Running motivation: sometimes you have it, sometimes you don’t. But can you create it out of thin air?
Fast runners know that motivation can be engineered. It can be supported, built, and expanded. You don’t have to just “hope” …
…There’s no shortage of nutrition advice on the web. In fact, even Amazon hosts over 70,000 cookbooks!
I find that staggering. Is eating – such a basic human need – really this complex?
Whatever happened to Michael Pollan’s …
…If you run and one of your top goals is injury prevention, you are one smart runner (injuries afflict up to 75% of runners every single year!).
Most of us don’t have six hours per day to dedicate to running. Though if we did, I’m sure we’d all love that freedom!
But in reality, we have to make time and shuffle our schedules to accommodate all …
…The topic of “getting faster” is compelling because there are so many options of accomplishing this goal! They’re nearly endless…
Of course, because the available strategies for increasing your speed are mostly limited by your imagination, it’s a really …
…Stretch goals – those that are on the border of possible and impossible – are the most exciting type of goal to set.
Tyler Andrews; photo by by Melanie Ng
They’re often so challenging, difficult, and outlandish that they …
…For many runners, chasing a sub-3 marathon is a holy grail achievement. And I don’t blame them – a marathon time that starts with a ‘2’ is exciting!
Since 2016, I’ve been coaching a tight-knit group of runners in …
…There’s an exercise science term that’s incredibly useful when evaluating any training problem: specificity.
The principle of specificity implies that to improve at any physical task, you must perform that task.
Marathon training should be taken seriously. But what if your race is rapidly approaching and you’re not quite ready?
I’m sure it’s happened to you at some point: you register for a race but don’t start training right away.…
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