🌄9 DAYS OUT FROM @bighorn100 Final climb of the taper before the race, met some new folks, ran with some old folks got to check out a rainbow and drink some beer. Basically what trail running is all about. Love run club on Wednesday's! #theultrahouse #durango #humann #beetelite #carbopro #goattough #yancycamp #ocr #spartanrace #trailrunning #runclub #trailsrainbowsandbeer (at Durango, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByWeWtCgV0F/?igshid=1gnqr8wwkf8su

🚨11 DAYS OUT FROM @bighorn100 ⬇️STOP & SMELL THE ROSES ⬇️ One lesson that stands out from these training blocks is learning to slow down. OCR athletes in particular have the tendency to go overboard in everything we do be it pacing, training, and racing. Training for a hundred miler has required me slow down and enjoy the whole process. Thanks to slowing things down I've been able to revel in the rewards of consistency, remaining injury free, along with the places we get to run, the people we get to train with, and the opportunity appreciate all of it. #theultrahouse #durango #humann #beetelite #carbopro #yancycamp #spartanrace #ocr #trailrunning #running #nodayswasted #slightlyaboveaveragehorn (at Durango, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByQcc2Kgg2T/?igshid=vidft8e7v9ap

Whose ready for some adventure in the high country? I know I know...there are still walls of snow everywhere but if these rains keep up it's going to be absolute blast to play in mountains over the summer. #theultrahouse #durango #humann #beetelite #carbopro #goattough #yancycamp #spartanrace #ocr #trailrunning #nodayswasted #uswe #nature #hiking #bringonthemonsoons (at Durango, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxfpofiACNT/?igshid=pnj5r4hmbsms

5 WEEKS TO BIG HORN 100! Everything has become clear in this final training block. My "why" is not simply to finish. Its to know that when I walk off that course in five weeks that there is nothing more that could have been done. That every bit of fight in me will be left out in the mountains and that I will find new heights of what I am capable of achieving. There is no mountain too steep, no weather too extreme, and no challenge too great; nothing will stop me. So, its time to hit the ground running for another big week. #motivation #theultrahouse #durango #humann #beetelite #carbopro #yancycamp #goattough #ocr #trailrunning #running #fitness #nodayswasted #uswe #nodancingmonkey (at Durango, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxaOteKAz5a/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1t4omx4vudbst

Its not always heart rate zones, pace, and cadence. Sometimes you just want have fun and run up steep things and take in the view. We decided to run our own loop at the run club and picked up some new friends along the way too! #theultrahouse #durango #humann #beetelite #carbopro #yancycamp #goattough #trailrunning #nodayswasted (at Horse Gulch, Durango) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxPnbWgApfm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1d7a9kur69klx

Occasionally we decide to be pavement princess's and run the river trail and about how fabulous @aboy_and_his_dog and @anthonykunkel flows are. Happy friday folks. Make sure treat yo'self to some nature this weekend instead of pavement. 💅💅💅 #durango #theultrahouse #humann #uswe #beetelite #carbopro #goattough #goodr #yancycamp #spartanrace #ocr #running #friyay #pavementprincess #maybehesbornwithit (at Animas River Trail) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxAiDgwgNlV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8rjfvnrwajpn

Beards, buckets, and being burly. All these years of OCR, endurance challenges and ultra events have been amazing with the help of my coach Yancy Culp. 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽 Now, OCR Season is in full swing! It's time to ramp up your training and sharpen those skills for your "A" races. Whether its Regional or World Champs, Toughest, WTM or the Spartan Ultra (formerly Ultra Beast). Yancy and I invite you to join Team Medina at YancyCamp (link in bio) we launch three workouts a week in addition to team challenges, events, and time trials to gauge your progress over the next two months. But this is more than just an OCR specific training program that delivers results on and off the course. We've built a community of like minded athletes that is focused on encouraging one another. While achieving their goals with great coaches to guide them for every distance and event. If you have any questions about joining just DM me or @yancyculp #yancycamp #ultrahouse #humann #carbopro #beetelite #goattough #machetemadness #spartanrace #toughmudder #ocr #training #fitness #tbt (at Durango, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw-JwbOgJN6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qciwdbje2ney

Nice way to end a "work week" with a mellow run at Falls Creek. Trails are dry and perfect for just about everything. Its finally feeling like spring in Durango! 📸@milesfromordinary_ #durango #theultrahouse #humann #beetelite #carbopro #yancycamp #spartanrace #ocr #trailrunning (at Durango, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwc444lgoQX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1xc3ciwbl3k58