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Fat-Adapted?

David Theriot — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 17:31:02 +0000

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Our sport, running ultramarathons requires high levels of physical endurance and mental toughness. As a result, many runners opt for high-carbohydrate diets to fuel their training and racing efforts. However, there is growing evidence to suggest that a fat-adapted approach to running may offer numerous benefits to ultra marathoners.

First and foremost, a fat-adapted approach to running can result in improved endurance. By training the body to rely on fat as a primary fuel source, runners are able to spare glycogen, a carbohydrate stored in the muscles and liver, for later in the race when it is needed most. This can lead to better endurance and decreased risk of "hitting the wall," a term used to describe the point in a race when glycogen stores become depleted and fatigue sets in.

In addition to improved endurance, a fat-adapted approach to running can also result in decreased recovery time. Because fat is a slower-burning fuel source, runners who are fat-adapted may experience less muscle damage and inflammation compared to those who rely on a high-carbohydrate diet. This can translate to faster recovery times and reduced risk of injury.

Another advantage of being fat-adapted is the potential for improved body composition. While a high-carbohydrate diet can lead to weight gain, a fat-adapted approach to running can promote the loss of body fat and the preservation of lean muscle mass. This can be particularly beneficial for runners who are looking to maintain a healthy weight or those who are training for races in which weight is a factor, such as mountaineering or trail running.

Finally, a fat-adapted approach to running can also offer mental benefits. By relying on fat as a primary fuel source, runners may experience improved mental clarity and reduced brain fog, as well as reduced cravings for sugary and processed foods. This can help runners maintain a positive mindset and stay motivated during the often-grueling training and racing process.

To become fat-adapted, runners should focus on increasing their intake of healthy fats, such as olive oil, avocado, nuts, and fatty fish, while reducing their intake of carbohydrates, especially processed and sugary foods. It is also important to incorporate training sessions in which the body is pushed to rely on fat as a fuel source, such as low-intensity endurance training, hill repeats, and long runs.

In conclusion, a fat-adapted approach to running can offer numerous benefits to ultra marathoners, including improved endurance, decreased recovery time, improved body composition, and enhanced mental well-being. By incorporating healthy fats into their diets and training regimes, runners can become more efficient at using fat as a fuel source, helping them perform at their best during races and in training. So, if you're an ultra-marathoner looking to improve your performance and take your training to the next level, consider becoming fat-adapted.

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Where are you?

David Theriot — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 19:27:04 +0000

I find it interesting how a simple question can have layers of meaning to it.

“I went to do a radio interview before a show and the DJ asked me, ‘Who are you?’ I thought, ‘Is this guy really deep, or did I drive to the wrong station.’” - Mitch Hedberg

This joke has always cracked me up but the question that has been on my heart since Sunday is similar - “Where are you?” We were reading in Genesis about Adam and Eve and how God made man and woman for each other. I continued on quietly reading to the fall of man - when sin entered into the world. In short, Adam and Eve disobeyed God and mankind was forever changed.

After this sin, God comes into the garden and they are hiding from Him. The first question God asks is, “Where are you?” Simple question. Maybe. Maybe not. First off, God knew exactly where they were. He wasn’t playing hide and seek with them. When my kids were young they would attempt to “hide” in plain site. I would pretend to be looking for them saying, “where are you?” That’s kind of what I think about here.

When God asks a question it’s not because He doesn’t know something. He asks a question for our benefit. I think there are a few aspects to this question we can consider when God asks, “Where are you?” The first is physical. Think about this - God and man up to this point had an amazing, innocent, open, relationship. God would meet with Adam and they would walk through the garden together in perfect fellowship. On this day, God shows up like He always does, and there’s no Adam. "Where are you? Adam, you’re not with me like you were before. This is our meeting place. This is where we meet and fellowship. I haven’t changed. I haven’t moved. You did. You’re hiding in the bushes while I’m here waiting for you.”

It’s crazy, but when we allow sin into our lives - when we need God the most - we stay away from Him and His people. You’ve probably heard the saying regarding the Bible, “This book will keep you from sin and sin will keep you from this book” or something like that. Where we used to have a quiet time with God in the morning and attend worship and group Bible study, we find other things to occupy our time. Why is that?

