Striving to be a Better Athlete: Putting an End to the Mediocrity
As we’re getting closer to Madagascar and my 27th birthday (my birthday is on the same day as the 80km “Long March”! Yikes!),…
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Don’t Stop Moving: Hypothermia & Winter Training
8OC (46OF) doesn’t sound too cold and it really isn’t. In university, when it finally reached that temperature after a long Massachusetts winter,…
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Ultra Marathons: Foot Care (Attack of the Blisters!)
Something that I did not mention in our recent article, Lessons from 2013 Gobi March: Preparing for a Multi-Stage Ultra Marathon, but is…
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Competing in Ultra Marathons: Why I Race
Ever since I first announced that I’d signed up for my first Ultra Marathon, the Gobi March, back in July 2012, people have…
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Lessons from 2013 Gobi March: Preparing for a Multi-Stage Ultra Marathon
Anyone who was there with me at the Gobi March ultra marathon in 2013, or read my blog posts during the race, knows…
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One Week in Lombok: Some of our Favorite Things
Now that I’ve gotten out all that negativity regarding things to be wary of in Lombok, Rich and I thought it was time to discuss…
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One Week in Lombok: Things to be Wary of
Whether it is little kids trying to sell you bracelets on the street, or bandits stopping motorists in the night, a few locals have…
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One Week in Lombok: The Breaks
Judging by the number of families staying at the same hotel as us, it is reasonably safe to say that there is a…
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One Week in Lombok: Getting there
Lombok, an island east of Bali, in Indonesia, is one of my favorite surfing destinations. I had first traveled there in 2011 and…
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