Feature: Ferg Hawke, The Running Man
Athlete Series: Lisa Smith-Batchen
Badwater Competitor 2012: Scott D’Angelo
Commentary: Badwater
By Alix Shutello In four years, Ferg Hawke went from fat to fit to...
Oh How Times Have Changed Lisa Smith-Batchen’s Introduction to Badwater and Beyond By Alix...
Scott D’Angelo is a long time triathlete who “likes the impossibility of things,” and...
Badwater is hot. And I mean temperature hot, but it’s also what many athletes...
By Alix Shutello In four years, Ferg Hawke went from fat to fit to famous. He’s renown for his epic 2nd place finishes at Badwater, a record-breaking finish at the Marathon De Sables and has competed in hundreds of races including Western States and other international races. Now, after a few years off, he’s...
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Oh How Times Have Changed Lisa Smith-Batchen’s Introduction to Badwater and Beyond By Alix J. Shutello Back in 1995, Lisa Smith-Batchen (she was Lisa Smith at the time) already had an impressive competitor’s resume. She’d completed over 100 marathons, numerous Iron-distances races and even a few adventure races. In April of 1995, Lisa was invited...
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EDITOR’S LETTER Badwater. If you are unfamiliar with this 135-mile race through Death Valley, you won’t be by the time you are done with this issue. I had the extreme pleasure of working with some very big celebrities in the ultra running community to get this issue completed. Let’s see, I interviewed Frank McKinney...
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The April/May Issue is officially published as of now. The web versions of all stories will go up during the week. I want to personally thank everyone who contributed, and to give a shout out to Chris Kostman for putting on an epic race, year after year. This year there’s a real race brewing...
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Badwater is hot. And I mean temperature hot, but it’s also what many athletes would describe as their nirvana. Endurance athlete David Goggins said in the film, The Distance of Truth, that his questions were answered after finishing Badwater. This year , 99 people from 16 countries, 2 Canadian provinces and 19 American states...
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“Every athlete has his or her specific goals and reasons for racing in whatever event he or she chooses; but overall most would agree that the journey to the finish line is what resonates in most athletes’ minds.” - Ultra-distance athlete and author, Wayne Kurtz Endurance Racing Magazine (ERM) (ERM) exists to provide insight,...
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By Dr. JoAnn Dahlkoetter 10. POSITIVE IMAGES: Use your mental images throughout your event or workout to create feelings of speed and power. (e.g., If you’re walking or running and you come to an unexpected hill visualize a magnet pulling you effortlessly to the top). Use visualization before, during and after your training to...
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Tim Holmstrom, a photo journalist who has made a career documenting athletes as they compete in endurance races such as the well-known Eco Challenge, realized that he could fill a niche for ultra runners looking to get to get multiple races from 50k to 100k under their belt and on their resumes and for a reason – to...
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John Proc of Ontario has his eyes set on the Lake Anna, VA Triple IRON this fall. To succeed, he will follow his own nutritional and training plan, crafted from research, including watching videos, asking questions and observing. John is no ordinary potential inductee into triple IRONs…or maybe he is. He’s an endurance cyclist...
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Kathryn Roche need not answer to anyone. She is the first woman in the United States to compete and finish the Triple IRON distance and has competed in nine triple IRONS since then. Not only this, she competed in the Hawaiian Ironman® both as a pro and amateur multiple times and has also completed...
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GOTRIbal Ambassador and first woman to race and win the EPICMAN Challenge® , shares her take on racing and having her sisters as crewmates. Kellie Smirnoff, 40, involves her whole family when she competes. Her twin, Carrie and other sister and coach, Heather, 33, are often on her crew staff, along with her father,...
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By Sara Rennie Heretick, NCTM, CMT Clinical Sports Massage Therapist http://www.handsonwellnessmt.com Ultra athletes push through just about anything, but if their nutrition gets off it’ll throw them for a loop. When ultra athletes start to fail because they don’t have enough fuel, that will also not only mess with their equilibrium, but it will...
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By Anne McClain (Stallworth) In 1997, my life came to a sudden halt when a terrible car accident left me in a coma for three weeks and in a hospital bed for nine weeks, with a very long road to recovery afterwards. The diagnosis at first was terrible. I was basically told I wouldn’t...
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In February 2011 Leslie Zednai, 38, from Penticton, BC began training for her first Ultramarathon. The desire to become an ultrarunner and secure world-reknown trainer Ray Zahab came upon by pure accident. Alix Shutello from Endurance Racing Magazine caught up with Leslie, who just recently became recognized as a Difference Maker and Medal-Bearer for...
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By Wendy Mader T2 Coaching It’s no secret that swimming is a technique-intensive sport. Whether your goal is to develop a healthy, injury-free fitness routine or perform faster in races, good form is a fundamental prerequisite. Giving advice without demonstrating in person is difficult. Below is my step-by-step process I follow with someone during...
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ERM caught up with Christine Couldrey from New Zealand who came to the U.S. and fell in love with the sport of endurance kayaking. While Christine enjoys time on the water she is also an accomplished triathlete. “When I race I am fiercely competitive, I always do my best and make sure I beat...
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By Lisa Smith-Batchen The Badwater (BW) race starts at 100 miles. I learned the hard way many times and have been on an under 30-hour pace until I reached 100 miles and then crawled to the finish line. Get in your mind that the race starts at 100 miles, as the last 35 miles...
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Nothing pleases us more than hearing from readers. So many of you have written excellent accounts of races either as the competitor or the pacer. Two excellent examples are Chris Roman’s account of the Brazil 135 and David Schurr’s write up as a pacer at Wasatch. What makes these stories great? It is the depth...
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Jennifer Vogel has competed Badwater as both a pacer and as a competitor. When I met Jennifer at the Whole Foods in Jacksonville, FL I was pleas-antly surprised about her candor regarding eating well, doing yoga as an ultra athlete, and why being a triathlete makes her a better ultra runner which she attributes...
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Reprinted by Permission By Meredith Terranova There are a few essential factors to consider when preparing to race under potentially hot and humid conditions: Fluid and Electrolyte Intake Fuel Absorption Keeping your core temperature cool Fluid and Electrolyte Intake: You can know exactly what your body needs, but on a hot, and more importantly...
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Scott D’Angelo is a long time triathlete who “likes the impossibility of things,” and he’s taking that attitude right to the starting line of Badwater this year. D’Angelo is a five-time Ironman finisher who started running ultras in 2009. Since then he has completed over 15 ultras and has crewed for Jennifer Vogel, Lane...
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Entrepreneur David Green, 48, competed in 16 Ironman races from 1999-2009. His first endurance race was the Rocky Raccoon 100-miler in February of 2010. Until then, Green had never run more than a marathon, but in his training for the Rocky Raccoon, he just kept upping his mileage and ran a 50-miler in preparation...
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