Tweet Too many runners fall victim to over-training and excessive running fatigue. I see a lot of new runners making mistakes with their training that put them at an increased risk for injury and feeling less than their best. My college coach used to say, “Avoid the 3 too’s – too much, too soon, too [...]
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Tweet Recently, I was talking to a family friend about her running. She’s run a few marathons and has a personal best of about 4:20, so she’s doing really well for somebody who’s only been running for two years. Her next race is a Warrior Dash and she’s also running a half-marathon in April. Clearly, [...]
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Tweet “Back in the ’60s, we ran way more and way faster in the thinnest little shoes, and we never got hurt. I never even remember talking about injuries back then. So you’ve got to wonder, what’s changed…” – Amby Burfoot, 1968 Boston Marathon Champion Running barefoot is becoming more and more popular. It’s no [...]
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Tweet I’m proud and excited to announce that 52 Workouts, 52 Weeks, One Faster Runner is now available! It’s completely free and contains 52 different workouts that you can use in your own training. Download the guide here. In this ebook, I’ll show you workouts that: Build monster endurance for the half and full marathon [...]
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Tweet I started to write a post about all of the different workouts that I’ve run. It ended up being over 3,000 words long. So I kept writing, added a few more workouts, and now I have a free ebook for you! I’m proud to report that I’m releasing a free guide on running workouts. [...]
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Tweet As other running nerds can attest, the feeling of opening a new running book is only surpassed by running a PR or lacing up a new pair of racing flats. For me, the best stocking stuffer is a running book I don’t own. It’s one of the few books that I will always refer [...]
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Tweet In the normal training cycle, there will be workouts that are longer and more intense than others. Your long run or interval workout are examples that may cause more soreness than a standard distance or tempo run. Soreness is part of running and not something that you should try to completely avoid. As Steve [...]
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Tweet Before we start, I want to remind you that you can still get 10% off your Road ID order by using coupon code pcSAVE10 this week only so get your holiday gift now. The sale will still go on next week, but the sale will be reduced to 5% on your entire order. Check [...]
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Tweet “Pretty much anything Mark Twight offered up was so difficult in the kind of way where you wish you had never been born – and even more than that, wished he had never been born.” – Gerard Butler, King Leonidas In 2007, an epic movie was released in theaters called 300 that chronicled an [...]
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Jason Fitzgerald is a 2:39 marathoner, USATF-certified coach, and author of 101 Simple Ways to be a Better Runner.
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