How To Fit A Race Vest
If it is fitted: There are two measurements that are changed when going from a one size to the next in a race vest. Both the torso length and girth or dimensions around the chest and torso. The larger the vest, the longer the torso and the larger the girth. The best...
Darcy Piceu: Peaceful Powerful Warrior
Written by Melanie A. Madsen Thatcher "Be consistent, eat well, and keep moving forward." -Darcy Piceu UltrAspire Elite Immortal Athlete, Darcy Picau has earned a place of one of the world's great athletes. Darcy holds the OVERALL (male and female) record for the...
History of Race Vests
Written by Bryce Thatcher- Developing of the first race vest. Though this category seems so mainstream, in the early days very few utilized the advantage of a race vest. I had yet another magical day running in the Tushar Mountain’s located near Beaver Utah,...
Expect the Unexpected: Performing Despite Setbacks
Each year I set specific performing goals for all aspects of my life that include major physical challenges over and above regular training. Since my time must be divided between roles as a father of 5, a husband and a company president, this leaves time for only 3 or...
Ode to the Isomeric 8oz – Liza Howard
I am on a “need to know basis” with the details of my schedule these days. If information isn’t immediately necessary for the conduct of my official duties as mother to a 6-year old and a new baby, I don’t have it. Where am I running this weekend? That’s “need to...
HANDHELDS ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL – It’s All About Choice by: Bryce Thatcher
For years, running in the Grand Tetons, I carried a glass Mason® or Kerr® jar in my hand. This activity inspired, or perhaps compelled me to invent both the hand held hydration pack and the first screw top cap on a squeezable sports bottle. Virtually every hand...
Defining Legendary Status in the Ultra Kingdom
True legends are born of tall tales and feats barely within the conceivable realm of possibility, verging on the miraculous, yet tied to some actual event and/or location, believed with awe by many, and doubted by countless skeptics and unbelievers for the seemingly...
Fastest Known Times (FKTs) – Running Times Magazine interviews Bryce Thatcher
Running Times Magazine is running an article in their March 2013 issue which discusses the fervor surrounding the issue of Fastest Known Times (FKTs) and the debate about how to properly catalog and report such times. The article is entitled Records Not Races Is the...
Ultra Marathon pack the Surge is Rated Gear of the Year for 2012
Runners World magazine is one of the most commonly read publications for new news and insights in the running arena. Wether you are a Ultra Marathon runner, Regular Marathon Runner, Half Marathon runner, Trail Running enthusiast, you have all read a Runners World...
Reach the Wasatch 100-Day Diet Plan Finish Line – Weight and Course Plunges MudNGuts Miller
I reached the finish line of my symbolic 100-day diet at midnight on November 17th. No finish banner…no belt buckle…no cheering crowd…just me weighing 38 pounds less than I did on August 10th. Over the course of just 100 days, each one a symbolic mile on the Wasatch...
