Running Post-Race Recovery

For those competing in the Gore-Tex TransRockies Run next week, the time for training is over. While strategy and perseverance will undoubtedly influence how individuals perform in this grueling 6-day stage race across the Colorado Rockies, the athletes’ ability to recover for subsequent stages will have a huge impact on performance. Below are some tips [...]

First Endurance Newsletters

Those who know me, know I won’t pimp my sponsors’ products* and the same goes for their websites, races, or whatever. With that in mind, I want to let you know about First Endurance’s newsletters, which I seriously look forward to receiving every month. Unsurprisingly for a nutrition company, the newsletters routinely contain an article [...]

Caffeine and Endurance Running

It’s a naptastic rainy day here at iRunFar and, therefore, the perfect time to talk about caffeine… just after our coffee mugs get refilled. Ahhh… better. Whether you realize it or not, if you run ultras you are likely taking caffeine. That being the case, it’s wise to consider possible benefits and drawbacks to consuming [...]

Sprained Ankle Rehab: Balance Boards

The head idiot at iRunFar has once again sprained his ankle. Doh! It’s nothing major … it’s happened before and it’ll happen again. However, with fine spring weather here and some pacing fun coming up soon, we’ve got our crack staff thinking about how to rehab the ankle ASAP. Sure there’s the RICE (Rest. Ice. [...]

Training Advice from Anna Pichrtova

Last week, in reflecting upon why he trains, Scott Mason over at Wasatch Speed Goat noted La Sportiva runner, Anna Pichrtova, was spotlighted on mountainrunning.com. After looking over the piece on Anna, I thought I’d share some of her thoughts on training. (For those who don’t know, Anna is pretty much an untouchable sub-ultra distance [...]

Three Random Running Tips

Recently, a friend passed along the following request for “3 running suggestions” for newer runners. My division at work has organized a group called “The Biggest Loser,” like the tv show. The woman running the group (pun intended) asked me if I would come and speak to them about running/training. She said most people have [...]

Optimal Endurance Base Building or What's the Longest Period that You've Trained for One Race?

As this post is longer than I originally intended, I’ll ask my question to iRunFar community up front: What is the longest period of time that your dedicated to training for a particular race? More fundamentally, what is the minimum amount of time it takes to develop an optimal endurance base? While I’d like to [...]

Take the Stairs!

Even if I’m no longer training for Hardrock, I’ve taken a liking to taking the stairs instead of the elevator at work. This change surely can’t hurt my training for whatever race(s) I chose to run and it’s a better environmental choice – by taking the stairs I save about 300 kilowatts a day. As [...]

No Energy While Running – Help!?

Folks, I need your counsel. It’s now been over a week since I dropped out a third of the way into Hellgate and I’m still not at 100%. Nowhere near it. I went to the VHTRC fatass 50k this weekend, turned around at 10 miles and walked most of the 4 miles back to the [...]

You Can't Chafe There! – A Story of Why I Don't Want to Learn Something New Every Day

Did you know you could chafe your [insert body part here]? Having run for 15 years, I figured I know pretty much every part of my body I could possibly chafe. Much to my surprise, I found an entirely new spot to rub raw this weekend. In the past, I’ve rubbed up against chafing more [...]

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