{"id":1011,"date":"2012-09-25T14:00:03","date_gmt":"2012-09-25T20:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ultraspire.net\/?p=1011"},"modified":"2012-09-25T14:00:03","modified_gmt":"2012-09-25T20:00:03","slug":"endurance-training-why-i-love-the-alpha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/de-stage.ultraspire.com\/de\/endurance-training-why-i-love-the-alpha\/","title":{"rendered":"Endurance Training – Why I Love the Alpha – Matt Hart"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Matt<\/p>\n

There are a number of reason I chose to work with UltrAspire. Sponsors love the idea of product testing by athletes who are pushing endurance training limits, and thus, their products. However, it’s more often than not simply lip service, or a good show (or photoshoot). That is not the case with UltrAspire. As one of their athletes I actually get to hammer on early versions of products. I provide feedback, and they listen – imagine that.<\/p>\n

Case in point: At the Summer Outdoor Retailer Show I had mentioned Jared<\/a>Campbell<\/a> and my plan to tackle the Nolan’s 14<\/a>. The basic idea for Nolan’s came from a group of ultrarunners back in the day trying to figure out how many \u201cfourteeners\u201d – peaks with summits 14,000 feet above sea level or higher – they could put into one 100 mile route. The route they came up with is roughly 100 miles and starts at the Leadville Fish Hatchery. Only the start, finish and summits are requirements, so you can take any route you chose between peaks. In order; Mount Massive, Mount Elbert, La Plata, Huron, Missouri, Belford, Oxford, Harvard, Columbia, Yale, Princeton, Antero, Tabeguache, and Shavano.<\/p>\n

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Adventure of this sort often requires customization to your pack and good endurance training<\/h2>\n

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I had some basic needs:<\/p>\n