Jason Fitzgerald, Author at Strength Running

Pool Running: Why You’re Doing it Wrong and How to Pool Run to Get Faster

Posted June 9, 2011
BY Jason Fitzgerald

One of the best cross-training exercises for runners is pool running. It’s zero impact and has an extremely low risk of injury – making it a perfect supplemental form of training for a healthy runner and one of …

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May, 2011 Training Journal: Getting Back on the Horse (and Half Marathon Event!)

Posted June 7, 2011
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Every month on Strength Running I provide an overview of my training, key workouts, and any races that I run. If you want to see what my training looks like on a daily basis, you can follow me on …

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All-Star Profile: Lisa Gonzales

Posted June 2, 2011
BY Jason Fitzgerald

This is a reader-submitted article for the Strength Running All-Star feature that highlights motivational stories of running transformation. If you’d like to submit your own story, email it to me at support@strengthrunning.com.

Enter Lisa:

On May 19^th…

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On Motivation: 11 Simple Reasons to be a Runner for Life

Posted May 31, 2011
BY Jason Fitzgerald

A simple question can sometimes be answered in countless ways. While the reasons for why we run may be different, our passion for the sport unites us runners.

Using Twitter and the Strength Running Facebook page, I asked …

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Running Advice for Beginners: Rotating Shoes and Scheduling Cross-Training

Posted May 26, 2011
BY Jason Fitzgerald

You’ve got running questions. I’ve got running advice.

This article is a continuation of the Q&A style in the Strength Running PR Guide that I released earlier this year. The PR Guide is a Q&A style book with nearly …

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Seven Running and Fitness Articles I’m Glad I Read

Posted May 24, 2011
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Everyone knows that I am a huge running nerd. I own an unreasonable number of running books, talk about it with my friends constantly, and read too many studies on performance enhancement. Hell, I even write a running blog!…

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Run Your Next Personal Best: Triathlon Edition

Posted May 18, 2011
BY Jason Fitzgerald

2011 is the Year of the PR – have you run faster than ever yet?

If not, there’s still time. But to do something you’ve never done before, you have to do something you’ve never done before: better workouts, …

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When Was The Last Time You Ran a Personal Best?

Posted May 16, 2011
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Have you ever surprised yourself with a breakout running performance?

Running a PR will elicit a feeling of true empowerment. You did the training. You put in the work and sacrificed your time, sweat, and maybe even some blood …

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The Psychology of Running Motivation: How To Get in the Right Frame of Mind to Dominate Your Training

Posted May 11, 2011
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Not qualifying for the Boston Marathon.

Failing to set a new PR.

Missing weeks of training.

Running a horrible race.

Runners fail all the time. But the failures I just mentioned are huge; they are the ones that …

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2:35 to 2:00 — All-Star Profile of Lydia Hintze

Posted May 9, 2011
BY Jason Fitzgerald

I want you to close …

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