Eli missed her longest week with a minor knee issue but is positive and back at it. We talk about running through some of that pain and other considerations with pain on runs. Also, how do you figure grade on hills? Should you even care?
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On this short episode we give you insight to what all is going on with Becoming Ultra in the coming month. A recording schedule to keep you motivated and learning and some good news about your chance to run in the Rocky Mountains!
Susan is ramping up the miles and focusing on base building in Florida. We dive into a bit of the mindset to add unique terrain in her runs and where exactly we are going to find elevation gain in the flat state! It's a good call that many should learn at least something from! Thanks for listening.
Eli really enjoyed her down cycle week. Maybe too much from the sound of it but she is refreshed and ready to dive into what her coach, Zach, has planned. She has a new work schedule we talk about how to work around best and some questions on hill pacing and the stress she is feeling from the Distance Of Choice days on her schedule.
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Liza comes back from her Band Of Runners Trail Camp and Heath continues his ramp up for his base. We talk about communities a lot in the episode.
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Every once in awhile a show at Athlete On Fire is too good to pass up for the Becoming Ultra audience. This was one of the best conversations I've had in awhile, and it was pretty much all about running shoes. We go some places that you may never have considered when regarding your purchases. Let's leave it at that.
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The temps are dropping in Wisconsin as they do this time of year and James had to put on some layers for the first time this year. Besides that, he learned a little about himself on a 50/50 effort out and back training run. We also trouble shoot a little knee pain. He is coming along and we hope you enjoy the show!
Jennifer O'Connor heard that many of the Becoming Ultra community would be racing in Zion this spring and wanted to help share some of her experience. It was a great conversation and should be helpful to anyone running in Utah next April.
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The last of this short series on seeking unique ways to get specific training wherever you may live. Seeking unique surfaces out on your runs can be really helpful, and a really easy way to make your runs more interesting, and fun.
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Getting creative with your surroundings when you don't have trails where you live is always a challenge. We are hoping to help you figure out ways to become a better trail runner, without the trails!
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Most people who have a big goal in the endurance world, especially running, self coach themselves. Some considerations that really should help you along the way based on the same same mistakes people are making.
Everyone needs new ideas to make their training more interesting so we thought we would help you make it more interesting while getting better at what you love.
This series is dedicated to teaching you some basic applications to get better at the trails without ever needing trails.
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Susan is flying high after her "best birthday gift ever", a running retreat in Moab, Utah. We talk about her experience in the desert and how it completely rejuvenated her. We talk about her schedule to make sure the first couple weeks of formal training make sense and make sure she has no questions going into it all.
Her energy is electric. We hope it passes on to you and we definitely hope you learned something useful!
Red had a tough week but still found a way to get in most of her running and strength work. We talk about taking guilt out of the equation when life happens and training sometimes doesn't. We also go over her training for the coming weeks including a big three day stretch.
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We go back to a question Eli had last week about fasted runs and dive in a bit more in depth. Who should be doing these? How? Why? Also, we catch up on her training for the next couple weeks and Zach had a great comeback from injury race recently!
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Ian Sharman is back to catch us up on all things in his running world including a crazy year at the Leadville 100, which he won again. He also talks about recovery and other goings on in the ultra running world.
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Heath is a few weeks into his training plan and is dealing with a couple typical niggles that runners experience when ramping up volume so we address those issues. Liza was across the world on Reunion Island racing. It didn't go as planned but there are lessons to be learned as always!
Susan has quite the story. Losing a brother to a car accident and getting hit by one only a few years later changed her "why" when it came to running. She is training for a desert 50k from the beach and those challenges are both interesting and exciting for both coach and runner. Enjoy getting to know her on this episode!
Rebekah just got done with her 50 miler and it was NOT a great experience. It happens. What you do next is what really matters. This coaching call was about that next thing. Gaining the confidence in the process and yourself so you can dive in and go for it.
Eli is in week two of her training with coach Zach Bitter. She has lots of great questions most newbies probably have as well. Enjoy the show!
James has a 50k on Saturday and yes, the words 5k race did appear in the schedule. He promised he wouldn't "race" it though. Listen to his prep and all about the first year 50k event with the funky first vs. second half topography.
Be sure to wish him luck!
Rebekah comes to the show as a referral from one of our other coaches, Liza! That's pretty awesome really. She is training for the Zion 100k. Like most of our runners, she has a family and busy work/life balance so figuring out how to get the most out of her training during a Chicago winter will be interesting and fun!
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Jen Cryblskey is another runner from San Antonio. With a busy work schedule and going back to school, and having a family, she has some interesting obstacles for her training. We find out what motivates her and what she is training for on this first show!
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James Wright stays home with his 3 kids, has a popular YouTube channel to manage and calls running his hobby. Working around these variables and his wife's schedule is the first piece of the puzzle. Then, we just talk expectations of the training and let James get ready for his 50k in the next couple weeks!
The Be Accountable Coaching (BAC) program is in it first season. It's a chance to listen in on live coaching calls and to support someone training for something big!
We hope you enjoy.
What are some things to consider in the very first weeks of training for your first ultra? How to trust your coach early on in the process. Liza test's new electrolyte mixture during her 50 miler last week. It didn't go so well.
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