“Concentrate! You’re alone but you’re not finished. You’re alone because you earned it. You can do this and they can’t. You are one tough bastard. Say that over again and say it slow. Say it one word at a time. You, are, one, tough, bastard. I love these […]

Dan A. Nelson
The route, according to the official literature, includes “insane views of Mount Baker and the North Cascades to the east. The views of the San Juan Islands to the west, Canadian [mountains] to the north, plus the vast Skagit Valley to the south are not half bad, either. Elevations bounce between 200 and […]

More than 350 runners and walkers will take to the high ground of the Yorkshire Dales this weekend to tackle one of the most challenging long-distance events in the country. The Fellsman (it’s dropped its ‘Hike’ sobriquet) involves 100km (62 miles) of running or walking across almost every sizeable hill in the Dales national park. […]

by Kathie Portie
Running a marathon wears down the muscles in the body. Because of that, paying attention to nutrition—what fuels the body—is as important as planning the workout, according to Dr. Yvette Rooks, team physician for the Baltimore Ravens professional football team. The body tears down the muscles during extreme exertion. “Post race (and long […]

by Nancy Clark, MS, RD
If you are an endurance athlete who is fearful of “hitting the wall,” listen up: proper fueling before your marathon, triathlon, century bike ride or other competitive endurance events can make the difference between agony and ecstacy! If you plan to compete for longer than 90 minutes, you want to maximize […]