Just as you must train your legs to go the distance, your digestive system must be fine-tuned to deliver the nutrients under the stress of long runs. In this process, you’ll steadily eliminate (or adjust the intake of) foods that produce negative effects. You want to...
One day a week, you can train yourself to deal with the heat by inserting the hot segments below into your workout, even if you are starting in the middle of winter. Of course, you need to get in at least two other days per week, and you must do this heat training day...
Symptoms of heat disease: Intense heat buildup in the head, significant headache, general overheating of the body General confusion and loss of concentration and muscular control Over-sweating and then cessation of sweating, clammy skin and excessive breathing Extreme...
The most common health problem among endurance exercisers is heat disease. This is a serious condition which has resulted in death in a high percentage of cases, even in highly trained, young athletes. Prevention: During hot weather, exercise at the coolest time...
Journal keepers are more likely to be lifelong runners. Many beginning runners tell me that the writing of each day’s mileage in the journal was their greatest motivation – simple but satisfying. After a few weeks, many runners learn the empowerment of organizing runs...
What do you do when you are having a motivation letdown? I have experienced many of these during my over 130 marathon training programs. On most of these I have rebounded, but on a few, I didn’t. Burnout and dropout are mental injuries. If you back off and adjust...