What if you’re just starting to run as a complete beginner? This post is for you. New runners face a unique dilemma: the motivation to run and achieve big goals is high, but your aerobic and muscular fitness is low. That’s a potentially dangerous combination, so this article will help you start running safely and put [...]
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Core strength is vital to being a consistent, healthy runner. I’ve covered this in great detail here, here, and here. If you think your “core” is just your abs – you’re very wrong. It includes everything from your hips and glutes to your lower back and hamstrings. A good core routine will work all of [...]
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Are you a creature of habit? I definitely am. My training is predictable even though I know the serious benefits of variety in any program. I run the same trails, do similar workouts from training cycle to training cycle, and always stick to the same core routines. This needs to change if I want to [...]
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Would you like to run more and train harder with fewer running injuries? If you have a time goal for your next race or want to run in less pain, of course you want to train more consistently! Last week I spoke with coach Jay Johnson about his DVD series Building a Better Runner. Both [...]
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I love this analogy: Don’t let your engine outpace your chassis. It’s a simple analogy that refers to your metabolic or aerobic fitness (endurance) vs. your structural fitness (bones, tendons, ligaments, and muscles). I like to tell my runners that you never want a Ferrari engine in the frame of a Geo Prizm. That engine is going to tear [...]
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How the hell do you choose the right pair of running shoes? Beginner runners usually have no idea so they head to the specialty running store to get an “expert” evaluation. The specialist will look at the new runner’s arches and how they walk (rarely will they have them run down the sidewalk and watch) [...]
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Every few months there’s a new fitness or health topic that ripples through the tubes of the internet. Years ago it was the Paleo Diet (which is legit). Then we all heard about Vitamin D and it’s apparent long list of benefits (which is probably legit – needs more study). Now it seems that one [...]
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I crested the top of the hill, the hot summer sun beating on my bare shoulders. I had just finished my eighth hill repetition on a narrow, winding trail near my home town of Lexington, MA. It was August, 2004. I was running close to 80 miles a week and preparing for the fall cross [...]
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September – what a month! Lots of lessons to be learned and milestones to be celebrated. First, September was my highest volume month of 2011! I ran 342 miles, or an average of about 80 miles per week. This is awesome news since it comes about 2.5 months before the Philadelphia Marathon. The work I [...]
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Before today’s post, just a quick reminder that the price of the Rebel Running Guide will go up after today. If you want the sale price ($10 value), pick up your copy today on Nerd Fitness. ## If you’re like me, you think you’re invincible. You say things like, “That will never happen to me!” [...]
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