Tweet Before I start, I’m thrilled to announce that on June 15, my wife Meaghan and I had a daughter! Reagan was born at 8:10am on Saturday and we couldn’t be more excited. Both mom and baby are healthy and happy ### Running is so simple – just lace up your shoes and you’re ready [...]
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Tweet As I look back on over 15 years of running, it’s painfully obvious that I’ve made every mistake possible. Did I hurt my IT band… and then jump back into a fast workout two days later? Ugh, yes. Did I increase my mileage by 10%… every week for two months until I injured my knee? [...]
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Tweet Running isn’t always fun. It can be hard – even painful. But as Desiree Davila said, “If I planned on backing off every time running got difficult I would hang up my shoes and take up knitting.” Click here to tweet that quote! Running is so universal that it doesn’t matter who you are or [...]
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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 Last week I posted an article that shows why CrossFit Endurance is not an effective training program for runners. If you haven’t read it yet then you should before reading this post. I received a lot of criticism and negative comments (which I expected). You can also read this rebuttal article from 2:38 marathoner [...]
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Tweet The claims are bold: run less mileage with more intensity (and a lot of lifting) to race faster. But does it work? That’s the million dollar question. Is CrossFit Endurance (CFE) an effective training program for runners? Here’s how CFE describes itself: CrossFit Endurance is an endurance sports training program dedicated to improving performance, [...]
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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 Running advice that’s actionable makes me giddy. I love training tips that work and are easily implemented into your plan no matter what race you’re preparing for. Last week I was interviewed by John Sifferman for nearly 90 minutes and I said the word “actionable” at least 38 times. It’s that important to me. We talked [...]
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Tweet “I don’t want to run today… maybe I’ll just skip it…” I was on the west side of New Zealand’s south island, completing my three month trip through Maui, Australia, and New Zealand. Earlier that day I was tubing through frigid waters to see glow worms. After that experience and a three hour drive, [...]
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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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