RUN MOUNTAIN PEAKS
jigger johnson 100 mile NEW Course records with conor brown and lexi jackson
This week I sat down with Lexi Jackson and Conor Brown, the new course record holders from the Jigger Johnson 100 miler. Lexi smashed the women's course record by four and a half hours, finishing in 33:12, and Conor took first place overall in 29:41, beating the previous men's course record by over 40 minutes. We talked about how they were feeling leading up to the race, their training builds, and why they wanted to sign up for one of the toughest 100 milers in the Northeast. They both broke down their race's section by section. Everything from dealing with the trail bees on Tecumseh, battling through bad stomach issues early and often, and saving the race?/navigating an unexpected situation on Bear Notch Road where a cop almost canceled the race mid way through, the hardest section (Table, Attitash, Moats out and back), Tremont for a second time, Hancock Notch, and the last stretch to the finish where they each hammered. We talked about their awesome pacers, footwear choices, how grabbing the course records felt and Conor getting featured on Dylan Bowman's Freetrail podcast Strava File of the Week. We also heard from Lexi on and how the Jigger Johnson 100 compares to the White Mountains 100. I believe she is the only person to finish both. This episode was epic, and I'm pumped they both were excited to do it just days after their finishes.
increase your uphill running speed
This week I break down the most important aspects of increasing your uphill running speed and how to get stronger on mountain climbs. Whether you do short races, ultras, multi day hikes, or just run trails for fun, getting better going uphill will translate to every other part of your mountain running/hiking. I talk about fitness, strength, power, muscular endurance, and uphill running. I also share my favorite treadmill and mountain workouts to build the uphill running muscles. I also share thoughts on race day execution, shoe choices, and briefly give some thoughts on supplements and PEDs in the growing trail scene. To wrap up, I recap the top finishes at the Vermont 100, finally give my motivational rant on camera about the Red Sox's Mickey Gasper, and share my thoughts on the final season of Stranger Things.
hardest trails in the white mountains
This week I ranked the toughest trails in the White Mountains. Not just the most technical, but the hardest trails to go fast on. I got a ton of input for this list which was awesome and did a little bit of research on trail stats as well. I gave a bunch of honorable mentions and then ranked the top 10. I did a Chocorua Mountain race preview and some of the history from one of the coolest races in the Whites. Awesome trails, tough terrain and super competitive. I also previewed the US mountain running championships at the Sunapee Scramble. Always cool to see the best in the US come to New Hampshire and race. Threw in some other race results and quick previews.
white mountains hut traverse dnf
This week I talk about my recent DNF on the notorious Hut Traverse. The Hut Traverse links all 8 AMC Huts in the White Mountains in an epic 45 mile 16k ft of gain route over the best of the best Whites terrain. You start at the Carter Notch hut in of the coolest spots in the Whites, traverse over the Presidential range over the highest and gnarliest terrain in the region, then take the A to Z trail into the Pemi across the Twinway and Garfield Ridge, before summit Mt. Lafayette and heading down the Old Bridle trail. You then head up to Lonesome Lake Hut, but I wouldnt know about that. I made it a total of 44 of out 45 miles. Yikes. First DNF. I talk about the first half feeling great and everything going according to plan, and then got into how the second half turned bad and why I bailed at mile 44 uninjured. Give it a listen. Or this week don't. Up to you.
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