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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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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When I’m traveling, I find it really hard to warm up properly before I go running. The drills I do, especially the iron cross and hurdle seat exchange dynamic stretches, take up a lot of space. Knocking over a coffee table is a real possibility when you’re swinging your legs back and forth with the [...]
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Running injuries don’t come easy to some people. I know runners who haven’t been hurt in years despite marathon training, 100+ mile weeks, and really hard workouts. There are other runners who manage to train for 5k’s and marathons with no aches and pains whatsoever. This tutorial is for the 25-50% of the running population [...]
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I'm Jason Fitzgerald, a 2:39 marathoner and running coach. I want to help you get faster.
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