https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/ Fresh takes for trail runners and ultrarunning hopefuls. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/weekend-project-training-61.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/weekend-project-training-61.html Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:24:53 GMT One contained, satisfying training project for trail runners — start Saturday morning, done by lunch. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/community-pulse-running-21.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/community-pulse-running-21.html Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:05:39 GMT The arguments, consensus shifts, and quietly useful threads from the races community this week. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/nutrition-pre-spend-checklist-61.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/nutrition-pre-spend-checklist-61.html Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:26:10 GMT Seven questions that separate a justified nutrition purchase from an expensive mood. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/five-shoes-mistakes-61.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/five-shoes-mistakes-61.html Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:40:26 GMT The most common early stumbles in shoes, and the cheap corrections that fix them for trail runners and ultrarunning hopefuls. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/trail-shoe-guide-field-test-21.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/trail-shoe-guide-field-test-21.html Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:03:02 GMT We put the most-repeated advice about trail shoe guide through a month of actual use. Some of it survived. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/ask-the-forge-races-60.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/ask-the-forge-races-60.html Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:06:23 GMT Straight answers to the races questions trail runners and ultrarunning hopefuls keep asking, minus the hedging. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/quiet-upgrade-nutrition-61.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/quiet-upgrade-nutrition-61.html Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:18:05 GMT No purchases, no overhauls — the modest nutrition adjustments that trail runners and ultrarunning hopefuls report mattering most. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/myth-vs-reality-trail-shoe-guide-19.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/myth-vs-reality-trail-shoe-guide-19.html Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:24:38 GMT The persistent myths around trail shoe guide, stress-tested against what trail runners and ultrarunning hopefuls actually report. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/weekend-project-training-60.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/weekend-project-training-60.html Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:23:41 GMT One contained, satisfying training project for trail runners — start Saturday morning, done by lunch. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/community-pulse-trailrunning-20.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/community-pulse-trailrunning-20.html Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:31:50 GMT The arguments, consensus shifts, and quietly useful threads from the races community this week. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/nutrition-pre-spend-checklist-60.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/nutrition-pre-spend-checklist-60.html Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:05:23 GMT Seven questions that separate a justified nutrition purchase from an expensive mood. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/five-shoes-mistakes-60.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/five-shoes-mistakes-60.html Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:16:37 GMT The most common early stumbles in shoes, and the cheap corrections that fix them for trail runners and ultrarunning hopefuls. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/trail-running-for-road-runners-field-test-20.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/trail-running-for-road-runners-field-test-20.html Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:23:49 GMT We put the most-repeated advice about trail running for road runners through a month of actual use. Some of it survived. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/ask-the-forge-races-59.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/ask-the-forge-races-59.html Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:39:18 GMT Straight answers to the races questions trail runners and ultrarunning hopefuls keep asking, minus the hedging. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/quiet-upgrade-nutrition-60.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/quiet-upgrade-nutrition-60.html Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:14:05 GMT No purchases, no overhauls — the modest nutrition adjustments that trail runners and ultrarunning hopefuls report mattering most. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/myth-vs-reality-trail-running-for-road-runners-20.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/myth-vs-reality-trail-running-for-road-runners-20.html Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:59:02 GMT The persistent myths around trail running for road runners, stress-tested against what trail runners and ultrarunning hopefuls actually report. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/weekend-project-training-59.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/weekend-project-training-59.html Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:02:40 GMT One contained, satisfying training project for trail runners — start Saturday morning, done by lunch. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/community-pulse-ultramarathon-20.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/community-pulse-ultramarathon-20.html Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:59:22 GMT The arguments, consensus shifts, and quietly useful threads from the races community this week. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/nutrition-pre-spend-checklist-59.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/nutrition-pre-spend-checklist-59.html Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:02:21 GMT Seven questions that separate a justified nutrition purchase from an expensive mood. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/five-shoes-mistakes-59.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/five-shoes-mistakes-59.html Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:00:48 GMT The most common early stumbles in shoes, and the cheap corrections that fix them for trail runners and ultrarunning hopefuls. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/ultra-training-plan-field-test-19.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/ultra-training-plan-field-test-19.html Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:17:30 GMT We put the most-repeated advice about ultra training plan through a month of actual use. Some of it survived. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/ask-the-forge-races-58.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/ask-the-forge-races-58.html Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:03:13 GMT Straight answers to the races questions trail runners and ultrarunning hopefuls keep asking, minus the hedging. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/quiet-upgrade-nutrition-59.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/quiet-upgrade-nutrition-59.html Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:15:51 GMT No purchases, no overhauls — the modest nutrition adjustments that trail runners and ultrarunning hopefuls report mattering most. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/myth-vs-reality-ultra-training-plan-20.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/myth-vs-reality-ultra-training-plan-20.html Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:18:51 GMT The persistent myths around ultra training plan, stress-tested against what trail runners and ultrarunning hopefuls actually report. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/weekend-project-training-58.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/weekend-project-training-58.html Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:27:28 GMT One contained, satisfying training project for trail runners — start Saturday morning, done by lunch. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/community-pulse-running-20.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/community-pulse-running-20.html Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:27:22 GMT The arguments, consensus shifts, and quietly useful threads from the races community this week. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/nutrition-pre-spend-checklist-58.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/nutrition-pre-spend-checklist-58.html Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:34:07 GMT Seven questions that separate a justified nutrition purchase from an expensive mood. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/five-shoes-mistakes-58.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/five-shoes-mistakes-58.html Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:02:13 GMT The most common early stumbles in shoes, and the cheap corrections that fix them for trail runners and ultrarunning hopefuls. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/trail-shoe-guide-field-test-20.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/trail-shoe-guide-field-test-20.html Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:04:37 GMT We put the most-repeated advice about trail shoe guide through a month of actual use. Some of it survived. https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/ask-the-forge-races-57.html https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/switchback-signal-2/posts/ask-the-forge-races-57.html Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:06:08 GMT Straight answers to the races questions trail runners and ultrarunning hopefuls keep asking, minus the hedging.