Articles by Ellie Greenwood

Taper Time

During the months of hard training for your big race, sometimes all you want to do is NOT run. There are the days when it is so very tempting to hit snooze on your alarm clock and go back to sleep rather than crawl out o...

Training for an Ultra on a Busy Schedule

Time… wouldn’t we all love to have more of it? This can be particularly true when we have a full time job, family and social commitments and we decide to sign up for an ultra. We can start questioning whether signing up...

With a Little Help from My Friends

With summer race season just a few months away, I am sure that many of you are steadily training for that big race, especially if you were lucky enough to make it through an anticipated lottery. And maybe once your name...

The Emergence of the Ultra Coach

Ten years ago, if you’d asked a middle-of-the-pack ultrarunner if they had a coach, you’d have likely been met with a blank stare or maybe a laugh. A coach? Aren’t coaches for high school cross country athletes or intern...

Time for Some Teamwork

If you are active on social media, you can be forgiven for thinking that the phrase ‘the loneliness of the long-distance runner’ does not apply to ultrarunners. It seems that every day my Facebook, Twitter and Instagram...