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The 5-Week Marathon Plan That Works How to Train Smart — Whether You're an Ambitious or Seasoned Runner Training for ...

Have you ever wondered how much faster you would get if you lost 20 pounds? In this post, we dive into the topic of the effects weight loss has on your VO2 max, running efficiency, and metabolic cost of running. 

What a Full Year of Ultra Training Actually Looks Like (Beginner Runner) I ran 10 ultramarathons in the past 12 mont...

What Actually Matters: 5 Lessons From Running 5,000 Miles as an Average Runner Free PDF download here! No email requ...

Why Excuses Are Often Harder Than the Run Itself It may actually be harder than running. Not the miles.Not the elevat...

Running 13.1 Miles With No Food, No Water, No Gels, and No Electrolytes What actually happens inside your body when y...

Struggling to tell whether your foot is broken or just sprained? This in-depth guide breaks down symptoms, diagnosis tips, and recovery strategies for runners—based on firsthand experience with both injuries. Learn how to identify the problem, avoid re-injury, and heal faster.

People think I’m crazy for loving the idea of running all day—but this was my 18th race and one of the most memorable. The Dead Horse 50 Miler delivered scenery, struggle, surprising highs, and a battle with a possible stress fracture that forced me to rethink what endurance really means. This is my full first-person story: the chaos before the start, the early confidence, the painful middle miles, and the lessons I learned about pacing, mindset, and why sometimes the hardest races teach you the most.

Preparing for a 50-mile ultra isn’t about being fast or elite—it’s about being particular. In this post, I walk through exactly how I get ready for a 50-mile race as a very average ultra runner: from reading the race guide and planning travel, to loading GPX files on my watch, breaking the course into segments, and building a simple heart-rate–based pacing plan. I also share how I design my drop bags, choose nutrition and carb drinks, decide where to stash headlamps and sunglasses, and avoid the three most common reasons runners drop from ultras: gut issues, foot problems, and total fatigue. If you like practical checklists, over-preparation, and honest talk about carb loading and stress eating, this step-by-step breakdown will help you show up on race day feeling ready instead of hoping for the best.

Running one all-out mile hurt worse than any ultramarathon I’ve ever done. After tearing my ACL twice and carrying nerve damage for a decade, I set out to break my fastest mile time—on a freezing night, after multiple runs, with my brother pacing me on a bike. This is the funny, painful, humbling story of my PR attempt and what it taught me about speed training, mental toughness, and why fast miles matter even for ultrarunners.

Trying to figure out the best time of day to run? After one full week of morning-only workouts—including long runs, speed sessions, and a PR mile test—here’s what I learned about the pros, cons, and surprising truths of morning versus afternoon running.

Blisters don’t have to be a normal part of running. In this guide, I walk through every step I used to go from nine blisters on my first marathon to zero blisters on my most recent 100K. Learn the complete blister-prevention system: shoes, socks, moisture control, anti-chafe products, foot care at aid stations, what to do when a blister forms, and how to fix hot spots before they become race-ending problems.