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Trail Dad Runner

Trail Dad Runner

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Training Recap: 2021, Week 5 (Feb 1-7)

8 Feb 2021 1 minute read 0 comments matthewrunsfar

This was an unexpectedly big week! I also explain why I'm making these recaps.

Training Recap: 2021, Week 3 (Jan 18-24)

24 Jan 2021 1 minute read 0 comments matthewrunsfar

Here's a recap of 2021, week 3. This was a cut back week, so lower mileage than usual. Still there were some twists and turns. Take a look.

Training Recap: 2021, Week 2 (Jan 11-17)

17 Jan 2021 1 minute read 0 comments matthewrunsfar

Here is the recap of this second full week of 2021! (View vid on Odysee) I'm still trying to figure out how to embed the video here. Bear with me! Feel free to leave comments and/or questions below or on Odysee.

Training Recap: 2021, Week 1

11 Jan 2021 1 minute read 0 comments matthewrunsfar

Here is the first weekly recap. Bear with me if there are upload/playback/quality problems. I'm still learning to use the software. (I am having trouble with the embed function. for now, here is the link: Training Recap: 2021, Week 1.

2020 Training - Year in Review

9 Jan 2021 4 minute read 1 comment matthewrunsfar

Training is essential for success. Training is ongoing. Training involves both ups and downs. And training should always be a learning experience. In this post I review some key parts of my training in 2020 and some of the lessons I learned. Feel fre...

2020 Events - Year in Review

5 Jan 2021 4 minute read 0 comments matthewrunsfar

2020 was an interesting year for all of us. Lots of canceled races. Lots of revised training. But that doesn't mean it wasn't an interesting year. I ended up with exactly zero actual races in 2020, after withdrawal from ABF and cancellation of the Pr...

Official New FKT: Greenway South (Blowing Springs to Kessler)

2 Jan 2021 7 minute read 0 comments matthewrunsfar

The Plan Just because it was there. There was no official FKT from Blowing Springs to Kessler. A friend named Michael had been trying to get me (or anyone, really) to run this route for a long time, perhaps more than a year. To our knowledge, not one...

Setting Goals for 2021

1 Jan 2021 1 minute read 0 comments matthewrunsfar

This year is going to look much different from what I originally planned. Or, at least it might. This was the original plan I wrote in August, 2020: 2021-01-09 Athens Big Fork Trail Marathon 2021-03 Three Days of Syllamo 2021-05 Arkansas Backyard Ul...