Words of Wisdom From Laz

Consistency will be the key

Consistency will be the key

If you want to build miles, consistency is everything. I learned that in the early 1980s when we went from 1 or 2 ultras a year within driving range to 1 a month. I thought all those long races...

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Trace? What Trace????

Trace? What Trace????

So lets talk about the GVRAT this year (Great Virtual Race Along the Trace) . Trace? What Trace???? . After three years and three meaningful courses across Tennessee, I was struggling to find...

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forever gear

forever gear

We have one week to go in May, and for those of you who are pursuing a goal that will take all four months to reach, the journey has truly begun. I felt it yesterday. That special feeling that comes...

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Do the right thing.

Do the right thing.

We don't set our standards by what other people do. This is what I was taught at home. It was drilled in me by my coaches growing up. These are the basic lessons I tried to impart to the kids who...

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The hardest step

The hardest step

Inertia is your enemy. Inertia is your friend. inertia is the property of bodies that are at rest to remain at rest, and inertia is the property of bodies that are in motion to remain in motion. We...

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Ramping Up

Ramping Up

This is for a whole lot of you. maybe in the thousands, who have not done something like this before. Some of you have been cautious, running below the average required, and hoping to make it up...

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take care of your feet!

take care of your feet!

For you newbies to this journey running thing, you are now a week into your trek. For many of you that week has only carried you from the start at the tip of the state, and around on the Arkansas...

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Foundations

Foundations

By: Gary Cantrell For more than 30 years I was a drystone mason, building rock walls without mortar. It was a very pleasurable, if somewhat arduous profession. The pace and cadence, visualizing...

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