You Can’t Run Too Slow on Your Long Runs!
Question: How fast should I run during my long runs? Answer: I recommend pacing all of the long runs, at least two minutes per mile…
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The Endurance Diet: What to Avoid
Avoid the following: Salt – Salt consumed during the 24 hours before the race will produce blood more concentrated in sodium. Fluid is then taken…
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A revolution in running shoe buying
Combining the convenience of online shopping with their 45 years of expertise in shoe fitting, Phidippides is changing how online running shoe shopping works. Worried…
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Stretching
“Stretching causes many injuries.” – It may surprise you to learn this, but I’m not a big advocate of stretching. After having worked with tens…
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If You Are Running Until You’re 100, Are You Working Too Hard Toward a Time Goal?
Mature runners who have time goals can get too focused on running faster almost every run. This often results in injury. One of the first…
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Hill Training Builds Strength – And More
Hill training strengthens the legs for running, better than any other activity I know. At the same time it can help you maximize your stride…
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Eating During Exercise
Most exercisers don’t need to worry about eating or drinking during a run until the length exceeds 90 minutes. At this point there are several…
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Benefits of Trail Running
As you move along a trail through forest, desert, or parkland, you enter a different state of mind. You’re constantly interacting with the ground, vegetation,…
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Go Slow in the Long Runs
You get the same benefit from a long slow run as you do from a long fast one and you’ll recover faster from the slow…
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The Many Ways to “Win” a Marathon
There are an almost unlimited number of different marathon “missions.” Each can enrich your life in a different way, while delivering about the same exhilaration…
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Prescriptive Exercise: Knees – The Stiff Leg Lift
If you have knees that ache regularly, here is an exercise that strengthens the various muscles in the thigh. By developing strength in the range…
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Marathon FAQ
Question: What type of speed training will help? Answer: the type of speedwork that has helped my runners the most is a form of interval…
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The Talk Test – How Aerobic Are You?
You’re aerobic – if you can talk for as long as you want with minimal huffing and puffing (h & p) You are mostly aerobic…
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Reason to Run #52: I want to keep my joints active now and 30 years from now
Reason to Run #52: I want to keep my joints active now and 30 years from now It may surprise you to know that runners…
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Running Enjoyment
Find a way to enjoy parts of every run – even the faster training. Most of your runs should be…mostly enjoyable. You increase the pleasure…
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Rehearsing for Success
Rehearsal has been used for decades by individuals in various fields to achieve their potential on any given day, under a variety of conditions. Mentally…