During May of 2022, Flight Phase athlete, ultrarunner Tom Attard from Missoula, Montana, completed the grueling Cocodona 250-mile race. He ran for five days across the deserts and mountains of Arizona despite unimaginable setbacks and challenges. In this interview, Tom shares incredible insights into the world of 200+ mile racing.
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Overtrained or overstrained?
Often overtrained is poor nomenclature for overstrained. Most of us are actually running less than we’d like, stressing more than we should, working as much […]
Kima Trophy: 52km of True Mountain Running in the Italian Alps
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]