<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:17:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/ultramarathon/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Running for my Life by Dragos Roua]]></title><description><![CDATA[You may recognise the author name as @dragosroua is one of the Hive OGs, although he just returned after a couple of years away. He has mentioned his running here, but this book is a fuller account of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@steevc/running-for-my-life-by-dragos-roua</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@steevc/running-for-my-life-by-dragos-roua</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steevc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 11:13:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPrF4LvcLhgGWkNNMoPakRbUqXTVuwY85ShyYNmZHPhCLRF3jVcb654SHE2QC5nJ9tGuCUPnEvabhKvuzSp2QisFfGsRM7YoKUFMPFSJQ8Rt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Actifit Report Card: January 1 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Time for the second part of my Across the Years New Year's report for my 24 hour race. Much of a 24 hour (and beyond) is a mental game as the psychological endurance is what will often limit our performance]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@ultratrain/my-actifit-report-card-january-1-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@ultratrain/my-actifit-report-card-january-1-2025</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ultratrain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:33:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLJWX5pDscKTdyCjN1CpukbueXadUnTNibgGrYxtz1Z5NQvV3TEtxB4EfX6ujwkt1DbQDmR2Cfs92VeCtNzXhzKkMjaftGM9JySamhKJH3y7zarCBBS1L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Actifit Report Card: December 31 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm late with this posting but I finished off a very good 2024 down in Peoria Arizona at the Across the Years ultramarathon festival with a fantastic 24 hour run over the New Year - 91.6 miles total. I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@ultratrain/my-actifit-report-card-december-31-2024</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@ultratrain/my-actifit-report-card-december-31-2024</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ultratrain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:20:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennCjeZRuAbSvRKkpKvgMuAf6DN4DeX6neUgDmXqM1g71sQfdsai4jJfbQtaYqfDaaJcmrzW15wRXzWeRyMGb7pewxpktwUJBnEbCm4PfDeSuoSs98J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The marathon training continues (and so does the story of how I got here).]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week I started telling you a story about how I got into long-distance running. It's a pretty cool story. If you want to you can catch up here. 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Around 40 runners]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/india/@himalayanwomb/tikkar-lake-near-chandigarh</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/india/@himalayanwomb/tikkar-lake-near-chandigarh</guid><category><![CDATA[india]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[himalayanwomb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 13:28:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQonvFkRsaKAi9fqQ1Q2oBjHpzftMNWURF2KN56TgE5MTPr74c9VTKRc5CBbrGD4u8a7MsWRE8m1hxQ16x47HYFZ1FMXpKR9houEb6qFyLkR9F97VQ1ijjt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pilgrim Challenge 50k – North Downs Ultra Marathon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier this month I tackled a new challenge a 50k Ultra Marathon, this would be my third ultra and it would be a tough one. 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