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Adventure is waiting just around the corner. Whether your goal be to get into trail running, mountain biking, snowshoeing or standup paddleboarding and other adventures, L2S provides community, training, support and fun along your journey! Click an image below to learn more…..
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What is next? Winter retreat at Snow Mountain Ranch: Feb 18th-20th, 2022 Join us for some winter fun in the High Rockies! Activities will include guided snowshoe tours, cross country skiing (lessons available), fat biking, ice skating, indoor rock climbing, smore’s and hot chocolate by the campfire and so much more! ——> View details and […]
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Life’s 2 Short fitness is all about bringing fun, fitness and adventure to women in front range Colorado and all across the globe! We want to inspire, encourage and educate women so they can go out and explore their world in a new way. Whether it be learning to mountain bike, hiking your first 14er, […]
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Read moreBefore I had kids I was trail running almost daily. I live in Colorado where I am surrounded by steep and rocky trails, and after my 2nd son was born I was wondering how I would keep up my favorite past-time with a double jogging stroller.
Well, I am here to tell you that trail running with kids is easier than you think! Here are 7 tips to help you get back out on the trails:
Read moreTraining for an ultra is not all sunsets and rainbows, it’s a tough endeavor not for the faint of heart and takes a level commitment that the average person cannot fathom. There will be times when you will contemplate throwing in the towel, wonder why you even subjected yourself to completing to this crazy thing in the first place, question your training and if you are really ready to undertake something so daunting.
As you run into the unknown, consider that you are not alone. This is the process all ultra runners go through and not just when training for their first ultra. It is a journey and like life and the very earth we tread on, full of ups and downs: small hills to challenge us, massive peaks to overcome and then the peace of a calm valley when things just seem to click.
If you are taking the leap into uncharted territory and going ultra this year, continue reading. L2S coach Sara Spolrich, who has run the gamut of ultra events and adventures from completing the Appalachian trail solo to 48 hour lapped events, has shared some insights to help you along the way.
Read moreIf you want to go far, go together…
Check out our local ultra training group at the end of this post!
Back in 2010 I decided to run my first marathon. Unlike most people who pick an “easy”, flat road course, I decided to go the opposite direction and chose one of the toughest ones in the country: The Leadville Trail marathon.
With the starting line at over 10,000 feet, course elevation gain total over 7500 feet (including a 13er summit) and loose, rocky terrain I had my work cut out for me.
When race day arrived I thought I was prepared. I had been trail running for over 10 years at that point, fit in all my long runs and did several 14ers for high altitude training.
However, I distinctly remember my greatest weaknesses on the course: my power hiking skills and ability to run long, sustained climbs. I had done a ton of trail running to train but very little power hiking. “Why hike when I could run?”, I wrongly assessed.