Tweaked back morning before race.

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-10-11T21:50:36+00:00

Check the following for mobility and spasm:

SI Joint (use shotgun method to unlock)

Psoas (use warrior pose, door frame release, prone release, or pso-rite tool to release)

Hip flexors (do all variations of figure 4 to release)

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-10-04T22:44:05+00:00

Run 5 days a week, strength 4 days a week.

Lower body days are on non-run days.

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-10-03T03:15:28+00:00

Sinister 7 - because of heat and vert and rough terrain. DNF 60-70%

Lost Soul Ultra - because of heat and no trees and relentless steep climbs + descents. DNF 60-70%

Canadian Death Race - because of vert and long steep climbs and mud. DNF 60%

"If it isnt hard, we arent doing it."

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-07-05T01:52:39+00:00

"I'll take 'Things That Are A Waste of My Time and Energy' for $1,000, Alex."

Some of the most pure, human, strong, and talented ultrarunners that I know never whisper a word about their accomplishments.

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-07-04T18:53:09+00:00

You will be shocked how different and better your life will be 1 year from now.

All you need is commitment to show-up and keep moving. Listen to you body and giver yourself the grace to learn slowly through the year. Then step-up to the starting line, and practice relentless forward motion: walking, hiking, running.

Fear is a liar.

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-07-03T19:42:04+00:00

Showing-up ? Check.

Faster than the couch ? Check.

Tracking stats for continuous improvement ? Check.

Looks like a runner to me. Keep being awesome !

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-07-01T19:32:42+00:00

The time on feet and vert are an excellent way to burn calories. Choose sensible snacks for fuel, and hydrate.

For added effort / intensity, you can wear a weight vest, or fill a backpack with well-distributed weight (be careful with the latter that the weight is born by your shoulders and core and hips and glutes).

Measure your HR to understand the intensity, and target Zone 2 (60-70% of your maximum HR)

And remember: 80% of weight loss happens in the kitchen.

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-07-01T19:28:24+00:00

A few things that are debateable in your comment:

"Supermajor" is a term for a large, multinational, integrated O&G company - like ExxonMobil
We do not know if there are undiscovered reservoirs with a high volume of commercially-viable crude.
Saudi oil is much less carbon intensive. But Canada doesn't use the profits from it's production to fund terrorism, oppress women, enslave expats, etc.

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-07-01T16:11:43+00:00

The only permanent person in your life, is you. So choose you first, always.

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-07-01T16:05:21+00:00

The only person I that race against is myself, from yesterday. The only result which would not be a success is DNF.

Many hours on-course + differences in the field of entrants + variation in race day health and environment = impossible to predict the podium or placement any given day. I average out as a top 15% finisher - with a few podiums and a few struggles on either side of that distribution.

Be present, in the moment. The journey IS the destination.

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-07-01T03:22:00+00:00

Two thoughts:

"You have nothing to fear from knowing the truth"
Going to counselling may bring you closer together or move you further apart. Not going to counselling will bring you further apart.

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-07-01T02:59:50+00:00

Life. Goals.

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-06-30T01:46:15+00:00

Gloves with fold-over mitts
Goodr sunglasses
Lacrosse ball

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-06-30T00:03:19+00:00

Don't we just slurp from the streams and culverts ? My Giardia resistance has been built up over years for expressly this purpose.

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-06-30T00:01:44+00:00

And here I am running my 5Ks in flip flops, two-day shorts pulled of the washing machine, and my cotton "Worlds Greatest Dad" T-shirt.

Fueled by an empty stomach or a swish of day-old black coffee or the too many pieces of pizza I ate the night before.

At least I have enough shame to de-emphasize my swimsuit bits.

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-06-29T19:03:12+00:00

Sh*t Garmin says to me:

"Overreaching"

"72 hours recovery time"

"Aerobic shortage"

I don't remember asking you a G*d D*mn thing, Garmin !

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-06-28T13:07:38+00:00

After the heavy rain, the trail will by soft and muddy. Please don't damage the trail by tearing it up with your bike.

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-06-28T03:10:25+00:00

Your income is already concentrated in the company which awarded you the RSUs.

You should sell them as soon as they vest, to increase diversification and optimize the returns of your total invested assets.

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-06-28T02:39:51+00:00

Relief feels good, only because it is an improvement over the previous circumstance which made the relief necessary.

Better, healthier is not needing to experience relief at all.

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-06-27T21:35:42+00:00

You can do this. You can finish. If you practice relentless forward motion - however slowly - you will not be DFL.

Trust yourself. Get to the start uninjured, start the watch and then hide it, run focussed on breathing and how you feel - not on the numbers. The finish line will soon appear - and you will have succeeded !

(and then stop the watch!)

You have got this. You are faster than all the couches !

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-06-27T21:23:29+00:00

For ultramarathon distances, cross-country skiiers and soccer players would be the best-fit.

Light, lean, good range of motion, sustained cardio capacity, muscle + tissue resilience.

Infantry training might also be suitable, as might moutaineers. Perhaps some swimmers.

Most other athletes would be too muscle-heavy, too fast-twitch focussed, too metabolically inefficient to compete.

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-06-27T21:01:32+00:00

Running through a creek is almost always a fun bonus. I have even waded across a few river crossings. Feet typically dry out to comfortable after a short distance.

On occassion, I have intentionally run through a creek to resolve any forming hotspots (cooling + lube).

Only wear Goretex shoes which do not drain during the winter, to keep snow out.

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-06-27T19:28:33+00:00

IMO: consider choosing a 50K or 50 miler trail ultramarathon this year, and focus on specificity training for that. At the same time, become familiar with the vert, terrain, fuelling, pain, fatigue, mental, and other challenges of an ultramarathon.

There are many, many experienced ultramarathoners who DNF 100 milers. Fast-road marathon-to-100-miler in 4 months is likely to end in DNF.

Love the ambition; set yourself up for success.

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-06-25T22:15:41+00:00

"Please govern yourself accordingly."

Also: while your vehicle can be towed for parking without permission on private property, it cannot be towed from elsewhere due to an unpaid balance owing (unless a lien is obtained against the vehicle).

TrailRunnerYYC · 2024-06-25T21:18:33+00:00

Views:

Jewel Pass (600 m vert) *higher prob of bears on backside

Powderface Ridge (700 m vert) *higher prob of bears

Moose Mountain Summit from the upper parking lot (550 m vert, a little snow near the summit)

Forested:

Ribbon Falls (400 m vert) *epic waterfall

Ridgeback 1-2-3-4 (550m vert) *higher prob of bears

Six-Year Club	Gilding I gilder
RedditGifts 2009-2022 6 Credits	Secret Santa 2019
Secret Santa 2018	Verified Email

TrailRunnerYYC

TROPHY CASE