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Category: Running Philosophy

Visualisation for ultra marathons

February 13, 2019June 27, 2019 DanLeave a commentLatest News, Running Philosophy
Run Larapinta

Visualisation probably doesn’t get as much consideration in ultra running as it deserves. If you consider your training for an event, I’m willing to say that probably around 90% of your focus is likely to be on the physical side Read More …

visualisation, visualisation for ultras

The eternal question… Why we run

January 7, 2019January 10, 2019 DanLeave a commentLatest News, Running Philosophy

It’s been tackled many times before. But it wasn’t until a conversation I had just before the holiday break, did clarity of thought really allow me to write this article on ‘why we run’.

forest bathing, Why we run?

The rise of the FKT

July 19, 2018July 19, 2018 Dan1 CommentLatest News, Running Philosophy, Training

Over the last few years, FKT, or Fast Known Times have risen in popularity. Or rather, let me rephrase that, it’s simply that the Interwebz has given this genre of running more of an audience. FKTs, if we’re honest have always Read More …

FKT, FKTs, Kilian Jornet, Stephen Rae, Stu Gibson, tasmania

Ego or Effectiveness?

June 27, 2018 DanLeave a commentLatest News, Running Philosophy
diagonale des fous

How do you balance your ego in training to be effective? In this article we explore the warning signs to look out for if you find your ego growing!

effectiveness, training effectiveness

The importance of objectivity in doping

April 9, 2018 David Longo1 CommentLatest News, Running Philosophy
Marathon du Mont-Blanc

The other morning I was chatting with a fellow runner about certain sporting companies and how they treated their athletes. One thing thing led to another and we ended up talking about the highly polarising topic of doping in sport. Read More …

doping, ultra running drugs

Women and men are different. So why not recognise that in ultra running?

March 9, 2018 DanLeave a commentLatest News, Running Philosophy
equality

Today we welcome to the pages of Ultra168, Ali Pottinger, one half of the excellent Squadrun team with Kerry Suter. Ali contacted me yesterday to say that following an article I wrote about equality and equity last year, it had Read More …

equality in ultrarunning, equity, Squadrun, women in ultrarunning

The perfect race?

July 27, 2017 Dan2 CommentsLatest News, Running Philosophy
perfect race

Have you ever had the perfect race? What exactly is the perfect race? Is it where you hit a running goal or more specifically a time? Or is there something else that defines what the perfect race is for you? Read More …

perfect race

How to cultivate neutrality in your next ultra marathon

June 7, 2017June 7, 2017 Dan2 CommentsRunning Philosophy
neutrality

I’ve just finished reading this cracking article about the case for neutrality and while I poured through its contents, it immediately drew my mind to the parallels of running ultras. The article ponders the notion that in life, we’re either optimistic Read More …

neutrality, running in the moment

Running safety month? I’d rather teach people to stop being arseholes all year round

November 28, 2016November 28, 2016 Dan6 CommentsRunning Philosophy

We’ve been here before. I remember a few years ago posting some safety tips for runners and then having a conversation with someone about how we should approach the issue of runner safety and it completely changed my view of Read More …

arsehole safety, runner's safety

Money doesn’t matter in ultra running

November 14, 2016 Dan8 CommentsLatest News, Running Philosophy

I attended a lecture last week, “Less achievement and more learning”, which inspired the guts of this article. I won’t bore you with all of the details, but a good chunk of it was dedicated to reward-based systems (praise, money etc…) and Read More …

money and ultras, money in ultra running

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