Finish the long ones, one slow mile at a time

I took up running at forty-one, and my first ultra used almost every minute of the time I was given. I have finished seven since, always in the last tenth of the field, and I once missed a cut-off by six minutes. I still think about those six minutes.

I write for the runners who finish near the end. Most training advice is for people who run fast. Mine is for people who need to stay moving for fifteen or twenty hours, eat while they do it and get through the aid stations before the clock does.

The weekly letter is free. What I sell is the part you can print and carry in a pack: pace sheets, a walking plan, a drop bag checklist and a race guide, plus two video courses.