I was blessed with an amazing dad. When I was young, I loved doing things with my dad. We hunted and fished and went for walks in the woods. However, when I got into trouble, I would dread my dad getting home and issuing punishment. On a normal day, I was happy to hear his work truck pull into the driveway. On the days I was bad, I would stay in my room and cringe at the same sound. I imagine that’s how Adam and Eve felt in Garden that day. When we look at the Bible in Genesis 3 we see that they are physically in the bushes hiding from God.

That’s how I feel some days when I’m not living the life God has called me to live. I think it’s a healthy thing to look at ourselves periodically and ask, “Where are you?” Am I “hiding” from God? Am I putting myself in the presence of God or am I letting sin keep me from those places?

I believe another way we can look at the “Where are you?” question from God is emotionally. Adam and Eve lived in paradise. There was peace and serenity. Yet, here we find they answer God, “I heard you in the garden and I was afraid.” They were afraid. Where there was peace, it was replaced with fear. They were afraid of being open and “naked” before God. Their relationship was not where it should be. Had sin made them forget who God was and how much He loved them?

God loves us so much. In the Bible it says we are to call him “Father.” Yes, He is “Lord” and “Almighty” and “King” and many other majestic names that are appropriate for who He is. But “Father” shows the intimacy that God desires with us. We were created for that intimacy. We need it! When we are in a right relationship with God and see the love He has for us, there is peace, not fear.

So, where are you emotionally? Fearful of God? Fearful of life? I encourage you to trust the Mighty God that created you with a purpose and loves you more than you could ever imagine.

The third and last thing I think of when God asks, “Where are you?” is the spiritual. Spiritually, where were Adam and Eve? Where there was a sense of unity, there was now division because of sin. There was now a spiritual separation between them and God. That’s not a good place to be.

This is the biggest question for you to consider. Where are you, spiritually? The Bible teaches that we are all sinners. We’ve fallen short of God’s perfection. We are separated from Him spiritually. However, God sent His Son to die on our behalf. He took our place. If we trust Him, we can have an intimate relationship with Him and live the life we were created to live. I asked myself, “Where am I, spiritually?” I’m a sinner saved by grace. I live for Him. Am I perfect? Not even close, but I strive to live the life He’s called me to live and ask for forgiveness where I fail. I get to experience His mercy and grace on a daily basis and boy do I need it.

Where am I? Am I where God wants me, striving to be doing what He’s called me to do? Am I worshiping with His people? Am I seeking Him daily? I’m trying.

Where am I? Am I at peace emotionally, because I trust Him? Am I living in Faith instead of fear? Most of the time.

Where am I? Am I spiritually alive because I’ve trusted Jesus Christ as my Savior? Absolutely!

Where are you?

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Discipline = Freedom – Life Lessons

David Theriot — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 20:36:27 +0000

“I have to get up at 4:30 tomorrow morning to get my 20 miles in before my kid’s soccer game.”
“I need to get 12 miles in before work tomorrow so I’ll have to get to bed early so I can wake up early.”
“I can’t eat that. I have a race coming up.”
“I can’t play with you guys. I have a race next weekend.”

Do those sentences sound like someone who is free? Doesn’t that person sound restricted? Tied down? Hemmed in? Controlled? Maybe obsessed?

These are sentences I’ve uttered at some point recently. Notice the verbiage, “have to”, “need to” and “can’t”. Sounds kind of bad, doesn’t it? It sounds negative. I want to submit to you that those seemingly negative words were uttered in order to produce something positive. Those words and the actions that followed were acts of discipline. These were strategic choices made in order to achieve a specific goal. I have to do “A GOAL”, so I need to perform A, B, and C in order to do that. An in order to do those, I have to say no to some other things.

“‘Obsessed’ is a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated.”

Part of my Tahoe 200 training plan...

When I sign up for a race, I am not committing to just show up on race day and run X amount of miles. I am committing to weeks and months of miles and workouts to get my body into the shape to run that race to the best of my ability. That one decision affects the way I will organize my time and efforts until that race is done. There will be temptation to deviate from that plan and take the easy way out, but if I am disciplined, I will stay the course and train properly. Putting in the training not only prepares my body for the task, it also gives me mental tools I’ll need in the middle of the race.

