If you only read one post of mine this year, I hope it will be this important one. We're going to discuss a somewhat common, potentially deadly condition that as a runner or endurance athlete you definitely need to know about: deep vein thrombosis, or "DVT". In a society that is woefully inactive and unhealthy, it would be easy to assume that the very regular exercise you participate in as an Continue reading →
Death…for Life.
Ultra runners are no strangers to race registration lotteries. You see, in the trail and ultra running world, races are more often than not held in forests, parks, or on mountains that simply cannot accommodate the thousands (or tens of thousands) of participants you see in traditional road races. For this reason, as well as permitting issues, ultras tend to have a very limited number of Continue reading →
Miles and Menstrual Cycles: How Your Period Affects Your Running
As a female runner, there are a few circumstances and considerations we have to take that our male counterparts do not. Like, finding a sports bra that actually works. Running while pregnant, post-partum, or breastfeeding. Or the topic of todays post: how your period affects your running and training. This is the point in this post where many would "warn" their male readers to tune back in Continue reading →
The 8th Forgotten Fear: Florence
It's probably not healthy to be so viscerally angry at a hurricane. But here we are. Last week when I sat down to write about the number of random fears that were causing me anxiety about the upcoming Barkley Fall Classic, I failed to list a direct hit of my house and hometown by a massive category 4 (potentially a 5 when it's all said and done) hurricane. A slight oversight, indeed. Now, Continue reading →
2018 Eagle Endurance Dirt Dash Half Marathon Recap
How many times do you have to participate in an annual event before it official becomes deemed a family tradition? I'm going to go ahead and say three, therefore making our annual trek down to Eagle Endurance's Dirt Dash now a family tradition. In 2015, shortly after we moved back to the beach, Geoff was given an entry to a race down in the Francis Marion National Forest: the Dirt Dash Continue reading →
My Top 7 (Possibly Irrational) Fears About The Barkley Fall Classic 50K
Oh, here we go. When you spend upwards of 4 hours a day on most days, for months, training for an event that is not only your "A" race, but a race that's been on your bucket list for awhile, all of your energy and your entire focus is spent on that race. You focus on becoming stronger, faster, tougher, in order to complete and/or compete in the race. You become so consumed with training Continue reading →
Trail Running in the Fall: What You Need to Know
Crisp air. Brightly colored, falling leaves. Pumpkin spice Clif Bars (it's a real thing!) Trail running in the fall is a welcomed reprieve from the hot, humid, summer months, and a last chance effort to get in miles before the frigid winter arrives. If you live in a similar climate to ours here in Myrtle Beach, you may be think a post about trail running in the fall seems a little Continue reading →
What’s In My Trail Running Bug Out Bag
It's the trail runner version of that horrible dream you have from time to time, you know the one where you show up to school or a board meeting, and look down only to realize you forgot to wear pants? Except in this version of the dream, you find yourself face to face with a perfect, inviting trail, on an absolutely gorgeous day...and you ARE wearing pants. Heavy, chafe inducing pants. A Continue reading →
Peak Training Week: A Comprehensive List of Why I Haven’t Called You Back.
As peak training is about to come to a screeching halt, and the much anticipated (especially by my husband, who is terrified of how I'm going to react to it) taper approaches, I finally feel like I'm starting to dig myself out of the depths of a sweaty pile of laundry and shoes and starting to engage with the outside world once again. The peak weeks of any training program are not just Continue reading →
3 Weeks until the Barkley Fall Classic: Sea Level Legs
Patience is not a virtue I have been blessed with. Instead, I was born with a sense of urgency that is far too common in our instant gratification culture. I want to do things, and I want to do them now. This is one of the many reasons that I...and plenty of other runners...often struggle with maintaining motivation for the entirety of a 16, 20, or even 30 week training plan. It's easy Continue reading →
4 Weeks Until the Barkley Fall Classic: Musings & Freakouts
A common theme I've noticed down here in the South in the summer is runners regretting signing up for fall races. I can't necessarily say that I blame them. At some point during the cooler winter months, you sign up for a September or October race. At the time you are aware, on some level, that training for this race will require you to put in your highest volume weeks and longest run during Continue reading →
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