Hilaree Nelson doesn’t mind a bit of scrappiness on her ski tours. In fact, she embraces the discomfort as essential training for the unique challenges of climbing and descending the world’s biggest mountains. With a resume that includes the first female ascent of two 8,000-meter peaks—Everest and Lhotse—in under 24 hours and the first ski descentContinueContinue reading “Hilaree Nelson on Training for the “Mixed Bag” of 8,000m Peaks”
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Using Sports Psychology with COROS GPS Watches
There are many important elements that contribute to high-performance outcomes that trail runners, alpine athletes, and marathoners have in common. In my experience, efficient use of time is one of the most important factors that these types of athletes need to develop. One of the main reasons for this is because, in the world ofContinueContinue reading “Using Sports Psychology with COROS GPS Watches”
A View From Above
Inside the life of Pro Ultra-Runner, Dominic Grossman Prologue The Angeles Crest 100 is not an adequately known or understood gem of a race. Thirty-three years ago, Race Director Ken Hamada met with local running friends who believed it was time for the San Gabriel Mountains to be the site of the fifth 100-mile mountainContinueContinue reading “A View From Above”