After a few weeks of solid content output, it's been a quiet week here at Relentless Forward Commotion. Yet here at RFC headquarters (that's fancy blog talk for "my apartment") it's been anything but quiet. The "commotion" part of this blog aptly applies to the past week. I'm trying to focus on training as my constant during some times of uncertainty, holiday weeks, and 90+ degree temps. So Continue reading →
12 Weeks to the Barkley Fall Classic: Training Week One Recap
If you've been around here long enough, you know that my race training and racing strategy is far from traditional. I run because I love to run. I race because I love the atmosphere and the challenge. I try to stay in shape for any given race at any given time in my life. Though I often get competitive in the heat of the moment, I am anything but invested in my ultrasignup.com rankings. I Continue reading →
Ultra Running Maladies: What’s In My Prevention “Feel Better” Toolbox
Thank you Rohto Dry-Aid for sponsoring this post. Growing up, we always joked that my father approached camping and outdoor adventures with the Boy Scout motto: always be prepared. He had tool boxes and bags, tupperware containers and zippered kits, full of absolutely everything and anything you could possibly need out in the wild. From bandages for torn knee, to waterproof matches to start a Continue reading →
Ultra Runners vs. Toddlers: a Sticky List of Similarities
While running aimlessly through the woods, sticky watermelon juice running down my chin and on to my shirt, I found myself wishing someone would carry me. Since no one was around, and chances are they wouldn't carry me even if they were, I instead contemplated laying down right there in the middle of the trail to take a nap. It was at that moment the thought occurred to me: I'm like an adult Continue reading →
2018 Hell Hole Hundred: Stories from a Chicken Bell Ringer
It would be safe to say that signing up for the Hell Hole Hundred two weeks after running 90 miles at Knock on Wood was a bad decision, except for the fact that I signed up for Hell Hole first. So in retrospect, perhaps attempting a 100 miler at Knock on Wood when I knew I was going to attempt running 100 miles two weeks later was a bad decision... ...except that nothing about this sport is Continue reading →
31 Reasons to Run a 50K
"I could never do that". If you're a runner, chances are you've heard these words from non runners in your life, maybe friends, family, or co-workers when talking to them about your recent racing adventures. The truth is, we've all come to expect it... after all, not everyone actually likes to run. Once I made the transition to the world of ultra distance running, I began hearing the "I Continue reading →
Your Body After an Ultra: 10+ Post Race Symptoms You Might Not Expect
I am always one of the first in line to defend the sport of running when some ill educated person wants to start spouting off the common "running is bad for you" misconceptions. I come armed with facts and peer reviewed articles that state otherwise, and proudly preserve the reputation of the pastime I love the most. But when it comes to ultrarunning? Well the naysayers aren't necessarily Continue reading →
Knock on Wood 100 – 2018 Race Report
"Sometimes think I'm in this for the wrong reasons." It was somewhere around 9:30 pm on Saturday night and I was sitting on the floor of a massive wooden observation deck among the trees in the middle of the Lake Conestee woods. In retrospect, it was an absolutely ridiculous place to be. I had spent the last 25.5 hours and 87 miles on my feet and the 25 or so steps I had to climb to Continue reading →
12 Realities of Running 100 Miles (A Reminder to Myself)
Look: I'm no 100 mile ultra expert. Hell, to this day, I still hesitate to even call myself an ultra-runner. Despite the fact that this month marks the three year anniversary of my first ultra marathon, and I've run over a dozen ultra distance races since (the majority being 50-100 miles long) I still sometimes feel like it's a fluke. There's no way I'm one of "those" people, capable of such Continue reading →
Wambaw Swamp Stomp 50 Mile – Race Report
"Miserable" is perhaps the first word that comes to mind when asked to describe the woods of the Swamp Fox Passage in the Francis Marion National Forest. It's notoriously hot, humid, and buggy, as swamps typically are. The trail itself is deceptively difficult, with knobby roots and grass covered holes just waiting to turn an ankle, making sure you can never truly open up and run the endless Continue reading →
5 Ways to Combat The Post Race Blues
Recently, a phone call conversation with a client revealed that one of her more pressing concerns about her upcoming 100 mile ultra wasn't necessarily finishing the ultra, but the potential onset of the post race blues. While I've never had a client say this was a concern before the race even happened, I can't say that I blame her. The post race blues are very real, and actually very Continue reading →
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