Strength Running is about more than just me, Jason Fitzgerald. It’s about you – my fellow Strength Runners and the community that supports the Strength Running vision. Welcome aboard. If you’ve been hanging out here for a few months you know we do things differently: there’s no “Top 3 Injury Prevention tips” articles because that [...]
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Runners can be in great shape, but most of them aren’t very athletic. Two of the worst basketball players I’ve ever seen were three-season runners. Ask most runners to hurdle, dribble a soccer ball, or cut back and forth on a football field and you will see some of the most laughable movements. This is [...]
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Lose 20 pounds in 30 days. Engineer the perfect night’s sleep. Triple your testosterone. Reverse injuries. Go from 5k to 50k in 12 Weeks. Is it possible? These are the claims by Timothy Ferriss, author of The Four Hour Body, a New York Times #1 bestseller. He’s also written The Four Hour Workweek which is [...]
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Two months ago I offered to review the training of a few of my newsletter readers for free. I had an idea for a new type of coaching tool that isn’t being offered anywhere else, so I was curious if others would be interested. Well, the response and interest I received was incredible so I [...]
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In my last post, I talked about my decision to be a faster runner. I committed to doing the work that was necessary to bring my performances to the next level. It worked and I ran nearly a minute faster over 8k cross country. Becoming a better runner isn’t that easy. You can’t just “make [...]
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The summer of 2005 was transformative for me. After a somewhat successful spring track season, I saw a spark of talent I hadn’t seen in years. I had put in slightly above average training for only 4 weeks, but it was nothing spectacular. During the last race of the season I ran a personal record [...]
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Yesterday afternoon I sent a 2,600+ word email to my newsletter readers detailing my past running history and a full analysis of 2010. I talked about what worked, what didn’t, and what goals I have for 2011. [If you missed it because you're not a subscriber, just sign up here and you can read it [...]
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Instead of a monthly report for December, I thought it would be more interesting to look at the entire year instead and what we can learn from my training successes and failures. This past year was the first full year of training I had after my debilitating six month illiotibial band (ITB) injury after the [...]
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What are your New Year’s Resolutions? Tens of millions of people made resolutions this year, many of them centered around health and well-being. From eating better, strength training, to running a few times a week – New Year’s goals about getting in better shape are the most common. But almost every person will fail to [...]
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