There’s nothing more motivating for some runners than challenging another runner to a race. Unfortunately, due to schedules, career, family, and other demands, the two “rivals” may not be able to get together in the same place of the same time. Technology now allows...
Overall, the running motion should feel smooth, and there should be no tension in your neck, back, shoulders or legs. Even during the last half mile of a hard workout or race, try to maintain the three main elements of good form, and you’ll stay relaxed: upright...
Answer: “The Wall” is the point where the leg muscles acquire such a level of fatigue that they don’t work very well. Runners often reach the state very suddenly. One can expect this to occur within a mile or so of the longest distance run in the past 4 weeks. For...
The key to running until you’re 100 or so, is to maintain good health and nutrition, stay within your capabilities, and exercise regularly enough to maintain the adaptations you’ve worked so hard to achieve. Age appropriate training allows you to enjoy running more...
Question: How do you choose a group to train with? Answer: Group support can increase motivation and fun during the long runs. It is crucial that the pace of the group be slow enough for the slowest member (two minutes per mile slower than current marathon race pace)....
Before Amby Burfoot won the Boston Marathon and became a brilliant journalist, he was, like me, an average high school runner who received no scholarship offers, and chose Wesleyan University (CT) for academic reasons. I was a sophomore in the fall of 1964, and during...