There are many motivating factors I draw upon when running a race. Some of them deal with considering the amount of effort I’ve put in to get to this point. Oh the thoughts that go through your head when it’s dark-thirty and I’ve still got 20, 30, or even 150 miles left to run (Tahoe)! The doubts and the temptation to give in can be powerful. However, thinking about all of the training that I’ve put in gives me both determination to get it done and the confidence to do it.

Determination

I think of the spreadsheet full of numbers that represent the miles I ran each week as part of my build up for this race. I consider every early morning I woke up and hit the streets to get those miles in before work. I think about the junk (good) food I said “no” to in order to give my body the fuel it needs to recover and be ready for the next morning’s workout. I consider the sweat soaked clothes. I visualize the muddy, bloody knees from falling during a trail run. I think about the days of soreness that permeated my body after my weekend long runs. All of the miles, time, blood, and sweat serve as mental fuel for me to finish what I started and I am determined to not let that go to waste! “I can’t quit! Look at the sacrifices I’ve made to be here!”

Confidence

In the same way the work I put in makes me determined to finish what I started, it also gives me a confidence that I’ve done the work that should result in completing the task. Here’s where the idea of “discipline = freedom” comes in. Because I’ve run over 1,000 miles in training for this race and many hours at the gym, I can dare to think I can finish this race. That time, those miles, the blood and sweat, all serve as a reminder that I’ve prepared my body for this task and give me a confidence I can draw upon when the adrenaline wears off and the race gets tough.

When you see a solo guitarist masterfully playing a solo on the guitar, you see freedom. That freedom came from many years of disciplined practice. Going over scales and chords over and over again. That freedom came from discipline. In the same way, the freedom to run 100 miles comes from the discipline to prepare for it. In the same way, I can know I’m prepared for the miles ahead.

So here’s where I connect this with life and where my thoughts go when I’m on the trail….

Spiritually, it’s the same.

“For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.” -2 Timothy 1:7

So many Christians live lives feeling defeated emotionally and spiritually. They hit a bump in the road and fall apart. They fail the test. They started the race and puttered out before the finish line. I think many of them didn’t discipline themselves to be prepared for the test. Paul encouraged Timothy in 1 Timothy 4:7 to “discipline yourself for godliness.” We don’t just magically become spiritual at the point of salvation in the same way we don’t become an ultramarathon runner because we decide to go for a run.

How in the world do we discipline ourselves for Godliness? Well, there’s a list of “Spiritual Disciplines” that we can work on to grow ourselves. However, I thought I’d focus on the two that I find most important. In fact, Donald Whitney, whose book I commend to you (Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life), agrees that the most important disciplines of the list are Bible reading and prayer (https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/what-spiritual-disciplines-are-most-important).

In God’s Word, we see God for who He really is and we see ourselves for who we really are. We discover God’s love for us and how we are to live out our love for Him. We learn of wrath and punishment, but also of grace and mercy. The more we feed off of the Word of God, the more we see the World as it truly is. Read the Word. Learn the Word. Hide the Word in your heart. That way when doubts and fears come, you have the reminders of the very Word of God of how things actually are and will be. The other is prayer. Read the Word of God and talk to God. Simple. We were created to commune with Him. So, we should do it.

When a race gets tough, I look at the work I did to prepare for that race and I am determined to finish because of the work I put in and I am confident that I can because of that work. Well, when life gets rough and I can’t see the future clearly, I don’t look at what I’ve done in life. I look at what God has done. I see His work! I see the work that God did on the cross. I see my Savior’s blood, sweat, and tears and I am determined to move forward because of it! I see the price He paid so that I can have LIFE and have it ABUNDANTLY! I want to strive to live a life worthy of that price! Then, when I am reminded that He defeated death, hell and the grave in that work, I am confident that He will see me through whatever I’m going through! HE IS ABLE! There is such a freedom in that!

We should remind ourselves daily. We discipline ourselves for Godliness so that we can live in the freedom and confidence of who God is.

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Life Lessons from Running Ultramarathons – 1 – Don’t Give Up

David Theriot — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 17:22:26 +0000

Life/Spiritual Lessons from Running UltraMarathons

People often ask, “What do you think about when you are running all those hours?” I usually answer, “Everything and nothing.” That actually sums it up pretty well. I can run for hours and my brain flows from one topic to another naturally. I talk to God about stuff going on in my life. I thank Him for the abundant blessings I enjoy. I think about my family. I ponder the many mistakes I’ve made in my life.

