Embracing the Rollercoaster of Ultrarunning
The thing about ultrarunning is that the experience is never quite what you expect. That is probably why the sport is so addicting. Sometimes it’s just running effortlessly through sunny unicorn jellybean bliss. Sometimes you end up sitting on the side of the trail, with a half-eaten Oreo in one hand, a quesadilla in the other wondering why you signed up for this race, and how your shoes ended up on the wrong feet… Almost always trail races go good for a bit, then bad, then good, then really bad, then ok for a while, then bloody horrible for a long while, then amazing. Then rinse and repear. A trail race becomes more of a maltodextrin fueled rollercoaster than simply getting from point A to point B as quickly and chafe free as possible.
A Memorable Start to the Racing Season
Spring is just beginning in the desert of the Southwest United States. Flowers are popping up between the cracks in rocks, plants are green, streams are flowing. The Craft Elite Run team spent a week training and kicking off our 2023 racing season at the Black Canyon 100K, a premier early season ultramarathon outside Phoenix Arizona.