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Jim Preparing For Trail Demon 10K

February Summary

It’s the month before my next race, the Mississippi Trail 50, 100 mile. The last training cycle which includes race prep and travel. This month was, as expected, lower in volume by a good margin. The focus was on speed…

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Jim In The Cold

January Numbers

This month was another big one with 270 total miles covered in 21 runs. There were six runs over 20 miles, the longest of the month was 28.6miles. There was also snow and I did two of my long runs…

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mountainscape and lake

What Is Epic?

We use the word “epic” often. We use it to describe many things. I’m not sure we always use it correctly, even in the context of trail running or ultras. The first results from Google when you search ‘epic’ are:…

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JFK-2020-finisher

Running After Covid

Two weeks before my next race, the JFK 50-Mile, Friday after work, I noticed a small tickle in the back of my throat. Thinking I was coming down with a cold I took appropriate measures to avoid it. The next…

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