I’ve been running alone in the woods and laughing out loud at the absurdity of life and then crying at a deep conviction in my heart; sometimes all in the same run. It’s therapeutic. Funny thing is, I forget the specifics of much of it by the time I hit the shower when I get home. I solve my problems, the world’s problems, and everyone around me’s problems, then forget it. It’s a purge.

However, though those specifics are often flushed from my memory, much of the core principles and realizations stick. Being a Christian, many of these thoughts are spiritual in nature and have affected me greatly. In an effort to help me flesh some of these things out, I’m going to be blogging a little bit. Sort of a public journal of sorts. Feel free to ignore, comment, critique, or whatever.

So….here we go….

Lesson 1 - Don’t Give Up

Anyone who has run long distances can attest to the impulse to just stop. When your legs burn, your feet hurt, your stomach is in knots, it’s hot, it’s cold, my “wherever” is chafing, or whatever issue is going on at that moment, the easy thing to do is to call it quits….to end the pain. I’ve told quite a few people this, but it’s true, “I’ve never run an ultra without having a time of wanting to just quit.” Every. Single. Time. Sometimes it comes at mile 25, other times it’s at mile 70, but it always seems to come. My brain is flooded with negative thoughts:

“This hurts.”

“Why am I doing this?”

“I’m not having fun.”

“This is stupid!”

These thoughts come when my body is hurting...when there is no runner’s high. It’s actually a “runner’s low.” So many bystanders see and remember the start of the race and the finish, but never see the grind in the middle. That’s where it’s tough. At the start of a race you’re fresh and excited and ready to go. Adrenaline rules the first few miles. Near the finish line you’re excited and relieved to be almost done and excited at what you’re close to accomplishing. However, in the middle of a race, things get tough. You’ve been out on the trail for hours...pushing...suffering... and still have many hours and miles to go and you’re already dealing with issues.

In other words, your flesh, your body screams for you to quit! You have to will yourself to keep going. You have to deny that deep, powerful impulse to pack it up and go home. It’s a struggle. Should I listen to my flesh or should I do what I came here to do? The easy thing to do in that moment is to quit. It’ll be easy to rationalize it. “Dude, I’ve already run farther than 99% of people have ever run. No one will blame me!” Sometimes people encourage you to quit. Last year when I ran Arkansas Traveller 100 a month after the Tahoe 200, I hit a major low. I still wasn’t fully recovered from the grueling 200 in the mountains around Lake Tahoe, but I was running the AT100 to get my qualifying race for the Western States lottery. It was hot and I was tired. I had run the AT100 the year before and enjoyed it. Not this year. My parents were there to crew me and I remember telling my mom, “I am NOT having fun.” Her and my dad are amazing parents and said they would support me in whatever I decided to do. My mom encouraged me to quit. She didn’t like seeing her “little boy” suffer. Maybe I should call it a day? I had nothing to prove. I considered it and actually came close to pulling the plug on the race. But, as in other races, I couldn’t shake the thought, “You didn’t come here to run 40, 50, or even 99 miles. You came to run 100 miles and finish this race.” I wasn’t injured, I was just uncomfortable and hurting. I needed to suck it up and do this thing. I dug deep and got it done, getting my Western States qualifying race ticket. That ticket would get drawn for Western States 2019! I would not have had this awesome opportunity if I had quit.

AT100 - Mile 48 - Powerline Aid Station. Not having very much fun!

Life can be a struggle. Somebody reading this is like, “Yeah, no kidding buddy.” I hear you. Even for the Christian, life happens. Ignore the “name it and claim it” crowd that tells you that life should be perfect for the Christian and you will never had any problems. That’s very untrue and very unbiblical. So many of God’s children had struggles you can read about throughout the Bible. The rain falls on the just and the unjust alike. We all deal with sickness, death, family issues, financial issues, etc. How many times in your life have you said:

“This hurts.”

“Why am I doing this?”

“I’m not having fun”

“This is stupid!”

