I think every time you put yourself outside of your comfort zone there are two factors to be aware of. One is your limitation factor - the thing that ultimately prevents you from going faster/harder/longer. The second one is what I call "the surprise factor." The element of surprise is almost a guarantee during a challenge, race or high level event, and if everything goes smoothly and according to plan exactly, well then, perhaps THAT is the surprise factor! (Or maybe you wer

I was asked this morning at the annual Black-Eyed Pea run if I was more of a trail runner or a road runner and I didn’t really have a good answer. I’m more of a trail “racer” but do a majority of my training and running on roads. My methods are indeed a little bizarre and unconventional, and truth be told I don’t really even feel like a “runner” these days (but that’s a different story). However, I have such massive trail experience from all my thru-hiking that my feet and bo