“Every meaningful action, interaction and personal achievement starts with an intention.” Creating intentions in our lives leads to outcomes that align with our dreams and goals. Running works in just the same way, except we often forget the micro goals and baby steps that we can take on the way to our bigger goals! We […]
Tips to increase your level of self-confidence
Confidence is one of the most important psychological predictors of athletic performance. There are many tools and techniques that we as athletes can use to build our self-confidence, that can have profound impacts on what we choose to accomplish, and our levels of performance. Terry Orlick, in his book, “Embracing Your Potential,” gives an excellent […]
Estes Park as a Training Destination for Endurance Athletes
It seems the news that Estes Park, Colorado is an amazing training destination for endurance athletes is getting out there now! At the beginning of this year I was contacted by two ultra runners from Venezuela. They were looking to do a two week block of altitude training prior to running in an ultra marathon […]
Learn to focus your mind, and your body will follow
Our brain is an incredibly creative organ, even when we use it far below it’s full potential! Very often our mind doesn’t seem under our control, and we end up allowing our attention to focus on many factors that we don’t actually want to happen. This is especially true for endurance running, where we have […]
Top 5 reasons to come to a Trail Running Camp
Trail Running is in overdrive as more and more runners switch from roads to trails. While the total number of trail runners is more difficult to follow, what is clearer are the statistics for trail races in the USA. The growth rate is pretty staggering, with recent data from ATRA (American Trail Running Association) showing […]
Balega partnership for 2014 training camps
Active at Altitude is delighted to announce a partnership with Balega socks. The US / South African sock manufacturer is well known for producing socks for the independent running specialty market. Balega have developed a reputation for socks that offer unique performance and fit characteristics that set them apart in the US market. Balega will […]