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Is Your Joy in the Micro?

Why is it that the simplest concepts and truths we have the hardest time integrating? I was working out yesterday and I needed a little motivation so I was watching some YouTube movies from Billy Yang. He is a filmmaker who also happens to be an ultrarunner and so a lot of his films are based in the context of ultrarunning as a…

Monday Morning Motivation: The why by @BillyYang #loverunning #ultrarunning #MondayMotivation #trailrunning @LTRaceSeries @GuEnergyLabs

Are you struggling to get up and out of the door to run? Ask yourself why you’re doing it (or not). This week’s Monday Morning Motivation comes from Billy Yang who posed the question:

Why do we run 100 miles?

It’s a question I get from friends and acquaintances quite often. And in the lower moments during these ultramarathon events if I’m honest, a question I direct inward too. Sure, on the…

Ultramarathon Daily News | Wed, Feb 7

For roads or trail: How to avoid going out too fast. Another method I’ve used in past ultramarathons: A minute or two before the gun blows, head for the outhouse and do your business. If it’s a 50+ miler, a few minutes won’t change much, and if it’s chip timed, you’re fine. You won’t get caught up in the hype, you’ll get your poop on, and you’ll spend the entire race passing people which will do…

Film- A Runners Dream, Realized

Efter att i flera år ha jobbat i teknikbranschen utan att känna sig nöjd bestämde sig Brett Rivers för att det måste till en förändring. Han ville kombinera sin passion för traillöpning och sina affärskunskaper för att skapa något nytt. Trots en engagerad traillöpar community på hans hemort så fanns det ingen butik som sysslade med traillöpning, så han bestämde sig för att starta en egen. Han…