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As I prepare for my upcoming race, strength training seems very important because of

the distance and time I will be out on the course. I feel like increasing my muscle mass

will help with the pounding my body will take over the 100 mile course. I haven’t had

a lot of time to train, and my running mind tells me that I need to be out running every

possible moment. But over the past 6 years, I have read different opinions on the subject

of strength training for endurance…

It has been awhile since I have written anything about my training for my 100 mile race. I have been so busy with the other things in my life. My training has really intensified because my time is so limited. I have 4 kids at home that are so busy and I just adopted 160 kids at BYU. I’m starting to taper now and have not run any distance over 10 miles these past 2 weeks. I’m lifting…

I had a great week of training. I ranthe first 16 miles of the Wasatch 100 on Saturday.  It starts in Layton and goes north on the Bonneville Shoreline trail and connects into the Great Western trail. It is a great trail with some good climbs. I'm feeling so much stronger. I lifted hard on Monday and ran 8 miles today and feel great. I feel the strength training is really helping my climbing and  recovery. During one of the climbs on Saturday, I passed a few…

I’m a little late on my blog for the run on Friday. I did the 10 mile loop up dry canyon and felt really good going up. It was hotter then I expected and I ran out of water about 7 miles into it. It is amazing how much a little dehydration messes with your energy. I felt really tired coming down and overall sluggish. I will start caring more water with me and a little more…