We’re coming up on the holiday season. And, at the risk of horrifying all the folks who normally don’t like talking about this stuff till after Halloween, many of us are starting to put together holiday shopping lists and the like. In that spirit, here are some ideas on OCR…
There are a ton of tools that runners, obstacle racers, and other endurance athletes either absolutely swear by or get downright irate and nearly irrationally negative about when it comes to training and performance. Diet (high-carb or low-carb? Vegetarian or omnivorous?). Stretching (before, after, or at all?). Mileage (short runs…
Nothing boosts the achievement and stick-to-it-iveness of goals and New Year’s Resolutions than community and accountability. Having a fantastic group of people around you who push you, keep on you, and support you when your resolve is flagging, and high-five you when you have a big win, is one of…
We live in a rather amazing age, where there are tools to measure just about anything you’d like to measure in your life. Calorie counters, heart rate monitors, and more line the shelves of sporting goods and health stores, and there are probably a million ways to use each of…
Last week, in my post about overcoming injury problems, I was talking about how I had some Achilles tendonitis that arose from rushing into wearing them for my Obstacle Course Races (OCR) a bit too early, and how that came back to bite me on Tuesday morning. What’s interesting is…
I wrote my last post on my personal recommendation for OCR shoes, and my favorite shoe is the Vibram FiveFingers Spyridon LS. And naturally, that has brought out a lot of questions like this: “But I read that they proved those minimalist shoes were bad for your feet! Why are…
Up to now I haven’t done a lot of talking about actually racing other than the article on how MovNat can prepare us for various obstacles in a race. That ends today. I got a regularly scheduled promotional email from one of my favorite shoe companies, VivoBarefoot, last Friday, and…
