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Race Faster by Recruiting More Muscle Fibers (the “Muscle Approach”)

Posted August 28, 2025
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Adult runners need more hard training. And by “hard training,” I mean focusing more on muscle fiber recruitment!

But first, let me back up and explain. I started running when I was 14 and continued for eight years, …

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Stability Training the Right Way, with Physical Therapist and Researcher Jay Dicharry

Posted November 24, 2022
BY Christine

The most effective tools for strong, healthy running are often the least sexy. Stability training may get less attention than speed and strength, but it is a key component of running efficiently and injury free.

Stability is a …

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District Track’s Tom Brumlik on How to Train for the 800m

Posted August 12, 2019
BY Jason Fitzgerald

The District Track Club is an elite running group in Washington, DC. And coach Tom Brumlik is here to help demystify 800m training.

The 800-meter distance is a magical race: it’s a terrifying journey into the heart of …

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Fartlek Training 101: The Ultimate Guide to Fartlek Workouts

Posted May 16, 2018
BY Jason Fitzgerald

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. …

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Base Training Fundamentals: 3 Crucial Ingredients in Any Base Phase

Posted February 12, 2018
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Base training (also called the introductory or foundational training period) is the first phase of a training cycle. It’s what prepares runners for the more challenging, race-specific workouts that come later.

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Strength Coach Randy Hauer on The Role of Lifting for Runners

Posted January 24, 2018
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Over the last few weeks, I’ve fielded hundreds of lifting questions from runners who all want to know, “How do I lift the right way?”

It’s a great question. In fact, it’s THE question!

Knowing how to …

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How to Power Clean and Build Explosiveness

Posted January 15, 2018
BY Jason Fitzgerald

The Year of Strength is already one of our most popular – because it’s clear that runners truly value being strong.

Over the last two weeks we’ve been discovering the truth about how runners should strength train.

We’ve …

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Speed Training 101: How to Improve Your Top End Running Speed

Posted December 18, 2017
BY Jason Fitzgerald

During college workouts when my existence shrank into a singularity of suffering and time stalled, I remember laughing at the sprinters. You call THAT a speed workout?!

But it was – and I didn’t know what I was talking …

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Dr. Mike Young on Speed Development, Sprinting, and Lifting for Speed

Posted February 13, 2017
BY Jason Fitzgerald

The more complex a movement, the more skill is needed to perform it well. Sprinting is one of those complex movements.

There’s no doubt that running as fast as you can – an all-out sprint – requires a high …

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Muscle Tension: How to Increase Your “Stiffness” to Race Faster

Posted October 3, 2016
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Muscle tension. The phrase is usually associated with pain, soreness, or even spasms. But can it be a good thing?

Yes – muscle tension is actually a very good thing for runners!

But it’s probably a little different …

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