If you take a poll in most running circles and ask, “What is Christopher McDougall’s book Born to Run about?” you will most likely get the same answer: barefoot running. And it’s simply not true.
Questioning our need for …
…There’s no doubt that distance runners need to strengthen their core and properly warm-up for a run.
But the days of crunches and pre-run static stretching are over. High school kids, Division I runners, and professional athletes are all …
…Moving the majority of your training to the trails is one of the best decisions you can make. If you run on the roads every day and rarely venture into the trails, you may be missing out on one …
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I’m a pretty thin guy. When I’m doing my normal 60-70 miles per week, my weight fluctuates from 125 – 128 pounds. This was my standard “summer weight” before collegiate cross-country and one of two indicators that I’m in …
…How many of us know that we should lift and have bought a gym membership in order to do our strength workouts? After a month most people don’t go to the gym enough to make it worth it. The …
…These last two weeks were very productive blocks of training. Unfortunately, it did not end well but a slightly premature end to this training cycle is just fine. I had no races lined up and was focusing on aerobic …
…In April of 2009 I started running again after about 6 months of inactivity. I had a very bad illiotibial (IT) band injury that flared up about a week after the 2008 NY Marathon. Since resurrecting my running …
…I get questions all the time from runners and non-runners about how to hit a certain time or race well while only running a few days a week. My favorite question came a few weeks ago: “I want …
…The minimalist debate is all wrong these days. You have one side arguing that shoes are evil and Nike is out to profit from your ignorance. The other side is saying we need to protect our feet and correct …
…After over eleven years of training and reading countless running books, I’ve implemented a strategy that is keeping me injury-free. I feel better now that I have in a very long time and what’s more, I actually feel more …
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