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22 October 2018

Monday Morning Motivation: Racing the Tide

California’s Lost Coast trail may be one of the few in the country to actually disappear during high tide. That didn’t stop ultrarunner and Red Bull athlete Dylan Bowman from running the 55 miles from Usal Beach, the trail’s southern terminus, to Mattole Beach in just over 11 hours. Locally, the Portsmouth Coastal Marathon has a shingle section that is...

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15 October 2018

Monday Morning Motivation: North and Lights

Hopefully, this beautiful short film, North and Lights, will inspire you. It’s just over 3 minutes showing Vanessa Morales running and skiing in stunning scenery. 

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8 October 2018

Monday Morning Motivation – Dream Crazy

This week’s Monday Morning Motivation is the Nike commercial Dream Crazy: “Don’t ask if your dreams are crazy. Ask if they’re crazy enough. #justdoit“ If people say your dreams are crazy. If they laugh at what you think you can do. Good Stay that way. Because what non-believers fail to understand, is that calling a dream crazy is not an...

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1 October 2018

Monday Morning Motivation: How to run 100 miles

This week’s inspiration comes from Brendan Leonard and Jayson Sime. Do you have 30 minutes? How to run 100 miles is a 30-minute film sharing Brendan and Jayson’s stories… In September 2017, I stepped up to the starting line of the Run Rabbit Run 100 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, alongside my friend Jayson Sime. The race is a 102.9-mile ultramarathon with...

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24 September 2018

Monday Morning Motivation: Jim Walmsley

From 9MindAsylum, “Lighting The Fire: Wrong Turns” tells the story of Jim Walmsley’s eventful start in the sport of ultrarunning. Jim Walmsley was honourably discharged from the Air Force and had several bouts of severe depression. He turned to running to get his life back on track. He moved to Flagstaff, Arizona, and connected with a community of runners. They...

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17 September 2018

Monday Morning Motivation: Free

This week’s Monday Morning Motivation is about freedom and how riding a bike can make you feel free. Free. None of this is free. But that’s what makes the payoff so sweet. Anyone who has ever stuck with a training plan to prepare for a new challenge knows this. Anyone who has pedalled through a cold winter to reach new...

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10 September 2018

Monday Morning Motivation: Four Ninety Three (Vanessa Low)

“Four Ninety Three” tells the story of German Paralympic athlete Vanessa Low, her coach Roderick Green and their mutual journey to the Paralympic Games 2016 in Rio. After the London games in 2012 and no results, Vanessa was questioning her place in her sport. She was not progressing and was losing her motivation to continue. On a trip to Oklahoma...

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3 September 2018

Monday Morning Motivation: George Etzweiler – For the love of Mary

This week’s heart-warming and inspirational film is about George Etzweiler, a ‘vintage’ runner. The first time 98-year-old runner George Etzweiler completed the race up the northeast’s tallest peak, Mount Washington, he was 69 years old. Despite having a pacemaker, the Pennsylvania resident continues to compete in the gruelling 7.6-mile race. It’s tough as it ascends up nearly 4,700 feet of...

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27 August 2018

Monday Morning Motivation: Fight the resistance

When you think you need more sleep, forget it. Fight the resistance is a film by Territory Run Co. illustrating the personal fight to own the run and chase down what we wish to achieve. Transcript It’s here. The Resistance. It feeds off my laziness. It says, ‘Stay in bed. Forget the morning run. You need more sleep for the long day...

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20 August 2018

Monday Morning Motivation: Fastest Known Times

If you’re not feeling the love for road races this summer, then how about trying to achieve some fastest known times? You don’t need to tackle a mountain or long-distance trail, you could just aim for your own Strava segment. From humble grassroots beginnings in the 1990s, the activity (and obsession) of FKT has risen to become trail running’s hottest...

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