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My name is Heather Hart, I am a mom. I am an athlete. I am a writer. I am an adventurer with a wandering spirit and wandering feet. I've gone from traditional road runner to aspiring triathlete, too obsessed obstacle course racer, to my current status as a trail loving ultramarathon runner.
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Last Updated on April 9, 2024 by Heather Hart, ACSM EP, CSCS I believe that a common thread among all successful ultrarunners is an unwavering confidence in themselves – whether they outwardly recognize that or not. Because frankly, there is no way a person can toe the line of something as wildly overwhelming as a...
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Last Updated on January 21, 2024 by Heather Hart, ACSM EP, CSCS “So, what edition are we up to these days, what number is this?” I ask Diane the friendly running store employee, as she watches me slip my foot into a fresh pair of Hoka Cliftons. “Nine.” she replies “NINE?!” I exclaim so sharply,...
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Last Updated on January 16, 2024 by Heather Hart, ACSM EP, CSCS As a coach I often tell my athletes “the longer the race, the more opportunities there are for things to go wrong“. It sounds like a sarcastic quip from a seasoned and surly ultra runner (which, to be fair, I am) but it’s...
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Last Updated on January 6, 2024 by Heather Hart, ACSM EP, CSCS I never imagined I’d have such a hilariously complex (and at times unnecessarily dramatic) relationship with sport – but here we are. My life as an athlete technically and unceremoniously started when I was 9 years old. Our family had recently packed up...
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Last Updated on December 6, 2023 by Heather Hart, ACSM EP, CSCS Burnout is a term often thrown around in the endurance racing community to describe athletes who have been training too hard, racing too much, and generally doing a poor job of balancing high levels of physical and emotional stress with much needed rest....
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Last Updated on September 22, 2023 by Heather Hart, ACSM EP, CSCS This past weekend I reluctantly (it’s not you, it’s me) participated in the 4th edition of the Lynches River Adventure Race duathlon held in Coward, South Carolina. The race, hosted by the Keep Florence Beautiful organization consists of a 5K trail run and...
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Last Updated on September 11, 2023 by Heather Hart, ACSM EP, CSCS Spoiler alert: this isn’t going to be another post where a running coach trashes CrossFit. When an ultra runner comes to us for coaching and they are already enjoying a specific modality of exercise, we do everything in our power to help them...
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Last Updated on August 15, 2023 by Heather Hart, ACSM EP, CSCS and Karen Newby, BSc, MPT We’ve all seen runners and athletes rolling around on foam rollers with grimaces on their faces, looking like they are in a self-inflicted torture session. Furthermore, many of us have been told – by trainers, coaches, or simply...
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Rocks are hard, and feet are soft. Enter, the rock plate: an inserted material that provides underfoot protection in trail running shoes ..read more
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Last Updated on August 10, 2023 by Heather Hart, ACSM EP, CSCS Motor behavior was, hands down, my least favorite college course that I took during my undergraduate exercise physiology studies (sorry Dr. Darden). I didn’t retain nearly as much about this particular topic as I probably could (or should) have. But what I do...
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