Stopping a training run because your mind wasn’t in the mood happens. You lace up, step out the door, and two miles in the thought hits: "I’m just not feeling it." That can happen for a lot of reasons. Life stress. Poor sleep. A heavy week. Weather. Comparison. Or your brain simply deciding that staying … Continue reading Why Pushing Through a Tough Run Might Be a Good Thing
Tag: Endurance Runner
Mount to Coast R1 and T1 Shoes Review (2026)
Mount to Coast R1 Intro The Mount to Coast R1 is the brand’s flagship road ultra shoe, built specifically for the long haul on pavement and multi-day efforts. At roughly 8.5 oz (240 g) for a men’s US 9, it pairs a nitrogen-infused LightCELL midsole (claimed 50% lighter than traditional EVA with meaningfully higher energy … Continue reading Mount to Coast R1 and T1 Shoes Review (2026)
How We Think About Ourselves Impacts Athletic Performance
Mindset matters. - Especially when the miles go on forever, its night, and your body starts struggling. What do you think about yourself out there? You are as resilient as you believe you are. You’ll keep moving as long as you think you can. You can handle as much discomfort, doubt, and fatigue as you … Continue reading How We Think About Ourselves Impacts Athletic Performance
Mindset and Mental Wellness Coaching for Ultrarunners: Building Resilience That Lasts Beyond the Finish Line
Ultrarunning pushes the body and mind to extremes. The miles pile up, the terrain tests every limit, and those inevitable low moments arrive when doubt, fatigue, or pain threaten to take over. As a mindset and mental wellness coach working with ultrarunners across the U.S., I help athletes develop the mental tools to not only … Continue reading Mindset and Mental Wellness Coaching for Ultrarunners: Building Resilience That Lasts Beyond the Finish Line
Rabid Raccoon 100 Post-Race Questionnaire
Have you ever completed a structured pre or post-race questionnaire? If not, you’re about to discover one of the most powerful tools I use to prepare mentally and execute at a high level in ultrarunning. Before your next event, take time for a clear pre-race visualization. Define what success looks like for you. Then work … Continue reading Rabid Raccoon 100 Post-Race Questionnaire
Rabid Raccoon 100 Pre-Race Questionnaire 2026
Have you ever completed a structured pre or post-race questionnaire? If not, you’re about to discover one of the most powerful tools I use to prepare mentally and execute at a high level in ultrarunning. Before your next event, take time for a clear pre-race visualization. Define what success looks like for you. Then work … Continue reading Rabid Raccoon 100 Pre-Race Questionnaire 2026
Do What You Can with What You Got: Building mental flexibility that wins races
https://youtube.com/shorts/31PUG82NF_I?si=Y7hI7DTVteeg1Xac Do What You Can Flexibility isn’t just a physical thing, it’s the mental superpower that keeps you moving when everything else is trying to stop you. In an ultramarathon, the race doesn’t care that the weather turned to crap, the trail is a river of slush, or that your quads are screaming because the … Continue reading Do What You Can with What You Got: Building mental flexibility that wins races
How I run 100 miles without getting blisters on my feet
https://youtu.be/74AcIbrNBRs?si=pZtkbEuurfInmGz9 I hope I've earned your "like" and subscribe on YouTube 🙂 Blister issues while running? Maybe try these things that work for me. It took me a couple hundred mile races to figure out how to fully prevent blisters. My feet typically wouldn't blister during 50 milers, so it wasn't much of an issue … Continue reading How I run 100 miles without getting blisters on my feet
Are There Shortcuts to Success in Ultramarathon Training?
Training seriously for an ultramarathon, especially if you are going to compete, is a full-time commitment (or close to it). Are there shortcuts to success? There is a stand-out number in experience research, which focuses on the prerequisites under which people achieve top performances. That number is 10,000 hours. There is another rule of thumb … Continue reading Are There Shortcuts to Success in Ultramarathon Training?
Back of the Pack Ultra Guy Podcast: Ultrarunning and trauma
Just wrapped up a fantastic conversation with Christian Barratt, who is the host of the Back of the Pack Ultra Gup Podcast. We dive deep into ultrarunning and mental wellness. I shared my journey into ultrarunning, the mental health benefits of running, and the impact of trauma on athletes. Christian and I explored the mindset … Continue reading Back of the Pack Ultra Guy Podcast: Ultrarunning and trauma