A brief bio, not to brag but to let you know I'm not a complete phony, to follow. I am not an elite athlete, just an everyday guy with a family and a job trying to gain as much information as I can to continue to push my limits.
Using the knowledge and resource contained within this website a roughed-up old wrestler was able to build the speed to run Sub-3-Hour Marathons - Sub-4-Hour 50k's, the opportunity to run races like the Boston Marathon, and the durability to run over 20 marathons and ultra's in the past 3 years alone.
I grew up in the Midwest and spent my younger years competing on a high level in wrestling. After college, I tried a few amateur and professional MMA fights and fought for the NABC World Championship in 2007. After college I was talked into running a marathon by a close friend. Having never even run a 5k, we trained hard and qualified for the Boston Marathon on our first ever running race. After running Boston a year later, I thought the 50 mile distance seemed the next logical step.
In only my 3rd race of any distance I ran The North Face 50 miler. While finishing, it wasn't pretty and I struggled mightily at the end. I ran a marathon in costume in the fall, and then the following spring I ran the inaugural Indiana Trail 100. The course conditions were miserable and it was an otherwise miserable experience with the exception of the satisfaction of finishing. (See Race Report.)
Feeling a bit robbed on the enjoyment part, I signed up for the Leadville 100. This is when I really buckled down on researching everything I could about nutrition, hydration, VO2Max, strength training, and course previews. Being somewhat knowledgeable about how my body works from competing and cutting weight my whole life, I was a natural skeptic of a lot of the junk science I encountered.
I kept a list of the resources that were valuable, and disregarded the information I found to be stupid or flawed. I did finish the race, although somewhat mid-pack, but feel I have found a good starting point to continue shaving off hours and exploring new adventures.
I decided to publish many of the sites, links, podcasts, race reports, etc. that I found to be helpful to at least help point folks in right direction. I hope it saves some of you some time in your search for what works best for you or at least points you in the right direction as far as race reports, video and course previews, and product reviews.
Using the knowledge and resource contained within this website a roughed-up old wrestler was able to build the speed to run Sub-3-Hour Marathons - Sub-4-Hour 50k's, the opportunity to run races like the Boston Marathon, and the durability to run over 20 marathons and ultra's in the past 3 years alone.
I grew up in the Midwest and spent my younger years competing on a high level in wrestling. After college, I tried a few amateur and professional MMA fights and fought for the NABC World Championship in 2007. After college I was talked into running a marathon by a close friend. Having never even run a 5k, we trained hard and qualified for the Boston Marathon on our first ever running race. After running Boston a year later, I thought the 50 mile distance seemed the next logical step.
In only my 3rd race of any distance I ran The North Face 50 miler. While finishing, it wasn't pretty and I struggled mightily at the end. I ran a marathon in costume in the fall, and then the following spring I ran the inaugural Indiana Trail 100. The course conditions were miserable and it was an otherwise miserable experience with the exception of the satisfaction of finishing. (See Race Report.)
Feeling a bit robbed on the enjoyment part, I signed up for the Leadville 100. This is when I really buckled down on researching everything I could about nutrition, hydration, VO2Max, strength training, and course previews. Being somewhat knowledgeable about how my body works from competing and cutting weight my whole life, I was a natural skeptic of a lot of the junk science I encountered.
I kept a list of the resources that were valuable, and disregarded the information I found to be stupid or flawed. I did finish the race, although somewhat mid-pack, but feel I have found a good starting point to continue shaving off hours and exploring new adventures.
I decided to publish many of the sites, links, podcasts, race reports, etc. that I found to be helpful to at least help point folks in right direction. I hope it saves some of you some time in your search for what works best for you or at least points you in the right direction as far as race reports, video and course previews, and product reviews.