Category Archives: Hydration & Nutrition

Preparing for the heat

In some parts of the U.S., spring is already yielding to summer weather, and someone pointed out recently that I haven’t written too often about heat training, which seems odd given my fondness for racing and tromping around in the … Continue reading

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Diggin’ It in Death Valley National Park

Ever wonder what it would be like to pound sand 16 hours a day in 100-degree weather? Me neither, but now I know. Dave Heckman and I just returned from stashing our food, water, and supplies for our July circumnavigation of … Continue reading

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Putting it out there

This Sunday, Dave Heckman and I head out to the desert to stash supplies around Death Valley National Park in preparation for our July circumnavigation. We hope to finish placing the caches before the end of the week. In case … Continue reading

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