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I cannot start this report without thanking the mountain that hosted us all this past weekend. Thank you Mount Ascutney for letting us tread on your dirt, grass, and rocks and supporting us through the day and night! There would be no race without you.  Of course also thank you Northeast Trail Adventures (Justin Chapman […]

Preamble. It was a little disorienting on Friday to go from 12 hours of travel immediately to the race briefing. On the other hand, it was super efficient and got me into the race mindset right away! We did build in some buffer time, but our flight was slightly delayed… I suppose that’s why you

I’m not sure how we first found out about the Pemi Loop, but the idea to pursue that adventure spurred our recent project to complete the 48 recognized 4,000-foot peaks in New Hampshire that are generally referred to as the “NH 48.” Getting to a peak is fun, but the best part is the adventures

Preamble. Ironman Lake Placid is a gorgeous race nestled in the Appalachians. It’s comprised of a 2.4-mile swim in Mirror Lake, a hilly 112-mile bike ride (7300 ft elevation gain), and a marathon touring the town and ski jumps for the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” Winter Olympics (950 ft elevation gain). Each segment was 2

Broken Arrow was such an incredible event and race course. I definitely recommend it! There was so much energy in the village of Palisades, and that energy stretched throughout Olympic Valley and onto the peaks around it. The spectators and volunteers were fantastic. They were up at high points and high aid stations just to

Preamble. The car thermometer dipped to 16 degrees Fahrenheit as we drove 8 miles down a dirt road into Camp Eagle. I’d expected 28, so this was a bit of a surprise. It didn’t bother me though. We’d been training in cold weather. I’d brought extra layers, a buff, gloves, a hat, an emergency blanket

I’ve been doing a lot of work to educate myself on exercise physiology. I not only feel that it’s my responsibility as a coach to learn these things but also I just am so curious about the capacity of human performance. Studying my own training and performance is one way to explore questions I have

My immediate reaction post-adventure was, I never want to enter the canyon again. The next day, feeling mostly normal and without enough soreness, I thought more that there is unfinished business in the canyon and started looking for flights back. And now, a few days afterward, I don’t feel the need to ever go back,

We had run these trails a few times in our preparation for the race, and those runs were quite tough for me… I generally just had very heavy legs and thought the trails were way too technical to find a groove. But I went into the race with no expectations for how the trails would

Left foot. Right foot. Left foot. Right foot. Left foot. Right foot. Left foot. Right foot. Wow, two races in a row that have inspired Tim Tollefsen vernacular to run through my brain. We raced the Loon Mountain Vertical Kilometer (VK) this past weekend. A VK race is usually straight up a mountain with an