BC ENDURANCE BLOG

One of the central tenets of Buddhism is the First Noble Truth: suffering is endemic to human nature. It’s the constant thought and concurrent feeling that things are not quite right. My health, my work, my weight, my strength, my vitality are all “off” in some...

The first practice race scheduled in the BC Endurance marathon training is the Windward 25K (15.5 miles). It comes a mere seven weeks into the training when our longest workout will have been only 2.5 hours long. So, many of our athletes wonder how they can finish 15...

Psychological balance is necessary for making right decisions under pressure. A big race can be hugely stressful, with the mind bouncing obsessively between thoughts of achieving one’s ambition and blowing it in some embarrassing way. Balance is the ability to walk a...

Successful marathoning requires that you master slow-paced training. Whether your goal is to finish and enjoy a marathon or compete and perform in it, you must pace yourself, so you establish an injury-free regimen that builds racing ability.Running at a slow, light...

All athletes are limited by their God-given talent. Some are naturally gifted; others will never be elite. Nonetheless, anyone can improve within limits. Here are some things you can do to become a better marathoner in the context of our annual training program.

The Covid-19 pandemic put me out of business in March 2020. But I now believe it was the best thing that could have happened to me and my BC Endurance training enterprise. I still had a large following in 2020, but I was losing the faster athletes, the program had stagnated, and my revival efforts were being spurned by some of my veteran leaders. Most significantly, I wasn’t enjoying my work.