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 and communicate with another human being. Here’s the thing: an ultra marathon aid station can be your best friend and it can be your worse enemy. Become too comfortable too often, and you may fall victim to the lore of its temptations and quite possibly never move forward again. So if you’r ..read more

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 battery power and rusting away over time. On the other hand, if we push the pedal to the medal but ignore what gas & oil the car requires, then you can expect a breakdown before reaching your destination. The same basic concept goes for exercise and running. If we eat healthy and trai ..read more

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 is torturous, it’s mental strength that will carry you through the midnight trails of darkness and over the well-earned finish line of relief. I’ve been 30 miles from a finish line and it felt like a walk in the park, and conversely, I’ve been a mile from the finish line and it felt like an eternity ..read more