When life gets tough, the temptation is there to give up; to stop striving to do our best. We think it would be easier to quit trying to live the life we were meant to live. We are tempted to settle for a mediocre, milk toast life. Why sweat when I can relax? Is it worth is? What’s crazy is that even when we do the right things, the hard things, people will often shun you and turn their backs on you. It happens. People are people. But it hurts.

Just like in a race, life is full of highs and lows, peaks and valleys. Some days are predictable, easy, and carefree. Others are filled with uncertainty, grief, and hardship. That’s life. Consider this, what if life was all rainbows and butterflies. What if it was all easy? What if challenges never came? I would submit to you that we would be weak, shallow people; devoid of any deep character. No scars from the battle that toughen us and make us who we are. It’s in the struggles that we grow. It’s in the heat of a battle that we discover the potential that God has placed is inside of us.

So, whether you’re a runner of many miles or not, remember to press on in the struggles. Remember why you started and remember what you’re here to do and dig deep and do it!

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A Few 2018 Race Reflections

David Theriot — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 22:52:03 +0000

Prairie Spirit 100M - This is the picture in Ultrarunning Magazine.

It’s been a pretty amazing year for running and racing. I kept a very busy schedule, but remained relatively injury free and was able to push past my previous, self imposed limits. I was blessed to be able to run my personal best this past year in the marathon (3:03:37), 50K (4:00:57), 50 miles (7:10:55), and 100 miles (16:25:31)! I won a 5K, 30K, 2 - 50Ks, a 50M, and a 100M race. Ultrarunning magazine had a full page picture of me running to a win in the Prairie Spirit 100M! Crazy!! I had some podium finishes and AG awards in other races too. I was able to give 200 miles a shot at Lake Tahoe and had a blast getting it done in a respectable time!

Wolverine and Storm at Route 66 Marathon

Jen and I had a great time travelling to do some races together, dressing up, and having fun! You may have seen The Flash and Lady Flash, Wolverine and Storm, Batman and Robin, 80s characters, and Thor and Valkarie in various races. I'm blessed to be able to enjoy this craziness with my amazing wife. She was also so awesome crewing me for the Tahoe 200!

I was able to finish out the year with a 3rd place finish at Loup Garou 100 miler at Chicot State park in Louisiana. This was the perfect way to finish out the year for a few reasons. My first ultra was done on this course in 2013 as the Cajun Coyote 100M. It was good to do it again. It’s my “home” trail and I got to be supported and race surrounded by my friends, the amazing Mud N Guts crew! Also, I DNF’d the last time I tried this course due to a tear in my calf muscle. I was able to get my redemption in spite of an ankle sprain at around mile 19!!

Here’s a quick list of 2018’s races this year:

5K - 2
15K - 1
Marathons - 6
50Ks - 3
50M - 2
100M - 3
200M - 1

A big thanks to Altra for allowing me to be on the Red Team and represent the brand I wore and believed in already. Amazing shoes!!!

I’m looking forward to 2019! I’ll be running Boston again in April. Then, everything will be focused on Western States! I’m so excited that I get to run it! I’m also hoping to get into Leadville! Once I know if I get in, I will fill in the gaps with other races for training and just to race. Be looking for Jen and I wearing ridiculous stuff she’s got planned and running random races wherever we can find them!

I’m incredibly blessed to get to run all these races! I always put in the work to be my best…..so many miles in training for one race. I love the process of tearing my body down and building it back up! Mining for potential. That word: Potential. God has put great potential into all of us. Don’t squander it! Keep moving! Relentless Forward Progress!

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WS, LT100, LG, and Other Acronyms…

David Theriot — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 16:19:37 +0000

So, I thought I’d do a quick post to offload the stuff going on in brain concerning ultra running this week.

First off, I GOT INTO WESTERN STATES!!!! I may have yelled and threw my hands up, clenched fists of victory, when I heard my name called. You’ll have to ask my wife if it’s true….or my neighbors. Anyway, I’m fortunate to have had my name drawn with just my second year of trying. In the midst of my extreme excitement, I feel the weight of this opportunity. I plan on busting my hump and putting in the work to do my best for this race. I’m still working on my race schedule for 2019 as everything now points to June 29th in Squaw Valley. I’ve also entered the Leadville Lottery so we’ll see how that goes.

