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At 15 hours, 14 minutes, I hit 100 miles and assessed myself. I felt fine and was on pace to hit 150 miles if nothing catastrophic occurred. At around that time, I noticed Connie leaving the course with hypothermia. My heart sunk because I knew we shared a race goal. Connie is a stud,...
To be honest, I am excited that my records were broken. I was proud to set them because I knew they would offer a challenge to the next people to come. Now those people have come. I hope very much to return to all three of those places in the future and reclaim my records, but in the ...
I realized that I couldn’t think like that when I was going to stand on the start line, so instead I started to think about all the meters I’ve been climbing in the winter. Also, I had one week of running in the heat on La Palma before the race. The heat training was really important....
Approximately eight weeks before the goal race, provided the foundation has been laid, each run feels easier than the last one. I have found this to be particularly true in those mid-week tempo runs when the miles just seem to flow by effortlessly. This is the time to step back and be...
Here at the iRunFar store, we’re dedicated to finding and providing you with the products to help you achieve your trail and ultrarunning dreams. From Hoka One One shoes to Salomon Exo apparel and Montrail Bajadas to Ultimate Direction vests , these are the some of the finest trail ru...
Being born in Fontainebleau and living along this big forest was very a big opportunity for me. The Poligny forest is, for me, one of the most beautiful forests to have fun in during a run or a ride. It has plenty of big rocks, roots, sands, pine, and technical singletracks where you ...
The PureGrit 1′s remain some of the best trail shoes produced. Brooks really muffed-up the 2′s by reducing the cushion in the sole (the 2′s are notably more firm, especially in the forefoot). Yeah, the tongue moves off to the side…but who cares. The nav band, while having no real func...
I think so. I felt so good the whole time. I think I did a smart race. I didn’t go out too fast. I always had Nuria (Picas) was behind me on the uphill. I felt that I wanted to see where she was. Sometimes I made some more minutes, but I knew where she was. That’s nice for your mind t...
