I intended to post about my Tor des Geants training leading up to the race, but it turned out I was too busy training to do so. Spoiler alert, but I managed to hit my A-goal of sub 100 hours, running 98h18min. While there is always room for improvement, training went very well in the 8 months leading up to the race. Here is what made the difference and led to a significant improvement from my 2022 Tor:
Read MoreI learned so much at Tor des Geants last year. My previous longest race was 30 hours at my first UTMB. Training, sleeping, fueling, and planning gear for a 4+ day race were all new territory for me.
While I could go deep into these topics, here are a few nuggets of wisdom I have taken away with the benefit of 5 months after the race for the mind and body to heal.
Some are funny, some are serious, and hopefully all of them are helpful. I know that I’ll refer to these when I next line up for a 200+ mile adventure.
Read MoreI was fortunate to have three weeks in Chamonix with my family. We had a wonderful time and a memorable family trip, and it also allowed for perfect TDG training right out the front door.
My primary goal for these weeks was to stack up loads of steep vertical. I also wanted to get to higher altitude and more remote, rugged trails that would be closer to the terrain at Tor des Geants vs. lower altitude and less technical UTMB trails. Finally, I wanted to prioritize nutrition and recovery to not come out of the other side feeling overtrained.
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