7 public marathons in seven days on seven continents + 50 public marathons in every US state in less than a year? Possible Guiness record setter? Ultra-distance runner? Ironman triathlete/coach? Successful kicker of a decades-long nicotine addiction? Motivational speaker? All in a day’s work for Dave Jones of Eternal Endurance with whom we had the pleasure of speaking for the site’s first podcast. The audio quality on our side of the recorded call was total crap unfortunately, and there were many lessons learned for podcasting, but we won’t let that stop the inspiration of Dave coming through loud and clear. Word of caution – if you’ve been making any excuses about why you “can’t” lately, and want to keep using those excuses, don’t listen to this.
Enjoy!
Great riding with Eric Marshall, 57, of Herndon, VA this morning in some frigid temps. This guy is FAST and handles his bike like a beast! Trails were in great shape and the leaves were in full color, awesome morning!
Eric Marshall sporting some old school USPS colors.
This morning I took out the Black Diamond Trail Pro Shock Trekking Poles for a spin on the local trails. Here are some first thoughts. UPDATE – After a little over a year now with these poles and putting them through the paces on many climbing/hiking trips, I’m happy to report that these poles have held up extremely well and have been reliable and up to the task. Super happy with the performance!
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All-in-all, a solid first go with these poles, they’re a good choice. Neither “whoa!” nor “blech!”, just kinda living in that world of “these will work.” If you’re someone who is regularly fully-loaded in long, steep, super technical terrain, where you’re placing tons of weight on the poles for support, you might want to choose something a little more burly (but that will likely come with a significant weight penalty). If you’re like the other 95% of backpackers, adventure racers, climbers, hikers, etc, these will likely be an excellent choice for your needs. More to come as the mileage increases!
It seems the Relive app is popping up in convos more and more, so we’re going to give it a shot. In essence, this app allows the user to create a visual representation with topography, imagery, and data of a completed ride, run, hike, etc. We received a Relive link from an athlete and the thing that stood out most to us was the ability to include memorable media at the point in the activity where things occurred. It’s pretty cool to see the exact location along the route where that amazing rock formation was, or photos of the natural spring where the shoes were kicked off and everyone dove in. Relive makes sharing the stories of our events even more rich than what words can do alone. It’s available on both the Google Play Store and the App Store. Check it out and send us some links!
If you went through an alt/punk phase back in the late eighties/early-nineties, we highly recommend a revisit to the fIREHOSE album Ragin, Full-On. This is perfectly matched with a 45′ trainer or treadmill session, (hit an interval during “Brave Capitan,” it’s awesome) and the album naturally winds down in tempo and intensity as the cool down part of your workout begins. Pretty sweet. Great blast from the past!
the Arthritic Athlete 