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Mountain Standard Mountain Athletic Journal
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At our very core, MAJ is a portrayal and celebration of all mountain athletes both amateur and professional, and the organizations that make the pursuit of these outdoor sports possible. We believe relationships with mountains can foster and inspire a better quality of life, so we’re advocates, stewards, and enthusiasts for recreation, exploration, and preservation of vertical wilderness.
At MAJ, we chose to record the stories, events, accomplishments, policy, data, culture, images, video, sponsors, and opinions of athletes in pursuit of that unknown through any human powered activity in mountain ranges. We do this because these are the individuals that are pushing boundaries, and are defining the new milestones for not only personal, but also human accomplishment.
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Mountain Standard S01E02 P2
In Episode Two, part two, I reassess my approach to distance running after a pretty tough training run outing. I discuss with my cohort some pros and cons about our upcoming race, and receive more professional advice on doing it right. Naturally, the episode concludes with us actually competing in an ultramarathon for the first time.
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Mountain Standard S01E02 P1
In episode two, part one, we focus on why running a marathon is hard, if at all. Under the misconception that it is not hard, I decide to let a friend talk me into running a trail ultramarathon instead. As a result, I decide to talk to some people with professional ultra running experience to understand the strategy behind completing one, I get their takes on popularity, as well as hear some of their own origin stories. At the end, I document my first (and only) training run...