Ultramarathon Daily News | Thurs, Dec 19

Sarah Lavender Smith: Feeling off in the off season, but with a plan to get back on the horse. Can you relate? I can!

Triathlon: This Canadian triathlete seems like a hot ball of mess.

Japan Running News: Tokyo 2020 marathon course revealed. What do you think?

ATRA: USATF MUT announces championship races for 2020. Looks like a good list of patient RDs and cool events.

Trailrunner/Roche: You can tell me a thousand times that yoga will help my running, but I’m still not going to do it.

Runner’s World: Here’s the ultramarathon that readers voted the best in the UK.

Gear Junkie: Courtney Dauwalter’s winter running gear includes duct tape for her face. Of course it does.

Beer: Hop harvest sees 5% growth over last year. IPA lovers unite.

Recovery not going as planned. Gotta make this a short news day and get back to horizontal.

Anxious to release the interview with Bethany Patterson. Stay tuned.

3 Responses to "Ultramarathon Daily News | Thurs, Dec 19"

Doug says:

December 19, 2019 at 7:52 am

You’re missing out on yoga man. Open your mind, open your body.

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RichardG says:

December 19, 2019 at 12:34 pm

David Roche’s articles are both brilliant content and hilariously written.

If you don’t like yoga, some Kelly Starrett “Becoming a Supple Leopard” mobility work (oh…it’s work believe me) might suit you better. Regularly doing his banded Super couch stretch fixed years of tight hip flexor pain and running form impingement. It’s all based on yoga, but presented in a much more accessible “mobilze your aches and pains into submission” kinda way.

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Andy Colbert says:

December 22, 2019 at 3:04 pm

Within the context of the running community, reading or listening to Sarah in conjunction with URP has been a voice of reason for me. Her comments are well-thought out, both emotionally and intellectually.
Having just had knee surgery for torn meniscus, I can relate to what she shares. There is that sense that of not accomplishing enough.
I also often hear that same lament among runners, who may not even be injured, but are looking for something more. Or worse yet, they become dependent upon running to make the feel fulfilled.
A couple years ago, I decided to embrace the brutal winter in northern Illinois and run every day of the year, unless tapering for a race.
No matter the weather, I joyfully ran in 100 degrees or 30 below. There was always a sense of accomplishment and a payoff at the end.
Even better were the trail races, such as the Grand to Grand, that Sarah alluded to. Joining others on a common journey in concert with nature.
Since my injury two months ago and at least another few weeks, that is gone, besides losing physical endurance.
What has been sustaining me is a reliance upon a God in my life. Without that, I would come to rely upon myself, my accomplishments and physical ability to feel okay.
By surrendering to a Heavenly Father, my burden is lifted, allowing me do things like sleep peacefully and quiet the squirrel cage that is my mind.
For now, it’s okay to be sedentary and for that I am grateful.
But, I must admit – when it got up to an unseasonably warm 50 degrees and sunny today, my inner desires wanted to be outside running.

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