The good folks at barefoot-running.us sent me a copy of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Barefoot Running by Dr. Craig Richards and Thomas Hollowell to review here on Strength Running and I must say… I am pleasantly surprised. I’m usually skeptical of these books and consider them too basic and not very thorough. I was wrong [...]
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Hindsight is 20/20. As I look back on nearly 13 years of competitive racing, I want to change a lot of my past training. I made a lot of mistakes – small decisions that resulted in an injury, a poor race, or missing half a year of running. Many of my injuries can be attributed [...]
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It was a Saturday afternoon and I was on the verge of dozing off in the bathtub. I was testing Oasis Recovery System’s Endurasoak product, which claims to help you recover from hard workouts. That’s just what I needed; I had just finished a 20 mile long run. There’s been a lot of conversation recently [...]
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Over the last six weeks, I’ve worked closely with my newsletter readers to create the Strength Running PR Guide. I asked them to send me their running questions and I got an overwhelming response. What was supposed to be a blog post is now over 10,000 words. Why did I ask my readers to submit [...]
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On Sunday, March 13 I ran the St. Patrick’s Day 8k in Washington, DC. This was a tune-up for my main goal this spring: the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler on April 3rd. I had a few objectives for this race, including running under 26 minutes, cracking the top 10 overall, and if that failed – [...]
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Qualifying for Boston by over 20 minutes. Winning a marathon. Writing a book. Creating an iPhone app for athletes. Running over 3,000 miles in a year. Steve Speirs has done it all – and more. He was gracious enough to let me interview him on his training, racing, and early running career so that we [...]
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Every month on Strength Running I give an overview of my monthly training. Unlike a lot of other running sites out there, I walk the walk (run the run?) and am usually in a high-volume training cycle. February was no different. If you want to see what my day to day training looks like, you [...]
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While running, your body is orchestrating a complex symphony of muscle movements that help you absorb shock, transfer energy, and stay upright. The coordination to run efficiently is astounding. Your left leg muscles must work in harmony with your core muscles to keep you balanced. This is happening while your right arm is swinging forward [...]
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Before today’s post, I want to remind everyone that Road Runner Sports is having an awesome sale where you can get $25 off a $150 purchase (plus 10% off and free shipping if you’re VIP), so get your gear while this sale is going on. Now on to the report! I ran the Polar Bear [...]
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Runners are always looking for the newest way to prevent running injuries and help them train smarter. From compression socks, foam rollers, and even full leg compression sleeves (ridiculous, aren’t they?). Most of the products that you buy help you recover from hard training or treat running injuries. But I had an opportunity recently to [...]
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