Tag: Hidden Gem
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Weekly Newsletter – Constructing your 2026 Racing Calendar
As 2025 comes to a close, many of you have already given your racing plans for 2026 some significant and serious thought. After making sure you’ve taken enough time to celebrate the season that was, here is what you should keep in mind when constructing your 2026 racing calendar!
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Weekly Newsletter – The mentalities of the top trail runners in the world
When things happen in races that you can’t control, you need to stay present, and continue fighting the smart fight. This is what separates the top 1% from the top 0.1%.
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Weekly Newsletter – Being intentional with cross-training!
Cross-training needs to be done with intentionality! Here is what to keep in mind on your days off from running.
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Weekly Newsletter – Listening to your body
As runners, we’ve always got something going on! This is where the ability to discern whether something is an injury or just tightness/soreness becomes imperative. But even if something is only tightness, what do we do next? How do we help it subside? Here is my newsletter for athletes!
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Weekly Newsletter – Why you can’t just do the bare minimum
Trail and ultra running is a complex, multifaceted discipline that requires so much more than just aerobic fitness and endurance. It’s as much a mental game as a physical one, and it’s as much about nutrition, strength, and recovery as it is about training. In order to maximize the chance of success in such a…
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Weekly Newsletter – Adventure is part of the fun!
The art of exploration is so powerful to making a run more meaningful and memorable. Running with friends has the same effect.
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Weekly Newsletter – Making races more fun!
So as we all build toward our next races together, I encourage you to think of ways that you can make racing more fun!
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Weekly Newsletter – Finding your downhill flow & downhill training theories!
This article is for athletes that work with me and subscribers to the site! If you aren’t one of those but still want to read the article, simply reach out to me!
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Weekly Newsletter – Avoiding RED-S with a pre-race checklist
This article is for athletes that work with me and subscribers to the site! If you aren’t one of those but still want to read the article, simply reach out to me!
Rhys Desmond 