tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908303394612801260.post7263708086207981774..comments2023-08-07T04:02:29.536-05:00Comments on Thru-Hiker in the making: A simple trail-running goal: don't fallMatt Lutzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11349371525627476283noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908303394612801260.post-40482621231768216282012-01-19T10:24:32.860-06:002012-01-19T10:24:32.860-06:00I became infamous for falls in my first dozen trai...I became infamous for falls in my first dozen trail ultras (and I DID break a finger at Sawtooth), but experience and slowing down enough that I wasn't trying to shuffle tired legs over obstacles led to races without falls. Helen Lavin ended seemingly every race bloodied for a year, but doesn't any more, so it's possible to run well even with falls (though it's less fun).SteveQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943650844671498074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908303394612801260.post-57370354109022315862012-01-18T13:00:13.226-06:002012-01-18T13:00:13.226-06:00Nice post Matt, I agree that sometimes we get focu...Nice post Matt, I agree that sometimes we get focused on other things too much and we forget some of the basics like simply putting one foot in front of the other. Especially out on the trails this simple concept should never be over looked.Jordan Hanlonhttp://www.jordanhanlon.comnoreply@blogger.com