Tweet Remember back in January when you made your bold New Year’s Resolutions? I’m going to run my first marathon this year! It’s time I lost 40 pounds! Finally, I’m going to stay injury-free for an entire year! And now it’s April – are you on track to reach your resolutions? If not, why is [...]
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Tweet How do I stop getting injured so frequently? Every runner will eventually ask themselves this question at some point during their training cycle. And with the annual injury rate around 75% according to some sources, it’s a very relevant question. Injuries are the bane of good training and prevent the consistency that’s needed for [...]
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Tweet Jim Butler has been the head Cross Country coach at Connecticut College for over 25 years, leading the Men’s team to the National Championships in 2002 where he was then named the Division III New England Coach of the Year. He’s coached multiple All-American and regional champion runners, been named the NESCAC (New England [...]
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Tweet It’s difficult to describe exactly who Chris Guillebeau is. That’s because he does a little bit of everything, all around the world. He’s the bestselling author of The Art of Non-Comformity and the recently released The $100 Startup. He runs his blog ChrisGuillebeau.com and his business UnconventionalGuides.com from anywhere. He has to – he’s traveling to every country [...]
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Tweet Making the transition from a team sport athlete to a runner can be tough. I know, I used to be a basketball player. When I stopped growing at 5’7″, my dreams of dunking an alley-ooped basketball died faster than I did at the NYC Marathon (too soon?). This is me – on a 7 [...]
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Tweet Dathan Ritzenhein graduated high school with six National Championship titles. He left the University of Colorado with four All-America titles, a national title at cross country, and the school record in the 10,000m in 27:38.50. Since turning pro, Dathan’s competed in the marathon at the 2008 Olympics, the 10k at the 2004 Olympics, set [...]
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Tweet 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 [...]
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Tweet If you’re training for a marathon and eating vegetarian, you probably have questions about how to eat properly. It’s a common struggle for a lot of vegetarian or vegan endurance athletes. I’m not a vegetarian but I know it’s a common diet among distance runners. Luckily I was able to speak with Matt Frazier, [...]
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Tweet 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 [...]
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Tweet After having run for over 12 years, it seems like some of my favorite memories have been through running. I’ve raced indoor track, outdoor track, cross-country, road races, and the New York Marathon. My fiancee was a college runner and that’s how we met. Most of my best friends are (or were) runners in [...]
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Jason Fitzgerald is a 2:39 marathoner, USATF-certified coach, and author of 101 Simple Ways to be a Better Runner.
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