In 2012, I nearly convinced a friend to run a 6 day, 120 mile trail race in the Rocky Mountains that reaches an altitude of over 12,500 feet.
That race is the Transrockies Run, a mostly singletrack …
Archives for February 2014
My Surprising Reading List: Extinctions, Rituals, and Drugs
Every week I share actionable coaching advice that can help you become a better runner.
But where do I get ideas for the 400+ articles I’ve written?
Click to Tweet: “Read more books! Here are 4 ideas from @JasonFitz1”…
How to Train for a Marathon: Jay Johnson on Long Runs, Cutback Weeks, and Maximizing Your Potential
There’s no shortage of information about how to train for a marathon. Just search the web and you’ll find countless marathon plans, articles, and advice.
But if your goal is to do more than simply finish, what advice should …
How to Return to Running After an Injury
Of the dozens of questions I get every week, the most common is How do I return to running after an injury?
Because injuries are (unfortunately) so abundant – and as runners we love to run – I’m not …
Q&A with Coach: How do I Avoid Muscle Imbalances?
Do you have muscle imbalances? Spoiler alert: of course you do!
In fact, we all do.
Nobody is perfectly symmetrical. We may have a dominant leg, strike the ground harder with one foot, pronate more with one leg, or …
How I Got an Achilles Injury (my first injury in 5 years)
For the last five years, I haven’t had a serious running injury.
Until recently – when I injured my Achilles tendon by making a slew of poor training decisions…
This was a real injury. Not just the very beginning…
Jason is a 2:39 marathoner, USATF-
