Last weekend I had the great pleasure to cheer, crew and pace at the Javelina Jundred, 100 mile race outside of Phoenix, AZ. This year I had multiple athletes pursing big goals in record breaking heat promising to melt your face. FUN! I was reminded of important lessons watching each athlete push harder and farther than ever.
BONNIE There is a new YouTube video, Bonnie. If you are a woman who rides a bike, you need to know this story. "In 2008, Bonnie Tu founded Liv—the world’s first and only comprehensive bike brand dedicated exclusively to women. She knew it was risky to invest in women-first research, design, and engineering. She knew it was unconventional to make bikes, gear, and opportunities that optimize a woman’s power. And she knew it could be a lot of trouble to do things differently—but that’s exactly how she made a difference in women's cycling." 2008! This means lots of years of women riding on ill-fitting bikes shrunk down from men's dimensions. FKT NO-NO Park Rangers Charge North Face Athlete for Cutting Switchback on FKT Attempt. "No matter the outdoor objective you’re pursuing, if you break NPS rules and get caught, there will be consequences." Stay on the trail y'all. SEARCH AND RESCUE This beautiful short video featuring a rescue on Mt Washington was a great peek into the minds of lost climbers, search and rescue personnel and turning tragedy into something worthy. "I don't think you should stay home, even if you are a beginner. You got to go out if you are going to learn anything." OUTRUNNING THE DARK Thank you to a reader who sent me this story from the podcast the Moth, it is a doozy. The Moth titles her story, "Outrunning the Dark. Carol Seppilu finds a unique way to brave her depression." Worth a listen. And her stories continue on her Instagram page. EMOTIONAL SUPPRT TREATS If you are in my coaching universe, you will have heard me talking about emotional support treats. These are fuels that may not be ideal ratios of glucose to fructose and may contain ingredients that make internet health gurus clutch their pearls, BUT fueling is complex and expensive. Sometimes delicious, cheap and craveable are good supplements to the other fuels with the optimal ratios science promotes. Sometimes crying into an Oreo (double stuff of course) is about the finest way to get up a hill. Sometimes after slamming eight gels in a row a gas station pack of cheese crackers is just what you need to get your brain back in the game and that salty reward is enough to keep you going for another 5 hours of gel packs. As we go into rainy, cold and dark running, these treats can be especially great for forgetting that there is water pooling in the elbow of your coat. Happy day after Halloween candy sales to all who celebrate and go ahead, stock up on those emotional support treats you will need to get through training and make it awesome. Happy trails!
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