The Pro’s Closet is shuttering! Getting caught editing Wikipedia is a bad look, data on trail/ultra coaching, Specialized Grows, and more…
👋 Good morning and happy Friday! Welcome to the Front Pack newsletter, your source for all things endurance. Click here for the web edition.
Crazy to think we are closing out September next week, which means, come October 3rd, Front Pack will be 1 month old.
In a very short time, we’ve seen a ton of growth, and members connecting with one another. They’re chopping it up about everything from what they’re training for to their personal why; which has a lot to do with everything from doctors orders, to doing hard things, and just wanting to meet new people that bring light to their lives. Demographically we’re all across the board and that is exactly what we were going for.
Front Pack is that group ride, or run where you just connect over the love of doing something together.
We are excited and have some things up our sleeves and in the works.
For now, hope you’re enjoying fall. Get outside, breath some fresh air, touch grass.
Stay moving…✌🏼 – Scott
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This week: Joel Blades, former Marine Special Operations Officer broke down the 4th discipline; mental toughness. He discussed how we “get tough” mentally; how is toughness measured; his story, and some key learnings from his mental toughness business as he transitioned from military to working with CEO’s and the c-suite.
Next week: You may know her as the Nutritionist debunking every whacked out influencer on Instagram. But Jaclyn London, MS, RD, NYC Dietitian, and Author has been helping people spot science from scam & make empowered food choices for more than 10 years.
Join us live and ask all of your nutrition questions!
Win the Day
Winning days turns into winning months…
Headlines
Top news, races and results you may or may not have been paying attention to…
The Pro’s Closet Shuttering after 18 years: Sad to read TPC is closing after serving 160,000+ customers and 46,000+ bikes sold. Founded by Nick Martin to originally help professional riders sell their bikes and gear, they evolved and also sold new, prior-year products too. With all closings, there is a massive sale happening. Get huge deals while they last. Read more…
🏃 The Wiki Controversy: This is a weird one but nothing should surprise us anymore. One of the world’s most accomplished distance runners, Camille Herron, and her coach have been caught removing accolades from other athletes’ Wikipedia pages and “fluffing” her own. No explanations thus far and people make really dumb decisions sometimes. Read more…
🏃 New Appalachian Trail Record Set: Everywhere you look, a new record falls. This time it was Tara Dower setting a new overall supported fastest known time (FKT) on the Appalachian Trail, in a time of 40 days, 18 hours, and 5 minutes, to be confirmed. Read more…
🏊🚴🏃 Laura Philipp is your 2024 IRONMAN World Champion: The German star proves she is a class apart as she wins her 1st world title with a near-perfect display in the south of France outperforming Kat Matthews and the rest of the field. Read more…
🏊🚴🏃 Javier Gómez retires: The Spanish professional triathlete is calling it quits. And he’s been doing it for a long time, winning his first U23 world title in 2003! Why retire? He just said his body is not what it used to be and he was ready to move on to the next big thing. Congrats to a legend! Read more…
Meanwhile
Other happenings in the world of endurance.
🏃 The data of coaching in Trail/Ultra Running: Really interesting article that you should read if you’re considering hiring a coach. Read more…
🚴 Garmin rolls out Q3 update for bike computers: There were over 40 changes including alerts for road hazards like potholes reported by cyclists and the ability to flag any that you encounter. There are improvements to the GroupRide feature with new awards and climb competitions. Maps can now display surface type, with alerts for upcoming unpaved sections. On top of this, there is support for Wi-Fi map downloads on the device, and the Garmin Share tool has been added, allowing you to share course and waypoint data with other compatible Garmin devices. Read more…
🚴 Specialized Grows: The bike company opened a new North American distribution center and office in Salt Lake City on Tuesday that’s about double the size of the previous one. At 587,000-square-feet, the facility will employ 120 workers. Salt Lake City has been the home to its North American distribution center for more than 25 years. Read more…
🏊🚴🏃 VO2 max Reigns Supreme: For a long time, the VO2 Max value was only of interest to competitive athletes, but today it can be found on many fitness watches. So what can it tell us about our overall health, and how can we improve it? Read more…
🏊🚴🏃 IRONMAN pays off: If you’re in the Washington area, you may have saw the brand-new Tri-Cities IRONMAN roll through town. It had 2,500 athletes and 1,000 volunteers, bringing in an estimated $7 million to the local economy. People complained about traffic delays, but who doesn’t complain about traffic! Read more…
Training Tips
Because training is life.
🏃 How I Fixed My Runner’s Knee: Kofuzi is always a good read online or to watch. Not over the top, just sensible and helpful. Found this one informative.
🏃 An Ultrarunners Total Hip Replacement Surgery / Tips: I cannot even imagine getting a total hip replacement in my early 40’s so it was interesting to watch what its like from Steven, an UltraTrail runner. Really interesting!!
Rewatchables
Content for long training days inside or just everyday life.
🏃 Allie – An Arc of Attrition Story: In 2022, British Ultrarunner Allie Bailey attempted the Arc of Attrition – a notoriously difficult 100 mile race around the coast of Cornwall in the United Kingdom in the depths of winter. She DNF’d. This is the story of her return to the Arc of Attrition.
🏃 A NEW 200+ Mile Route | Sally McRae + Tim Tollefson: It’s insightful to see our favorite runners don’t just go for a run, especially a 200 miler they’ve never done before. Instead, they put a ton of research and recon into it beforehand. Get the inside scoop into just what that looks like for Sally McRae.
🚴 Transcontinental Race – From France to Turkey an Ultra-Distance Bikepacking Race Documentary: A beautiful look into a self-supported, ultra-distance bikepacking race across Europe. More than 4200 Km from France to Turkey.
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