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Trail Running LightFastandFun!

An entire website especially for trail runners.
Fall in love with trail running!
How to get there Light, Fast and have more Fun!

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth,

And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings,

Put out my hand and touched the face of God."

--John Gillespie Magee

Imagine feeling completely one with the surrounding forest, rocks and hills--the living earth!

  • This is the goal of Trail Running Light Fast and Fun.
  • When we treat ourselves as sacred we begin to understand the sacredness of the earth and our interconnection.

Whether you're an advanced trail runner, or you've never run in your life, this free trail running e-series will help you:

  • Achieve the basic conditioning to easily and enjoyably run mountain trails and upper snowfields.
  • Look and feel your life-time best!
  • Safely navigate the wilderness with the confidence you have in your own back yard.
You'll be always prepared for a marathon, but you'll forsake the city asphalt and the crowds, and spend marathon day instead on the mountain trails!

Free Trail Running E-Series

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Part #1

Fall In Love

The key to trail running success is

  • NOT the particular body type with which you were blessed.
  • NOT work-out strategy or running form.
  • NOT shoes or running apparel.
  • NOT diet or health conditioning.
  • NOT health supplements or ability to quickly recover from injury.

The first and most basic key to trail running success is: Fall in love. This series opener helps you explore the motivation behind the activity of trail running and gives practical exercises to grow an enduring attitude that will take you to the top again and again. Simply complete the sign-up form to get started!
Part #1
9-Part E-series

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Part #2

Shod With Wings

Shoes are the trail runner's single most important piece of equipment. A good pair of trail running shoes

  • Cushions every stride protecting all the joints of your body--ankles to neck--from every pounding stride.
  • Compliments and helps shape your running style.
  • Maximizes your energy.
  • Minimizes the chance of running injuries.
  • Provides the traction that keeps you from wipping out on rock, mud, snow and ice.

But how do you know

  • What style is best for you?
  • When to replace a worn-out injury-causing old pair of shoes?
  • What additional cushioning you might add to protect from sharp rocks on the trail?

Find everything you need to know in this free session to ensure you are shod with wings and not anchors! Simply complete the sign-up form to get started!

Part #2

Part #3

Ground School

Basic Conditioning

Excellent trail running conditioning combines

  • strength
  • speed
  • endurance

But how do you build and maintain your basic conditioning in a way that will help you quickly reach and then extend your potential while avoiding boring workouts or workouts that cause more injury than good?

In this session you will find a plan to begin building your basic conditioning whether you're starting out on ground zero or are already advanced but want to move to the next level. Attain the look and feel of the perfectly conditioned body that may up to now have been only a dream--and have fun getting there. You might even get addicted to a habit that is very very healthy, brings great happiness, and can extend both the length and quality of your life. Simply complete the sign-up form to get started!

Part #3
Part #4

You Are What You Eat

A healthy trail running diet makes a huge difference in how fast you build your conditioning and how light and strong you feel on the mountain trails. Your diet can

  • Extend your endurance.
  • Help prevent injury and sickness (down-time).
  • Greatly speed your recovery from injury, sickness or a hard workout.

Beyond diet, there is the question of health supplements. Some are dangerous, others are just a waste of money, but some can be essential.

Trail running is an activity that draws a tremendous amount of your body's resources. Here you will find everything you need to know to make sure the well is filled, and filled the the right stuff! Simply complete the sign-up form to get started!
Part #4
Part #5

Avoiding Running Injuries

Running injuries are simply horrible! Every stride agrivates the pain and the damage, turning the otherwise joyful experience of trail running into sheer torture, while bringing your conditioning program to a sudden halt. You miss trail running opportunities and begin to feel emotionally and even spiritually starved. You watch helplessly as you begin to gradually lose all the ground you have gained.

It's ironic that most running injuries can be easily avoided, or quickly cured without missing even one workout! I know from direct experience and study, and in this session I will pass that knowledge on to you. Simply complete the sign-up form to get started!
Part #5

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-Susan Akers
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LightFastandFun.com is a website just for trailrunners, aimed at helping people discover and enjoy all aspects of trail running: Physical, Mental and Spiritual--whatever their starting point. LightFastandFun.com is owned and operated by DefineWrite, LLC. Portland, Oregon USA. We make concerted efforts to maintain the privacy of every site visitor, client and subscriber. We do not release our contact list names or contact information to third parties, nor do we capture contact information by any means other than our opt-in subscription form and other clearly labeled forms.

Part #6

Basic Trail Gear

"Everything you need, and nothing more!" There is a balance between hauling too much gear up the mountain, and not having what you need. If your clothing strategy is "don't get cold", you will likely pack much more than you need. Having the goal of maintaining equilibrium between yourself and your environment at all times gives you a lighter, faster and more comfortable adventure.

Discover a revolutionary technique for light, fast traction on snow and ice and leave your crampons and heavy boots at home. Trail running has finally hit the glaciers! Simply complete the sign-up form to get started!
Part #7

Trail Technique

The way you run on combinations of different surfaces and inclines can mean the difference between running freely like the wind or having to focus so much attention on looking at the ground at your feet that you miss the joy and beauty of your surroundings. Acquirinjg a good trail running technique is similar to acquiring the technique of a master violinist or a master in any field. You systematically learn and practice basic technique until it becomes natural and unconscious. When you have internalized a natural effective trail running technique, your body, mind and spirit are free to be their best on the trail.

Musicians have their technique manuals and classes. Here is a session for the trail runner who would become a master. Simply complete the sign-up form to get started!
Part #8

Wilderness Navigation

When you think about it, most common trail experiences are pretty linear. There is a vast and untouched, unknown wilderness to either side of the trail.

  • Discover the freedom of being able to look at a mountaintop and select your own approach--run the particular ridge system of your choice!
  • Feel the security of knowing that if you should wander into unfamiliar territory, or find yourself having to navigate darkness on the trail you will have the same steady confidence you have in your own backyard--even if you should find yourself in upper altitude white-out conditions!

A new world opens before you. Find out all you need to know to explore and discover, while being safe yourself, and safe to the environment. Simply complete the sign-up form to get started!
Part #9

Putting It All Together

So you're on your way to mastering the joyful, life-transforming experience of trail running!

  • Ho do you find the closest and best trails in your area?
  • How do you quickly scope out a trail?
  • Where do you find great running partners?
  • How do you create and organize a visual and written record of your experiences--something you can share with others, or return to at any time?
  • What's the next creative step that will take you to the next level of trail running mastery and delight?

We'll explore these things in this series conclusion. Simply complete the sign-up form to get started!