50k Ready

We are now 6 weeks out from my first 100 mile ultra marathon coming off a recovery week. Lets talk about the pull back week and how many miles and feet we will log this week.

This past weekend I took on the Squtchapple 20 mile trail race with a last minute entry. I had 25 miles on the calendar and some friends and family doing the race so I decided to hop in and mess around. I was 20 miles with 2,500 ft of climbing in very muddy and rainy conditions. Although this was a training run I wanted to run hard and get a true gauge of where my fitness is. I was happy with how...

Welcome to The Rest Day Podcast, the podcast that delves into the world of ultramarathon training and explores unconventional yet effective strategies to push your limits. In today's episode, we unravel the transformative power of back-to-back long runs and why they are a game-changer in your pursuit of ultramarathon glory. Join me as I break down this training technique and discover how conse...

This week we are 9 weeks out from my first 100 Miler at the UTMB Canyons Endurance Race in Auburn California April 26th. Things are really starting to pick up as we approach the peak weeks of my volume. Milage broke 70 miles this week and we approached 10k feet of climbing as well. The key workout this week as a 6 hour, 6,000 foot, 24 mile effort on Saturday. I will break down the rest of the week...

Over that past weeks I have gone from really doing no elevation every week to volume I didn't think were possible. This week my volume of miles went down a little bit but my total time increased because of the vert change. This brings up the conversation of which is better, Total Miles or Total Time. After talking about next week I take a bunch of the questions from the chat. 9 Weeks out to th...

Lets catch up on the last two weeks and discuss how training is going for the Canyons Endurance Run 100 as well as the marathon we ran last week. My first 100 is something that has brought on a lot of different challengers. Training miles are at an all time high, but last weeks spirts were low. I was able to shake the funk with a few tricks. I also bought a new pack! Coach is making some changes!

This week we bring on another new Ultra Runner out of North Carolina. Kory has been stacking miles and has exploded onto the ultra scene. We chat about about what its like being a new ultra runner and what the journey has looked like to this point. He also has some exciting planed for 2024 that I cant wait for you to hear about! UltraKory Insta: https://www.instagram.com/ultrakory?utm_source=ig_we...

I am coming off the biggest training volume week of my life and I could not be happier about it. The miles is one thing, but this week was more than the miles. It was a win on so many levels with so many amazing take aways! As I prepare the the UTMB Canyons 100 Miler there are going to be some good training weeks and some bad ones. This was one of the big ones. In this episode we will discuss the...

The past two weeks have been very good to me as I build volume for the UTMB Canyons Endurance Runs on April 26th. Coming into the new year I had a 50+ miles week and a 4 day trip to Mexico with no where to really run. I want to talk about how I navigated that. This was especially interesting because of a tweaked ankle I got trail running that now is great. Back from Mexico we shot up to 55 miles t...

We are now 16 weeks out from my first 100 Mile ultra marathon in Auburn California. I am pumped to be running the Canyons Endurance race on a large portion of the Western States Trail. It has been 3 weeks since my backyard ultra where I ran 52 miles and came down with a little bit of knee pain that I later found out was runners knee. We didnt have a chance to check in last week with Christmas so I...

This past week was a roller coaster of emotions for me coming of the 50 mile backyard ultra last week. My knees were hurting in ways I hadn't really felt before and I really feared I was injured. After talking with coach I realized I just needed a week to recover and rest. This episode will talk about how I recovered from the backyard and what my volume looked like in the days following. I wil...

Joining me this week will be Jacob Mooney who won the SRC Backard Ultra on Long Island. A Backyard Ultra is a race where runners run a 4.16 mile loop with the only goal of being under 1 Hour. They continue to run 1 loop every hour on the hour until there is only one person standing. This race has no finish line. It has no end time. Quit or get timed out. The world championships have gone for DAYS!...

Welcome to week three of training for a 100 Mile Ultramarathon on April 26th 2024 in Auburn California. This week live stream will cover all the training that I am doing leading into the Canyons Endurance Run including other races along the way. Next weekend I will be racing in a Backyard Ultra. This is a "Last Man Standing" event where runners have 1 hour to complete a 4.1 mile loop bef...

Rest Day Podcast: 02 Join me every Monday (at least most) at 8pm EST to talk 100 Mile Training for the Canyons Enduring Run During this time we can break down all the things going on with my race training for the Canyons Endurance 100 Mile Trail Race in April of 2024 in Auburn California. Come see how Im feeling after last week and what the next week ahead has in store. Ask questions about gear, n...

Rest Day Podcast: 01 Join me every Monday (at least most) at 8pm EST to talk 100 Mile Training. During this time we can break down all the things going on with my race training for the Canyons Endurance 100 Mile Trail Race in April of 2024 in Auburn California. Come see how Im feeling after last week and what the next week ahead has in store. Ask questions about gear, nutrition and other races as...