Running your first marathon can be daunting, especially if you haven’t been training for years already. If you have questions, you’re in the right place!
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How Geoff Broke His Chronic Injury Cycle After Nearly Quitting Running
Running can be a tough sport – with an annual injury rate hovering around 50-70%, staying healthy can be daunting. But this is a happy story! Meet Geoff:
Geoff came to running later in life but his love for …
How Do Elite Trail Runners Stay Healthy?
Trail running can be more technical and challenging than running on the roads. With the added difficulty, how do you prevent injuries on the trails?
Just think of all the obstacles you’ll encounter while trail running:
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The Annual Running Plan: Maximize Your Speed By Planning Long Term
Would you like an advantage typically reserved for the best runners in the world? How much faster could you be if you used this advantage to its full potential?
That advantage is the foresight to create an annual running …
5 Types of Squats for Runners: More Variation, More Strength
If there’s one exercise that’s perfect for runners, it’s the squat. But should we squat only one way? Can we use different types of squats to get even stronger?
In high school, our track team rarely went to the …
Alex Hutchinson on the Limits of Human Endurance
Throughout history, humans have doubted their own abilities. For some reason, we love self-imposed limitations…
Everest: the top of the world
In the 1940’s, running a mile under four minutes was considered by many scientists to be impossible.
Today, …
Fartlek Training 101: The Ultimate Guide to Fartlek Workouts
Fartlek training is a versatile, powerful, and silly-sounding way to run fast workouts. And fartleks can be done by anybody – virtually anywhere.
An accurate depiction of fartlek training
In high school, I thought I was a “tough” runner. …
What Every Fast Runner Knows About Running Motivation
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” …
Superfoods, Veganism & Fasting: A Registered Dietitian’s Perspective
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 …
Jason is a 2:39 marathoner, USATF-
