Big congratulations to Personal Peak Coach Matt Shepard, and his athlete Mike Huber on their incredible performances at Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra this past weekend! Mike achieved a personal best in the race format with 33 laps (137.5 miles). Matt finished in second place in the Canadian race with an incredible 42 laps (175 miles). Both […]
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We built a simple rack for our Concrete Weight Plates Check out the video, additional information, and dimensions below Materials: 3 x 8′ 2″x4″ 48 x 3″ wood screws Paint (optional) Tools: Mitre Saw Drill Clamps Square Pencil Measuring Tape Dimensions (these will vary based on the dimensions of your weight plates): 12 x 14.25″ 4 […]
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Hopefully this helps you create your own set of fantastic Concrete Weight Plates! Let us know in the comments if you have any questions as you make your own! 45 lbs 35 lbs 25 lbs 10 lbs 5 lbs Mold Side Length 7.25″ 7.25″ 5.5″ 5.5″ 3.25″ Mold Inside Diameter 17.5″ 17.5″ 13.28″ 13.28″ […]
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London Marathon will run Elite only race in October The course will be a looped course, in a “secure biosphere” this race will feature the match up of Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) and Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia), as well as a women’s race, and a wheelchair race. The organizers have also pushed back the 2021 race date […]
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Audio-Guided Runs growing in popularity Popularity of virtual training plans and coaching has grown with the inability to meet with groups, or coaches in person. If you want to check out an alternative to these apps, check out Personal Peak’s Virtual Run Group. You get a live coach, and a whole group of other runners […]
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Such stuff as dreams are made of: A 6-day running adventure “Keeley Milne gives a personal retelling of a six-day running challenge which she started on Canada Day” Published in Canadian Running July 16, 2020. To read her race report follow the link For more information on the race visit here
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Standing on the start line of a 6 day race is an intimidating thing. 6 days, or 144 hours, is a long time, and to think about running non stop for that length of time is something that a very small segment of runners will ever do. To put things in perspective, in 6 days, […]
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Written by Derek Yip At the start of 2020, I found out that I would be going back to Chamonix in France at the end of August for TDS, a 146km ultra marathon that starts in Italy and heads back to Chamonix for the finish. This wouldn’t be the first time I would be around […]
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Six Days in the North “A thousand kilometres is really, really far” Written by Matt “Shep” Shepard Race Planning/Organization: We arrived at the Legion Track & Field in Grande Prairie, Alberta around 1pm on Tuesday. The short 60min drive was a welcomed change from our normal race commute of 8+ hours. As the Race […]
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