December is awesome: Christmas parties, gingerbread men, and endless eggnog make any Scrooge excited for the holidays.
Runners can usually escape the dietary excess of the season without too much weight gain because of our high workload.
Long runs, …
…Isn’t it funny that some people KNOW what to do with their running – when they’re actually totally wrong?
Some runners think sprinting 200’s is a great workout for the marathon. [More bad marathon advice]
Or that they …
…I used to run in the ASICS Kayano – a supportive stability shoe that weighs 13oz. I’m thankful those days are now over.
Today I prefer lighter shoes with less stability and more groundfeel. Even though I have low …
…Running a Personal Best requires an extraordinary effort that goes beyond your previous limits.
You’re in uncharted territory. With a good race strategy – like the ones in the free ebook 13 Lucky Racing Tips to Run Your Next …
…The 2008 New York City Marathon was one of the worst experiences of my life.
I was cocky even though my training was sub-par. I under-fueled and ran several tough miles too fast (fine… WAY too fast).
After the …
…Do you want to run faster in your next race? Maybe you want to finally finish strong or run a new PR?
But easier said than done. Runners always have a lot of questions about race strategy:
……How do
Skora…what’s a Skora? It’s a running shoe! And a beautiful one too:
According to Skora, their goal is to make shoes that encourage running that’s as biomechanically correct as possible, with minimal interference.
Over the last 6 weeks I …
…You can imagine the hundreds of emails I get every month from crazy runners. Just recently I saw this gem and had to share:
……Horrible idea –> “I’m not going to fuel during the marathon and hope adrenaline will
Today, I turn 29 and enter the final year of my youth.
Baller
OK, I’m being dramatic: slowly losing my athleticism, hair, and boyish good looks doesn’t scare me. Really, it doesn’t.
But seriously, I think this is going …
…For the first eight years of my running career, I was fortunate: at least three coaches were always available to answer all my questions
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But if you didn’t run in high school or college, that luxury isn’t available.…
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