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31 Running Hacks for Your Next Ultramarathon
Just like life hacks can make your day more efficient, these running tips and tricks are tried and true to make the miles flow a bit easier and keep you positive when the grind gets real.
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Trail Courtesy
Before you hit the trail, knowing how to interact with other people and with nature can help make things flow. You’re likely to see somebody else out there or another animal, and knowing how to approach the situation makes for a better day for everybody.
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Stop Building Cairns!
Cairns are bad. Yes. We said it. Stop building cairns. They are rarely ever useful as a navigational feature. They are a nuisance that harm the trails and the land around them. Let’s open up a deeper dialogue.
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Leave No Trace
Running on trails is a magnificently pure way to experience nature and be one with the landscape. No matter the method of travel though, human
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Running Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim (And Training Plan!)
The Grand Canyon is the United States’ most popular National Park. Millions of visitors go there every year, but less than 1% of them ever travel below the rim. Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim is the most scenic way to get the full experience of the Canyon, and is a trail running dream route. Complete with narrow cliffside trails, towering canyon walls, the emerald waters of the Colorado River, and waterfalls for those who are lucky, this route will leave you in awe.
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Skinning: an Ultrarunner’s Cross-Training Dream Activity? (Plus Workouts!)
Training for trail and ultra running doesn’t have to stop when the trails get covered with snow. The snow presents an opportunity for a low-impact cardio and strength-boosting cross training exercise known as skinning. Skinning is a form of skiing in which a fuzzy, synthetic skin is stretched across the bottom of a pair of skis to allow an athlete to ski uphill, remove the skins at the top of the mountain, and ski down.
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Overcoming the Bonk and Training to Prevent It
When running any distance, the bonk is bound to happen…it happens all the time. If you’ve ever been crushing it through the race, and then, out of nowhere, your day turns upside down to feeling tired, slow, heavy, or grumpy, you’ve bonked! It is possible to train to overcome it though! We’ll try to help you understand what is happening, and how to overcome it so that you can race more efficiently at your next big day.
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Finding Your Stride: How to Pace Your Run
Finding a pace at trail and ultramarathon races is a different beast compared to road races and marathons. How to find your pace and stick to it.
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Going Vertical: How Much Vert is Enough in Training? (Plus Free Training Plan!)
How much vert is enough to train for an ultramarathon? How should you incorporate hills? What workouts should you do? Hills aren’t always easy, but you’ll find them on pretty much any trail race out there. Here’s how to prepare for a successful hilly or mountainous ultramarathon.
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Trail and Ultra Running Injuries and How to Heal Up!
Injuries in trail and ultramarathon running can put a damper on the stoke, and unfortunately are common to find. Most runners suffer some kind of injury every year. With every mile, our muscles are breaking down while hopefully on their way to getting stronger. Sometimes, they break down too much though, and lead to one of the injuries discussed below.
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