by Luke | Apr 22, 2014 | 100 miles, Happiness, injuries, Luke Nelson, menan butte, mental aspects of running, mileage, mountain running, Passion, racing, stoke, trail running, training, ultra's
There are times of the year that I am drawn into deep and purposeful focus; cycles of work and respite, process, and, hopefully, results. During these periods different things unsettle balance. For the last couple of months I have been deeply focused on training for...
by Luke | May 11, 2009 | injuries, mental aspects of running, trail running, ultra's
Thursday of this week I was in the middle of a great tempo run when I started to feel a little twinge my left hamstring just proximal to my knee. I initially thought “you’re just pushing hard and things are just fine”. Well as I continued so did the...
by Luke | Jan 30, 2009 | injuries, Passion, training
January 2009 has already come and nearly gone, unbelievable! I am always amazed with how quickly time passes when you keep yourself busy. The days literally seem like they are flying by. I seem to be pretty much recovered from the mysterious shin pain that showed...
by Luke | Jan 22, 2009 | goals, injuries, training
Once again I find myself pondering about what I am certain that runners everywhere commonly do. How much is too much? How can I tell if I am overtraining? Well from my experience the body speaks, it tells you how it is doing, the trick is learning how to listen. For...
