursuit. If I had to sum up what made this last weekend's race so amazing in one word, pursuit would be it. I suppose it means different things to different people, at different times too - sometimes the metaphorical pursuit of an ideal or goal is a great thing, sometimes the pursuit of the runner in front of you can drive you on.
Sometimes, being chased by a horse is exactly what you need on a blazing Saturday afternoon.
Last weekend, I went with Clare (my…
ContinueAdded by Ben Brewer on June 17, 2014 at 2:51pm — 4 Comments
Running with my 2 year old lab, Muddy, this past Saturday reminded me of the importance of not going out to fast. When we hit the trail, Muddy took off. He was so excited to be on the trails that he would run ahead then run back then run ahead and come back all at full speed. This was the day after my 1/2 marathon and I was out for an easy run so I was steady and slow on the 1st hill. 20 minutes into the run I reached the top of the hill and found Muddy in a bush with his tongue hanging…
ContinueAdded by Margot W on June 16, 2014 at 5:00pm — 4 Comments
I coach because I love to help athletes explore their own potential and the rewarding part of this for me is witnessing the self-discovery that my athletes experience throughout the process. Writing my book, The Cool Impossible, was the culmination of a life long dream and a way for me…
ContinueAdded by Eric Orton on June 16, 2014 at 2:23pm — 12 Comments
Hello again! I completed my long run of Week 5 yesterday (Sunday in India). There is not much to say except that my body and mind have got conditioned to the schedule and I am enjoying it.
My long run yesterday was 2 hours and I felt at ease and strong even at the end. My legs felt a little fatigued in the afternoon, but by evening I was fine. I woke up this morning on my Off Day and am feeling fine.
The discomfort on the inside of my left foot went away within a few minutes…
ContinueAdded by Double A on June 15, 2014 at 10:14pm — No Comments
Hello again! I got tied up with other stuff and realised just now that I have not posted my update on the Foundation Program for over 2 weeks now. Well, the good news is that I have just been lazy in updating this blog, but I am chugging along on the Foundation Program (I'm in Week 5 currently).
Weeks 3 and 4 went by pretty well. I felt a little bit of fatigue and my legs didn't feel so good after 3 days of Week 3. I looked ahead at the Week 4 schedule and it had 2 Off Days.…
ContinueAdded by Double A on June 12, 2014 at 9:20pm — No Comments
Every season I have races that are high priority races with a few lower priority races. As an athlete, I go into every race with a race plan ready to give it my all. Sometimes I might go into a lower priority race a little tired but that doesn't mean I can't have good results. Lower priority races are a great place to gain race experience, practice race strategies or use as…
Added by Margot W on June 12, 2014 at 9:30am — 3 Comments
The War Eagle races are on the beautiful single track, mild to slightly moderate technical trails of Hobbs State Park in Rogers, Arkansas. I do a lot of training runs out here and have run the 50k event the past 3 years, so I know these trails well.. This year I would be doing the 25k for the first time. The…
ContinueAdded by Lori Enlow on June 11, 2014 at 10:32am — 2 Comments
Question: How do I peak for my big race.
Answer: This is a tricky question as I believe an effective “peak” in fitness first…
ContinueAdded by Eric Orton on June 5, 2014 at 11:00pm — No Comments
Today was day 2, week1, of Phase 2 and I headed over to the recreation park in Healsville where I completed my 2, mile tests the first before I started the Strategic Running Foundation and again last week. After doing the warm up I completed 4 X 3' in SPZ.6, the first rep was right on the money I did'nt feel laboured just concentrated on form and breathing. The second and third reps required a greater level of focus particularly in the last 30…
ContinueAdded by Robert Burpee on June 4, 2014 at 1:44am — No Comments
Hehe...ohhhmyyyy it was tough getting my run on this morning. Most of my posts are about the joys of my long runs and races, and a healthy helping of imagination. One could (falsly) surmise that all my runs are met with eager anticipation and satisfaction. You shoulda seen me this morning. Actually, it started last night...."what?...I have a 2 HOUR run in the…
Added by Lori Enlow on June 2, 2014 at 11:01am — 1 Comment
For those that are interested; I again performed the 20 minute run test on Friday night at the same place as I performed my initial 20 minute test 11 weeks ago but this time in the dark. By the time I had returned home from work, changed and headed out it was all but dark. I drove to the local oval, a different one to where I did the Mile test, put the light on my head and started my warm up as per the Strategic Running Program.
By the time I had completed the warm up it was dark and…
ContinueAdded by Robert Burpee on June 2, 2014 at 12:30am — 2 Comments
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