Posted in scientific papers on Jul 30th, 2008 1 Comment »
This week I talk about tapering. I mainly reference an article written by Wilson and Wilson. A Practical Approach to the Taper. Awesome article if you want to read it I can send it to you. Shoot me an email at ultradad.podcast@gmail.com and I’ll forward you the PDF with my gratitude for listening.
I joined Runnerplus.com. It’s pretty cool better graphics than Nike +. So I joined in on A Million Feet Running the challenge by Nik and Dan and their podcast Nik and Dan. Now I’m feeling that community thing that Steve Runner has been talkin’ about.
I’ve lost data somewhere I’ve got 44 miles on another sensor but can’t get it back. I would be ahead of you Trailblazer 
Shout Outs Troy in Iowa. Thanks for the PDF Troy. Troy wants to do one of the North Face Endurance Ultras coming to Wisconsin. But he’s getting married in September. Congratulations on impending nuptial but family first. Hawaii is an awesome place to run. Check out http://hurthawaii.blogs.com .
That’s an acronym for Hawaiian Ultra Running Team
Apteryx in Singapore –I had to look up Apteryx in Wikipedia. Apteryx is a Kiwi a flightless bird indigenous to New Zealand.
Dirt Dawg – has a blog. He takes a lot of pictures of his feet. I like the sidebar where he tracks his miles and the money he spends on running and then does a quick dollars per mile calculation. He too has a minivan. http://www.dirtdawgramblingdiatribe.blogspot.com/
Allan and Jeff both wrote emails wishing me luck and enjoying my show. They have an awesome show called Running with the Pack that I highly recommend at http://www.parkedthoughts.com/blog/ also on iTunes.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 23rd, 2008 3 Comments »
Today I explore my mind. It was pretty lonely in there! I discuss what an ultramarathon is and why I want to run one.
Todays Ultra News Express
Badwater 135
Vermont 100
Lisa Smith Batchen
Links
Austin Hastings
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 14th, 2008 3 Comments »
It’s time for another 30 miler. I give 30 tips for completing 30 miles along the way
PLUS:
An update from the Hardrock 100. The World’s Toughest 100 mile trail race.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 11th, 2008 1 Comment »
Today I tell about my experiences with bears. This past weekend a bear was spotted in our very residential neighborhood which made me recount the run ins I’ve had with bears in my running life. I’ve uploaded a couple of pictures of the beast as it lumbered past my neighbors house.
I also discuss product reviews and my apprehensions about the truth behind published product reviews. I have a solution!
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 4th, 2008 1 Comment »
Podcasting is the new media. More clearly defined podcasting as a subset of the Internet is the newest medium for conveying information to the targeted masses. By ‘targeted’ masses I mean a specific listening audience that is intent on finding information about a topic. My podcast is about running more specific than that I key in on trail running and even more specific than that ultra distance trail running.
NUMBERS
I don’t know what the numbers are and I’m sure some company somewhere has been paid to keep tabs on the numbers but a lot of people are into fitness, whether it is diets and keeping the pounds off any way they can or activity based fitness. Of those people are born the runners which possible number into the hundreds of millions. In my own corner of the world the Vancouver Sun Run, a local 10K, had 50,000 participants this year. Of those people there are marathoners or aspiring marathoners. I’ve been told that marathoners constitute ½ of 1% of the world’s population. If that is even remotely close that may seem like a minority in the world but that translates to 5 million people worldwide. Add to that the aspiring and the number grows even more. Ultra distance runners are even fewer than that. But the aspiring from that are probably bordering on similar numbers to sum to the total population. In other words everyone who has run a step to classify themselves a runner probably has considered or is at least intrigued by a marathon so the numbers of aspiring plus actual marathoners borders on the total population of runners. A similar argument can be debated for ultra marathoners. So you see creating a podcast about trail running and ultra marathoning may not be as obscure as one would think.
THE WALTER MITTY FACTOR
My nine year old recently asked me what an alter ego was. He had heard the expression on a TV show that he had been watching, I tried as best I could in terms that a nine year old would understand that as alter ego is like a secret life or something you do that is different from your everyday life. Without waxing on the philosophical, I said it was like being a superhero and an everyday guy like Clark Kent and Superman. I remember reading the short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty a terrific story about a daydreamer who escapes into different worlds only to be brought back to reality by the circumstances that surround him. For that brief moment we are with him we are right there for those interludes those romantic escapes. And that in essence is my podcast.
MY APPROACH
My approach to podcasting is to be myself. I am one of you. I am you. I am a middle of the pack, working, mortgage paying, forty-something, father of three, happily married living in the suburbs and escaping to the trails every chance I get. My real escape is chasing my dream of running the ultra distances. The Walter Mitty in me escapes into a world some only daydream of and I take you with me. Whether you listen streaming online at your cubicle at work or you yourself are grinding out a workout of your own.
I think my appeal will be just that. As I get out there and record my podcast, it is for those of you who run or those of you who aspire will be able to relate or grab little tidbits of the experience of long run. My intent is to inspire and motivate, to educate and commiserate. You know its great to read the blogs of the ultra distance elite like Krupicka and Meltzer but they probably feel no pain. And if they do they don’t let on about it. My podcast is stream of consciousness, moment by moment as the run unfolds. It is for the most part unscripted but sometimes researched ahead of time.
IN SUMMARY
To paraphrase Steve Runner of the Phedippidations Podcast, Podcasting is about the community. It’s about expanding our own horizons and in the process expanding those of others. For me it is making the impossible seem possible, there are no boundaries just hurdles. I hope you enjoy my podcast and discover your dreams in the process.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 2nd, 2008 4 Comments »
Today I am running my first 30 miler in preparation for for Ultramarathon in August. During my run I try out Nuun Hydration Tablets and take my Salomon XT Wings for their first long run. The temperature during todays run is suppose to reach into the 90’s so I discuss the methods I employ to beat the heat.
TUNE Notes: I discuss the cancellation of the Western States 100 due to forest fires. It’s the first time in 35 years this race did not run.
Links:
Nuun
Western States 100
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