Tag: Race Strategies

• Pre-race checklist #4 – Mental preparation

  

  Preparation goes beyond just looking at a map! Here are all the things you should prepare in the lead-up to your next ultra or trail race!

  Rhys Desmond

  June 8, 2025

  Races, Trail Running, Training Plans, Training Theory

  Fuelling, Goal Setting, Mental Skills, Nutrition, Pacing, Personal Development, Pre-Race Questionnaire, Preparation, Race Day, Race Strategies, Recovery, Self Development, Trail Running, Training Plans, Training Regimen, Training Theory, Ultra Running, Visualization

• Visualization and race-specific training

  

  I’ve always had a wild imagination. Growing up, I’d play hockey and soccer in my basement for hours on end. Every single time, I’d visualize being the best in the world. I’d break all the records, score the wildest of goals, and mesmerize the commentators every time. When I quit hockey at age 12 and…

  Rhys Desmond

  July 29, 2023

  Inspirational, My Personal Journey, Personal Development, Trail Running, Training Theory

  Ambition, Ben Harris, Confidence, Falling Water Trail Marathon, Game Realistic Training, Hill Training, Imagination, Intrinsic motivation, Muhumed Sirage, Race Simulation, Race Specific Training, Race Strategies, Running, The comparison game, Trail Running, Training Theory, Visualization

• Sulphur Springs 50k Recap – A photo-finish at the final climb

  

  My first ultramarathon is officially in the books, and with a third-place photo finish, I feel great about how I executed the race.

  Rhys Desmond

  May 27, 2023

  Inspirational, My Personal Journey, Races, Training Theory

  50k, Goal Setting, Race Recaps, Race Strategies, Racing Theories, Sulphur Springs, Sulphur Springs 50K, Sulphur Springs Trail Race, Ultra Running