Ashley Walsh has been busy weaving a tapestry of trail philosophy on her blog AshRuns100s, training and racing. In fact, she recently killed it at Pistol 100 Mile in TN, where she won with a sub 20-hour finish! You gotta run this one just for the buckle!

Grab bag topics include:

• Motivation vs. Commitment
• There is a season for everything
• How to guarantee a DNF
• Gear or no Gear?

Ashley, always up for a challenge, was dared by her husband, Dan, to include this list of words. Did she succeed?

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