In the midst of all of this excitement, I’m running the Loup Garou 100 in my home state of Louisiana in a little over a week. It’s held in Chicot State Park in Ville Platte, LA. We’ll be running 5, 20 mile laps in the beautiful swamps around Lake Chicot. I’m super excited to run the trail where I trained like crazy and ran my first ultra, a 100 miler, for the Cajun Coyote 100 in 2013. I returned to run that race again but had to drop due to a tear in my calf muscle.

Torn calf after dropping at 40 miles.

I have unfinished business. I’m coming off of a really fun running year (I’ll write about all of that later) and figured it would be fitting to close it out where the ultra journey began for me. My good friend, Edie, is race director for the LG and it’ll be great running her race and seeing all of my Louisiana friends who will be running and helping at aid stations. Edie and this Louisiana crew have helped me so much as I navigated the choices in training, gear, nutrition, hydration, logistics and all that go into running long distances on the trails. Yeah, it’ll be good to be back “home” doing what I love with a nutty, awesome group of people I love.

After Loup Garou, I’ll take some time off and rest before a few races early next year and the Boston Marathon in April. Official Western States training begins on February 26th according to my spreadsheet. Though, I can’t help to think that every mile in training and racing, whether on road or on trail, flat terrain or mountain, was in preparation…all building and strengthening me….physically, but also mentally, for the next big task. This month it’s the Loup Garoup. In June of 2019 it’ll be Western States. I’m a blessed man. Thankful for the life God gave me. Thankful for all I get to do and those I get to do it with.

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Podcast with Pastor Casey at Rejoice Church

David Theriot — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 13:11:36 +0000

I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Pastor Casey of Rejoice Church. I thoroughly enjoyed visiting with him to talk about running and life.

Click to listen.

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Getting Ready For Tahoe 200!

David Theriot — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 15:17:38 +0000

It won’t be long and we’ll be heading to Lake Tahoe to run the Tahoe 200 Mile Endurance Run. My thoughts and emotions change from day to day. I’ll be excited, scared, pumped, and anxious all in a week’s time. I’ve done the training. I’ve put in lots of miles and even traveled to Colorado to race in the mountains at high altitude the week after a flat 50 mile race in Tulsa. I’m still in the process of figuring out how to arrange my aid station drop bags for a 200 mile loop. My amazing wife, Jen is coming to crew me, but will have to rest before her 25K on Sunday. So, anything I leave in the car will be out of reach during that time. I can estimate my pace and needs at each aid station, but have no idea if that will be correct. There are so many variables and unknowns to deal with. I’ll just have to trust my training and do the best I can with what I do know and just learn.

Much like my Rim-to-rim-to-rim adventure where I had never been to the Grand Canyon previously, I have never been to Lake Tahoe. I’ll get to dive head first into experiencing the area and all of its awesomeness. I plan on becoming intimately acquainted with all of its grit and beauty. I know there will be lofty emotional highs. I know the deep lows of despair will come during the 200 mile trek. It’s just part of the journey. It’s a microcosm of life. I pray that I can push through and cross the finish line with a tired smile on my face, knowing that I gave all I had with the gifts God has given me. It will be quite the journey.

I have most of my gear in place. So far, I plan on using the following: Shoes: Altra Olympus 3.0 with Lone Peak 3.5, 4.0, and Timps as backup; Hydration Pack: Ultimate Direction FKT with 70 oz bladder; Nutrition: Tailwind in bladder, Probar chews, Honey Stinger Waffles, and lots of real food; Clothes: Altra Trail running shorts, Altra Wasatch Jacket, Feed Your Crazy Shirt, and Orange Mud trucker hat, Socks: Injinji, Trekking Poles: Black Diamond.

For those who would like to track me, my bib number will be #33. Tracking will be available at http://run.theriot.run.

I’m truly thankful that I get to do this. I’m a blessed man.

-David

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Thought for Today

David Theriot — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 00:52:56 +0000

Today I will do what others won’t, So tomorrow I can do what others can’t.

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True Story

David Theriot — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:13:45 +0000

‎Your body will argue that there is no justifiable reason to continue. Your only recourse is to call on your spirit, which fortunately functions independently of logic.

Tim Noakes

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