1. The Hook: When Fitness Becomes a Liability There’s a very specific kind of athlete you’ll find at the starting line of a long race. They look like they could carry your car out of a ditch.Their calves have calves.Their resting posture suggests they’ve never once lost a fight with …
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The Myth of the Mighty Glutes: Why Your Butt Isn’t Running the Show (Even If It Looks Like It Is)
There’s a certain type of runner you’ll see at the start line of a 50-miler. They don’t say much. They stretch quietly. They look… aerodynamic. And then there’s the other type—the one built like they just walked off a fitness influencer’s “Lower Body Day” reel. Glutes sculpted like marble. Shorts …
Childish 50 M
Nine Loops to Enlightenment (Or How to Run in Circles on Purpose) There’s something deeply unsettling about willingly signing up to run in circles. Not metaphorically—people do that all the time. Careers, meetings, group texts that never die. I mean physically. You drive out to a quiet forest …
How to Run Like a Tank (and Still Float): Racing Smart Over 200 lbs Without Apologizing for It
Most running advice is written by people who weigh 143 pounds and think “strength training” is holding a cold brew while they scroll Strava. Which is fine. Love that for them. But if you’re over 200 lbs, a race isn’t just “a fun little jog through nature.” It’s a physics experiment where …
Race Report – Soul Crusher 10 Miler (a.k.a. Twelve-ish Miler of Doom)
Veteran Acres – Crystal Lake, IL Some races are “challenging.” Some are “hilly.” And then there’s Soul Crusher, which is best described as: What if Satan personally designed a 5K loop and the race directors said, yeah, let's run it THREE TIMES and then tack on a bonus tour of the park out of …
Trail Running Podcasts
🎙️ Top 10 Trail Running Podcasts The Midpacker PodcastFocusing on the experiences of mid-pack and back-of-the-pack runners, this podcast shares stories and insights from those who embody the heart of the trail running community. Real Fuel with SLS With the one and only Stevie …
Race Report: 2025 Sugar Badger 50 Mile
TL;DR: I DNF’d at the 50-mile turnaround in Brodhead, but it was still a great day out there! I woke up bright and early at 4am in Illinois, hitting the road and arriving at the race with just enough time to scramble and get my gear together. Unfortunately, I missed the race instructions at the …
effectively training your abdominals
Train Your Core Smartly: Use planks, vacuums, and stabilization exercises more often than weighted crunches 1. Rethinking Core Training Many people think “core” means just the abs (the six-pack). In reality, your core includes all the muscles that stabilize your spine and pelvis: not only the …
And I Thought Scotty Loved Us
What the Sugar Badger 50 Teaches You About Cutoffs, Cruelty, and Cranking Through Fatigue Let me just say this up front: I love Ten Junk Miles. I love the podcast. I love the community. I love what they’re doing with the Sugar Badger races. But as I sat with my spreadsheet and the official race …
Sugar Badger 50 Mile
🕓 Race Day Check-In for 50 Mile 🔖 What You’ll Get at Check-In To finish the Sugar Badger 50 Mile within the 14-hour cutoff, the slowest average pace you can maintain is: 🐢 16 minutes and 48 seconds per mile Here's the math: So, as long as you stay under …