Combining a tempo with hill repeats is an effective, time-efficient workout that can help you get closer to race-ready shape while boosting your endurance and muscle power. This session is strength oriented with a focus on developing your aerobic capacity; if you can finish this workout feeling strong then you’re ready to run fast. I’ve [...]
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One of the best cross-training exercises for runners is pool running. It’s zero impact and has an extremely low risk of injury – making it a perfect supplemental form of training for a healthy runner and one of the best alternative exercises for injured runners. I spent a full two weeks in the pool doing [...]
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You’ve got running questions. I’ve got running advice. This article is a continuation of the Q&A style in the Strength Running PR Guide that I released earlier this year. The PR Guide is a Q&A style book with nearly 40 questions about running shoes, injuries, pacing, running gear, race tactics, and how to increase your endurance. [...]
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2011 is the Year of the PR – have you run faster than ever yet? If not, there’s still time. But to do something you’ve never done before, you have to do something you’ve never done before: better workouts, longer long runs, smarter training, or even training for a triathlon. Most runners are hesitant to [...]
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Most runners get the itch to try a marathon at some point in their running careers. How many get the itch to run a 100 miler? Enter Donald Buraglio, a physical therapist from Monterey County, CA who has competed in track, road, and trail races, marathons, ironman-distance triathlons and 100-mile ultramarathons. Donald Buraglio is the [...]
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Recently I talked about the importance of alternative training for beginners and how it can help prevent injury and build a larger endurance base. What I didn’t mention is that this tactic is also really important for every runner, even veteran marathoners or post-collegiate athletes. I received a few notes from readers explaining that they [...]
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I’ve talked to a lot of runners who have less than a year of experience in the sport. Their main goal is to get faster over 5k or 10k and break a performance plateau. All admirable goals! Typically, their training is in the 15-30 miles per week range which is a good starting point for [...]
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I sat down with my good friend Adam Fitzgerald (no relation) to talk running and got a helluva interview. Adam is a Division III Cross Country All-American who’s run 2:25 in the marathon. But his freshman year in college he was running 5k’s in over 17 minutes. He’s also only had 2 injuries in the [...]
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Being a distance runner who competed in high school and college track, I’ve spent a lot of time running in circles. I remember my time on the outdoor track fondly. It’s where I’ve sweat, bled, and laid it all on the line. Now that I’m older, I prefer to stay off the track and enjoy [...]
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Running in the heat and humidity of summer presents a lot of challenges to runners. The constant sweat, the tough workouts, and the scorching sun make summer training difficult. I know that I had to cut a few workouts short because of the heat and humidity here in the Washington, DC area. But now the [...]
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