“The hay’s in the barn!” Distance runners say the funniest things. What does it even mean? When a runner says that the hay is in the barn, they’re referring to the fact that at a certain point you can’t gain any more fitness before a race. It’s time to taper. The reduction in training at [...]
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What good is running in paradise if you don’t document the sights to share with others? Last month I spent 5 days on the Big Island in Hawaii for my honeymoon. While I didn’t put in a ton of training, I did some running in a lot of incredible environments: near volcanic rock fields, along [...]
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If you’re a beginning runner or someone who hasn’t raced much, race day can be terrifying. The pressure of testing your fitness level, your mental resolve, and finally seeing if all that hard work was worth it is culminating today. No wonder why you feel anxious, there’s a lot riding on this race! You might [...]
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I frequently get emails from readers with specific questions about problems they’re having with injuries, race strategies, or faster workouts. I don’t mind the questions – in fact, I encourage them. Email me with any of your training issues and I’ll be happy to reply. Many of you know that several months ago I launched [...]
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“Hills are speed work in disguise.” – Frank Shorter With a good hill, you can train almost perfectly. Hills build leg strength, increase your running economy (efficiency), prevent injuries, reduce impact forces on your legs, increase stride power, and improve the neuromuscular communication pathway. Excited to run more hills yet? If there was one training [...]
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I have a confession. I’m obsessed with optimizing my life. Whether it’s finances (yes, I have a Roth IRA!), marathon workouts, decluttering and living more like a minimalist, or getting the best night’s sleep, I’m fascinated by learning how to be the best. The same is true with eating. For years, I’ve been reading the [...]
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Last night, the Strength Running Team got an email from me with the newest guide: How to Stay Fit on Vacation: A Simple Guide to Maintaining Fitness While You’re Sipping Cocktails. The title is long, but I had fun with it The guide shows you how you can maintain your current running fitness level while [...]
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July started with a bang with 82 miles in the first seven days. And it ended in a whimper: only 199 miles for the month. But I had a great reason for running so little: I got married and went to Hawaii for two weeks! The wedding was on July 9 and we left on [...]
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Last week my buddy Matt Frazier put up a great post on the best articles on No Meat Athlete. As you might guess, it’s titled My 7 Links and highlights one post in seven different categories. At the end, he nominated me to do a post of my own on the same topic. Challenge accepted, [...]
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