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skywalker — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 01:11:00 +0000

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Garmin forerunner 305 gps software analysis video

skywalker — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 08:33:31 +0000

The garmin forerunner 305 gps comes with a suite of software applications so you can get the most out of your training.

You can view maps of your route, charts of your heart rate, gradient, running pace, speed, target heart rate zones and so on. This video covers all the software and data that the 305 captures and gives you a clear picture of what the 305 can do.

Garmin forerunner 305 gps Video

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Forerunner 305 video demonstrates ideal partner for multisport athlete

skywalker — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:00:44 +0000

The forerunner 305 is designed with the multi sport athlete in mind. It’s various pogram settings allow you to switch easily between sports.

Including a quick release mechanism for transfer from running to bike. Ideal for trialthon and biathlon racers. This video is a fun advert for this excellent training aid.

forerunner 305

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Daily News round up covering ultra marathon and trail running – FRI 27 Nov

Luke Bream — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:42:36 +0000

Welcome to CrazyJourneys ultra marathon and trail running news roundup. For all the latest information on training, psychology and inspirational stories to help you run longer and faster.

Today’s highlights include Lisa Tamati 2200km run across the length of New Zealand and an endurance psychology article focusing on “coping with pain”.

Ultramarathon running legend Dean Karnazes offers a fantastic list of tips and techniques for training and running ultra distance events.
Lisa Tamati New Zealand’s elite ultra marathon runner, is running the length of New Zealand. Covering approximately 2,200km in 33 days or the equivalent of 52 marathons she’s due to finish on 2 December 2009
Chris Tokarz was the female winner of the 2009 Rockledge Rumble 50 km trail run and is interviewed about her training and ultra marathon race strategy
Steph has completed 22 marathons so far in her quest to be the youngest female to run a full marathon in all 50 states.
Quotes from Ultra marathon runner It’s a long list but some real gems in here
Endurance Psychology An excellent article about managing and coping with pain in endurance racing including detailed training strategies.
Fantastic list of 50 Endurance Blogs including sections on training and analyses, endurance, speed, nutrition and strength training.
6 great lessons from the running trail Jon Berghoff uses a running analogy in this excellent article on business strategy
Top female endurance athlete Jen Segger describes the fine line between triumph and addiction as she bares all in this honest and thought provoking interview.
Inspirational running story Len Ruth weighed close to 222 lbs before taking up running. He lost 80lbs and ended up running ultra distance marathons and even took part in a 24 hour race.

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Famous Explorer, Mike Horn, has a history of World Record Expeditions

Luke Bream — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:32:27 +0000

Reading through the famous explorer Mike Horn’s book conquering the impossible about his world record solo circumnavigation of the Arctic Circle I was struck by two important lessons that we can apply to life in general or our own expedition preparations.

In 2004 he finished a staggering feat of human endurance when his expedition a two-year, 3 month solo circumnavigation of the Arctic Circle – by boat, kayak, ski kite and on foot ended.

Starting and finishing at North Cape in Norway, he became the first man to travel the Arctic Circle without motorized transport, completing a 20,000km journey through Greenland, Canada, Alaska, the Bering Strait and Russia’s Siberia, pulling a kevlar sledge piled with 180kg of equipment and food.

Prior to this Mike had an outstanding pedigree in extreme expeditions. Including Amazon Expedition, a solo, un-motorized traverse of the South American continent taking 6 months and Latitude Zero, the circumvolution of the world around the equator. Taking 18 months Mike Horn sailed, paddled, canoed and cycled around the world.

Valuable lessons from one of worlds greatest explorers

Before attempting the solo circumnavigation of the Arctic Circle expedition in 2004, Mike Horn did 2 things which I think we can learn alot from. Both in the sense that he was humble enough to do them and also how we can apply them to our own expedition projects.

The arctic was a completely foreign landscape to him and he recognized that he didn’t have a hope of being successful there without serving some kind of apprenticeship and learning from the best.

The first thing he did was to get himself invited on an expedition to Greenland with two Swiss explorer JeanTroillet and Erhard Loretan (3rd man to climb all the 8000m peaks without oxygen). This gave Mike the opportunity to be mentored by two of the world’s greatest Himalayan mountaineering experts.

On this Greenland expedition he basically worked as a packhorse but it gave him the opportunity to watch, listen, learn and soak up as much knowledge and information as possible. The most valuable and life saving lesson was the art of PATIENCE.

In conditions of extreme cold knowing when to stay in the tent and not to push on can be the difference between life and death. A naturally impatient and impulsive man it was a difficult lesson to learn. But vital as in arctic whiteout conditions many explorers have become lost and frozen to death just 2m from their tents

Mike Horn posses two of the most important characteristics of an extreme expedition explorer. These being a rock solid, steady temperament and an enormous capacity for physical endurance. But on returning from the Greenland Expedition he wondered if these were enough to fulfil his dreams of a solo circumnavigation of the Arctic Circle.

With this in mind he sought the advice and guidance of Borge Ousland, the first man to reach the North Pole solo as well as the first to cross Antarctica solo. Mike visited Norway to apprentice with him. To learn everything he could about this famous explorer, his way of life, his personality, the way he worked, his attitudes, and daily routines.

Mike didn’t know and had never met Borge however he was welcomed into his home and and over a number of days shared his polar knowledge and experience.

These examples of serving apprenticeships with expedition experts and learning everything we can from them are valuable and give us an insight into the character of Mike Horn and demonstrate why he went on to become one of the world’s most famous expedition explorers.

Mike has written an account of his solo circumnavigation of the Arctic Circle expedition called conquering the impossible

He is currently leading a fantastic ocean expedition for young explorers. For more information please visit Pangaea

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Feeling brave? St Croix Untra Marathon (Jan 2010)

Luke Bream — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:06:08 +0000

This is a guest post by Matt who is organising the first St Croix Ultra Marathon.

My life, at least the best parts, has been and is a journey of journeys. Somewhere along my journey into adulthood, a realization dawned on me: to travel under one’s own locomotion is to truly know a place. Even now as I write, remembering the voyages made in canoes, on skis and on foot that taught me this truth, I am nostalgic for the places on this earth that captured my heart-mind and imagination.

One such place is my current home, the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The history and beauty of these mountain tops amidst the ocean captivates me. So, I have embarked on a journey to share this island in a unique way with as many (up to 100) people as I can in a day.

When I arrived on St. Croix, I was the only person I knew who had traveled 50 miles in a day on foot, and now I am aware of 1 other person. On January 24, 2010, that will change with the St. Croix Scenic 50 mile run as visitors and locals join in the island’s first ultramarathon. From one centuries old historic fort to the other and back over rugged mountains, along stunning shoreline and through the rainforest, the course will expose participants to the heart of the island and parts of themselves they may not have known, as only endurance sports can.

That is the introduction to the story of my invitation to the world to come and meet my home in the St. Croix Scenic 50
www.stcroix50.com