“The trick is to NOT get confident, because then you overestimate your abilities.” —Anna Eriksmo on accepting risk. Words cannot describe the challenges and landscape […]
Tag: Endurance
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 […]
UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES OF TRAINING
Currently my miles are dismally low. Our “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” weather in Montana gives us runners a daily opportunity to test […]
Palm Trees With no Wind
An anecdote on what adversity brings to life
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.