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Breaking Down the Mountain

With no more than a headlamp to lead the way I embarked on my second ever North Face Endurance Challenge 50 mile race at Bear Mountain. As I began my ascent up the mountain I found reassurance in the fact that I had once before completed 50 miles. I knew physically I could do it. […]

No Pain No Gain?

Why Prevention Rather than Treatment of Over-training is More Beneficial to Long Distance Runners  Overtraining The idea of “more is better” comes hand in hand with overtraining. Coaches who follow this philosophy begin to see their athlete’s times improve causing them to push the athlete even harder. However, an athlete can only handle so much […]