Articles by Gary Dudney

Running Downhill

Hills and ultrarunning go together like peanut butter and jelly, shoes and shoelaces, sweat and tears. Many ultras feature jagged elevation profiles. For these races, running downhill well needs to be part of your arsena...

Coaching Versus Doing It Yourself

Our high school cross-country coach used to have us do laps around a city park. It was rolling terrain with some woods on the far side. I would get to the woods, out of sight of the coach, and walk a short stretch. It fe...

Picking An "Easy" Hundred

Not that an ultrarunner would ever want to brag, but the fact is that once you’ve mentioned that you’ve run a hundred miles—yes, in one stretch—then not a whole lot more needs to be said. One hundred miles is such an awe...

Planning Your 2013 Race Schedule

Phew! You’ve got the holidays behind you: the shopping, the meal prep, the traveling, the gift returns, the aggressive eating and drinking. Now you’re ready to get serious about planning your ultrarunning for...