By Physiologist Travis Schiller-Brown Kamil Nascak of the Czech Republic was the first finisher of the 2022 Personal Peak MTU™ Showdown. He completed the 1600 MTU™ required to finish the challenge in just 35 days, besting the previous record from 2021 by 8 days! On the way to his win, he completed 1,252.4km, with 35,367m […]
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By Physiologist Travis Schiller-Brown Bert Starke of Calgary AB was the first finisher of the Personal Peak MTU™ Showdown. He completed the 1600 MTU™ required to finish the challenge in just 43 days, completing 1,127.2km, with 47,609m of elevation gain. Although the majority of Starke’s MTU™ were accumulated during his runs, a still significant portion […]
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Guest post by Drew Roberts “Conquering the mind” sounds like some motivational poster on the wall of a corporate boardroom. A mantra that speaks to being smarter than you already are, or perhaps the ability to see enlightenment happen in real time. A dogmatic concept that blends the existential and spiritual realms of time and […]
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By Dave Robertson Doug Borthwick isn’t a trail runner or even an “endurance athlete” for that matter. Canadoug (that’s his trail name) is a good, old fashioned thru-hiker. When I ask him about the MTU™ Showdown, he tells me, “I think it’s great. I’m gonna be a competitor.” I’m a little surprised to hear that […]
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Innovative format allows road runners and trail runners to compete anywhere in the world on an equal footing CALGARY, AB– Personal Peak Endurance Coaching, organizers of last April’s Quarantine Backyard Ultra launch registration of the MTU™ SHOWDOWN. The MTU™ Showdown is a free event that begins on January 1st, 2021, and racers will have […]
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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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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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