Lose 20 pounds in 30 days. Engineer the perfect night’s sleep. Triple your testosterone. Reverse injuries. Go from 5k to 50k in 12 Weeks. Is it possible? These are the claims by Timothy Ferriss, author of The Four Hour Body, a New York Times #1 bestseller. He’s also written The Four Hour Workweek which is [...]
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In my last post, I talked about my decision to be a faster runner. I committed to doing the work that was necessary to bring my performances to the next level. It worked and I ran nearly a minute faster over 8k cross country. Becoming a better runner isn’t that easy. You can’t just “make [...]
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The summer of 2005 was transformative for me. After a somewhat successful spring track season, I saw a spark of talent I hadn’t seen in years. I had put in slightly above average training for only 4 weeks, but it was nothing spectacular. During the last race of the season I ran a personal record [...]
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Yesterday afternoon I sent a 2,600+ word email to my newsletter readers detailing my past running history and a full analysis of 2010. I talked about what worked, what didn’t, and what goals I have for 2011. [If you missed it because you're not a subscriber, just sign up here and you can read it [...]
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In the normal training cycle, there will be workouts that are longer and more intense than others. Your long run or interval workout are examples that may cause more soreness than a standard distance or tempo run. Soreness is part of running and not something that you should try to completely avoid. As Steve Magness [...]
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“Pretty much anything Mark Twight offered up was so difficult in the kind of way where you wish you had never been born – and even more than that, wished he had never been born.” – Gerard Butler, King Leonidas In 2007, an epic movie was released in theaters called 300 that chronicled an outnumbered [...]
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Earlier this week I sent the Strength Running newsletter subscribers an email about running different types of races to help you reach new levels of fitness and bring you closer to your goals. I also offered a bonus to my subscribers (if you’re interested in getting free stuff, just sign up for the newsletter in [...]
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Back in my high school and college days, I used to think, “You have so much time to run fast.” Time is flying by and after high school, college, and post-collegiate racing I’ve learned a lot. Three days ago, on November 1st, I turned 27 years old. I’ve been training competitively for over 12 years [...]
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Two weeks ago, I set out to run 11 miles with a few 30 second sprints near the end in my old Nike XC spikes. It was supposed to be a standard distance run with some turnover work, but it ended badly with tightness in my IT band at the knee insertion. Luckily, I took [...]
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There comes a time in every runner’s life when their knowledge of the sport gels. Understanding different elements of training that will help you become a better runner is great, but do you know how they all fit together? It took me about 10 years to finally “get it” – to appreciate that everything matters [...]
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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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