No, our dog is not part of this gear/gift guide, but something in that photo is! This time of year, I like to share recommendations for worthwhile running- and outdoor-related stuff I discovered over the past 12 months.
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I Don’t Love Running Right Now, And That’s OK
I wanna run and feel like I did in that photo from 2015. I can’t recall a time I felt this degree of ambivalence about running, which is supposed to be my passion. Perhaps I’m fitting the profile of burnout, but burnout usually follows overtraining, and since September I’ve been undertraining.
Ouray 100 Preview: Some Background On This Ridiculously Challenging Ultra That I Start in About 36 Hours
I decided to turn my sour grapes into fortified grape juice and attempt an upstart, scrappy race the weekend after Hardrock 100, on the same mountain range, that’s arguably even more difficult—a race so miserable in its first year on the current route that the RD admits, “I don’t think it was a good experience […]
“This One Time, At Trail-Running Camp…” or, Why I Want To Share My Ideal Getaway
To me, an ideal getaway is not an island resort or a spa weekend. It’s a running camp in a mountain environment. These totally worthwhile experiences at trail-running camps heighten my excitement to launch a new mountain-running camp just one month from now.
Ego and Excuses vs. Joy and Self-Compassion
I’m getting passed by masses of midpackers. It shouldn’t bother me, but it does….
“You Have Only Moments to Live” and Other Musings for a 24-Hour New Year’s Eve Ultra
I need to sort out thoughts about the coming year and beyond, and that’s another reason I’m looking forward to this 24-hour hamster-wheel ultra on new year’s eve—it’ll be a retreat of sorts.
It Was a Beautiful Day: Vista Verde Skyline 50K Race Report
Like the “super moon,” the course seemed unusually brilliant and exaggerated in its beauty. Little did I know on that blissful, escapist day that disaster would strike 36 hours later.
Running the Bay Bridge Bike Path—Plus Yerba Buena and Treasure Islands
I wrote this post four years ago, in the fall of 2013, and am updating it since I revisited this cool urban run last week. Now that the entrance to Yerba Buena Island is open and links to Treasure Island, you can loop around there for a longer run!
My 2017 Gift Guide for Runners and Adventurers: Good Stuff, No Fluff!
A roundup of nifty products I discovered and used this year to better enjoy running and the outdoors.
A 3-Part Plan to Build Up to a Self-Supported Stage Race (Or Any Kick-Ass Ultra)
I spent ten months coaching two clients for the Grand to Grand Ultra and the Atacama Crossing. Here’s the outline of their training plans, and their stories of what the events were like, to show how to meet the myriad challenges of an ultra-long stage race—and, perhaps, to inspire your new year’s goals.