Tweet Your big race is over. You finally did it! Maybe you even ran a big personal best – well done and well deserved! But now you might be thinking, what do I do now? It’s a common problem for a lot of runners: figuring out what to do after your goal race is complete. Do [...]
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Tweet Before I start… Did you know Strength Running is becoming one of the largest running blogs around thanks to you? I’m humbled! Technorati is a site that ranks blogs and to make sure that I’m the owner of SR, I have to use this funky code: BM45BTT8MNQW. Sorry, it doesn’t work as a discount code [...]
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Tweet There’s nothing quite like a new pair of compression sleeves to make you feel like a total gear junkie. Especially RecoFit sleeves, which look like the Batsuit. A few weeks ago I was sent a pair of calf sleeves to test from RecoFit. I’ve been wearing them regularly on easy runs, long runs, and [...]
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Tweet It’s a tough question: How fast should I run on my easy days in between workouts? Just think of all of the ways we describe the pace you should run on “easy runs:” easy recovery moderate slow relaxed Then there’s also the concept of “base runs” and “recovery runs.” Some runners will have both, [...]
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Tweet We can’t run the same way year after year. Indeed, running has to adapt to fit our age. When taking the USA Track & Field coaching course, training age was taught as an important concept to consider when coaching any runner. If you’re 30 years old but have only been running for two years, your training [...]
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Tweet December is awesome: Christmas parties, gingerbread men, and endless eggnog make any Scrooge excited for the holidays. Runners can usually escape the dietary excess of the season without too much weight gain because of our high workload. Long runs, interval workouts, and strength exercises torch extra calories very effectively. Don’t let those “chronic cardio” [...]
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Tweet This is the final article in a 3-part series highlighting the best material on Strength Running. Today is the Grab Bag Edition with many topics like minimalism, diet for runners, advanced recovery techniques, and more. Most of the articles on Strength Running are detailed “how-to” posts that go in-depth on particular topics. Today I highlight [...]
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Tweet Do you even know the best ways to use your fancy heart rate monitor? Every runner knows how to turn it on and watch their heart rate climb during a workout. That’s easy! But do you know how to use a heart rate monitor to get the most out of your workouts? Look around at [...]
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Tweet A year ago I asked myself, “Do compression socks actually work?” Today, I know the answer. Whether you use compression sleeves or socks, this post will help you use them as effectively as possible. They both work (and they both look goofy…). I’m naturally skeptical of new things, especially if they have fantastic claims like [...]
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Tweet The day after a marathon can seem like you’re learning to walk for the first time: short steps, no coordination, and pathetic range of motion. Maybe this is familiar to those finishing the Boston Marathon today? With the Boston Marathon today, I want to help all those runners who are having a hard time [...]
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