The Calm Before The Storm
A discussion about the ‘calm before the storm,’ that period of calm readiness that occurs before the ‘storm’ of a goal race.
It’s Transvulcania week, and iRunFar is covering the Canary Islands event! The Vertical Kilometer is on Thursday, and the Ultra and Half Marathon are on Saturday. Follow along!
A discussion about the ‘calm before the storm,’ that period of calm readiness that occurs before the ‘storm’ of a goal race.
A discussion about how gear and second-hand information changes the way trail runners interact with the world.
AJW introduces his month-long Statesmas (Western States 100) celebration in the Taproom.
John Medinger writes about the 2014 Western States Memorial Weekend Training Runs.
Joe Grant writes about his weekend volunteering at the Quad Rock 50 Mile.
A long profile of ultrarunner and Alaska adventurer Shawn McTaggart.
A discussion about aptitude and achievement in trail and ultrarunning.
Dakota Jones reflects on the 2014 Transvulcania Ultramarathon.
AJW discusses his peak training for the Western States 100.
The benefits of a lack of a world-championship race or series in trail ultrarunning.
Resources for increasing one’s knowledge about trail and ultrarunning.
Thoughts about mid-season, fitness-indicating workouts.
An essay on how running can keep us rooted even if we live a largely indoor lifestyle.
A discussion about the possible differences between running-related media and other sports media.
An in-depth interview with Thorbjørn Ludvigsen.
An exploration of Carol Dweck’s ‘growth mindsets’ and ‘fixed mindsets’ as they apply to ultrarunning.
