The Aid Station: Carboloading
The long-standing joke for half marathoners and full marathoners is to carb-load the night before with a big plate of pasta. The truth is, much more planning goes into proper pre-race nutrition than just simply overloading the night before. More importantly, if you planned on doing it all in one meal, you may end up hindering your performance with fatigue, gut issues, and inflammation. For those of
Your Trail: Fayetteville, West Virginia
Fayetteville West Virginia has always been known as an outdoorsman paradise. Sitting almost right on top of the New River Gorge, Fayetteville boasts being the closest town to the some of the best whitewater rafting in the United States and has become a destination for rock climbing, fishing, camping, and mountain biking. And since the New River Gorge became the newest National Park in 2020,
Trails Collective Live | June 16, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feO6keBY5oo This week on Trails Collective Live we've voices in from three of the most classic trail races in the Northeast if not nation. We'll connect with Grayce Langheine and Sam Kirk on their days at Laurel Highlands, Michelle Merlis and Jay Whitbourne on the Great Adirondack Trail Run, and go a bit long with Dick Vincent on trail roots and Escarpment. Join us!
An Ode to Hills
Odds are you’ve heard of Sisyphus, the mythological Greek figure who was sentenced by the god Zeus to push a massive boulder up a hill, time and time again, only for it to roll back down to the bottom whenever it neared the top. Now, from what I’ve read, Zeus was a crankpot who loved to sentence people to torturous fates for all eternity if
Trails Collective Live | June 9, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MgonYUHV-Y We're back with a round of TC Live this Thursday, June 9. In the rotation we'll connect with James Weaver on a great run and parallel with life at a regional classic, the Old Dominion 100. Damian Monteiro and family on Cayuga Trails and Lucifer's Crossing. And, we'll go a bit longer with Scott Snell and Jennifer Russo, winner and first assist on last week's
Trails Collective Live | May 26, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnfaPeEg62U Another full plate for the Trails Collective Live slated for May 25, 2022. We'll talk a new mark set on one of the most #BeastCoast routes on the books, the Devil's Path with (hopefully) Steven Lange. Ireland's Seven Sisters with Katie O'Regan. Quest for the Crest with Jana Fridrichova, Marek Simco, and (hopefully) David Hedges. The Highlands Trail Fest with Justin Kousky, Clare Green, Marek
Trails Collective Live | May 18, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8VRkLtPI9Y This week on TC Live, we welcome on Patti Turissini on a win at Spring Trail, and Rhoda Smoker on an incredible MMT win less than a week after the Cocodona 250. We're also stoked to bing on a guest panel of Bethany Garretson and Meyers, Dominique King, & Terry Smith. They'll be honing in on the double gender standards existing in the trail and
Managing Aid Stations with Food Adversions
Racing season is here, and for many of us, that means we have at least one ultramarathon or trail race on the schedule, most of which will include visits to aid stations along the way. This can mean making tough decisions about nutrition, balancing how much you carry in with what you can find at aid stations, while minimizing your risk of exposure. For runners
Rachel’s SCAR FKT
On Sunday, May 29th at 3:00AM I started at Fontana Dam and made my way north to Davenport Gap. This was my first speed record attempt and my second longest run ever (miles and time), but the most elevation gain I have done at time. Helping me all day long was my husband Logan Lemcke. Logan began crewing for me in 2020 when I started
