This week we prepare to embark on an epic adventure deep into the heart of one of the world's most awe-inspiring natural wonders in this week on Rest Day. This is all in preparation for my first 100 mile ultramarathon next month at the Canyons Endurance Events by UTMB.

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Join us as we follow intrepid adventurers as they tackle the challenge of traversing the Grand Canyon from one rim to the other and back again, covering approximately 44 miles and descending and ascending over 20,000 feet in elevation.

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We are now 6 weeks out from my first 100 mile ultra marathon coming off a recovery week. Lets talk about the pull back week and how many miles and feet we will log this week.

This past weekend I took on the Squtchapple 20 mile trail race with a last minute entry. I had 25 miles on the calendar and some friends and family doing the race so I decided to hop in and mess around.

I was 20 miles with 2,500 ft of climbing in very muddy and rainy conditions. Although this was a training run I wanted to run hard and get a true gauge of where my fitness is.

I was happy with how I finished and look forward to getting back to New Jersey and doing this race again next year!

Welcome to The Rest Day Podcast, the podcast that delves into the world of ultramarathon training and explores unconventional yet effective strategies to push your limits. In today's episode, we unravel the transformative power of back-to-back long runs and why they are a game-changer in your pursuit of ultramarathon glory.

This week we are 9 weeks out from my first 100 Miler at the UTMB Canyons Endurance Race in Auburn California April 26th.

Things are really starting to pick up as we approach the peak weeks of my volume. Milage broke 70 miles this week and we approached 10k feet of climbing as well.

The key workout this week as a 6 hour, 6,000 foot, 24 mile effort on Saturday. I will break down the rest of the week as well as the look ahead to this week upcoming week.

Live Stream Questions Included:

How has the elevation effected soreness in the Quads, Hammys and Calfs?

Is my appetite through the roof right now?

Am I using poles?

Have I experienced Lower Back pain?

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Over that past weeks I have gone from really doing no elevation every week to volume I didn't think were possible.

This week my volume of miles went down a little bit but my total time increased because of the vert change. This brings up the conversation of which is better, Total Miles or Total Time.

After talking about next week I take a bunch of the questions from the chat.

9 Weeks out to the Canyons Endurance Run Ultra Marathon.

Lets catch up on the last two weeks and discuss how training is going for the Canyons Endurance Run 100 as well as the marathon we ran last week. My first 100 is something that has brought on a lot of different challengers.

I also bought a new pack!

Coach is making some changes!

This week we bring on another new Ultra Runner out of North Carolina. Kory has been stacking miles and has exploded onto the ultra scene. We chat about about what its like being a new ultra runner and what the journey has looked like to this point. He also has some exciting planed for 2024 that I cant wait for you to hear about!

I am coming off the biggest training volume week of my life and I could not be happier about it. The miles is one thing, but this week was more than the miles. It was a win on so many levels with so many amazing take aways!

As I prepare the the UTMB Canyons 100 Miler there are going to be some good training weeks and some bad ones. This was one of the big ones.

In this episode we will discuss the take aways from a 60 plus mile week as well as what the next few weeks have in store

The past two weeks have been very good to me as I build volume for the UTMB Canyons Endurance Runs on April 26th.

Coming into the new year I had a 50+ miles week and a 4 day trip to Mexico with no where to really run. I want to talk about how I navigated that. This was especially interesting because of a tweaked ankle I got trail running that now is great.

Back from Mexico we shot up to 55 miles this week leading into 65 next. It is cold in the northeast with storm after storm but we are making it happen.

Some awesome questions came in the chat including how I structure a week, my "must do's" in a back to back weekend and some recovery technics that I cant go without.

See you live on YouTube Mondays at 8pm!