Category: Trail Running

• How to start training for an ultra-trail race

  

  Like anything in life, there is no one size fits all to training for an ultramarathon. However, I want to share my experiences over 13 years of running, and what I am currently doing to begin my training for an ultramarathon based on past experiences, my research, and what feels right for my body in…

  Rhys Desmond

  October 24, 2022

  Trail Running, Training Theory

  Back to Back Long Runs, Running Heart Rate, Spartan Race, Trail Running, Training Plan, Training Regimen, Training Schedule, Ultra Running

• Training for an ultra-trail race

  

  In 2017, I would have told you that I wanted to run an ultramarathon for fun. But I don’t think that would have been genuinely true. I wanted to do it to test myself, probably to impress others, and to show other people how much of a cool beast I was at life. Now I’m…

  Rhys Desmond

  October 16, 2022

  Trail Running, Training Theory

  Confidence, Exploration, Inspirational, Intrinsic motivation, My Journey, Physical Health, Running, Trail Running, Travelling, Ultra Running

• Falling in love with running again

  

  Addiction is funny. Conveniently, but simultaneously inconveniently, so is love. When you put those two together in a cake mix, it’s hard not to find a delicious treat waiting on the other side of a burning oven. From around 2010 to 2018, I was addicted to running. Conveniently, but simultaneously inconveniently, I also loved to…

  Rhys Desmond

  September 25, 2022

  Inspirational, My Personal Journey, Trail Running, Training Theory

  Addiction, Confidence, Fitness, Fun, Health, Health and Fitness, Injuries, Physical Health, Positivity, Running