by tailwindnutrition | May 15, 2020 | Athletes, Race Reports
“Running an ultra takes a little bit of your soul – but you get it back double on the other side.” -a friend of Gagz Tailwind Trailblazer, Michael Gagliardi (aka Gagz), has got to be one of the most “Philly guys” you will ever meet. He’s got the accent, the...
by tailwindnutrition | May 15, 2020 | Race Reports
Change in Plans It’s been just over two months since my last blog post and to say a lot has happened would be an understatement… I started my training with great expectations. I’m following Hal Higdon’s 12 week half marathon training plan and my original plan was to...
by tailwindnutrition | Mar 13, 2020 | Race Reports
Thinking about running your first half marathon? Or maybe you’ve already signed up? One of our employees just signed up for her first half marathon. Read on to see how she’s training with Tailwind and plans to crush it… There’s No Better Time Than Now I’ve...
by tailwindnutrition | Jan 17, 2020 | Race Reports
Photos and video by Mark Pasternack / @markpasternack Set Your Goals There’s nothing quite like the optimism and excitement of New Years goals; it’s a great opportunity to dream a little, train a lot, and push yourself out of your comfort zone. For many, this could be...
by tailwindnutrition | Oct 29, 2019 | Athletes, Race Reports
Image Courtesy of IRun4Ultra What Is Big’s Backyard Ultra? For those of you unfamiliar with the race, it is a Last Man Standing format. Competitors run one loop of a set distance every hour on the hour. Big’s is the original Backyard Ultra spawned from the mind of...
by Heike McNeil | Apr 9, 2018 | Race Reports
By Heike McNeil The most difficult part of this race was not the elevation, not the distance (I personally find 10 miles a very difficult distance to race), not the stiff competition in one of the premier trail running communities in the NW, not the workouts leading...
