Making Adjustments:
One of my favorite roles is helping runners solve problems. Almost every day I hear from at least one person who has experienced a rebirth…
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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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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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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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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…
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Fast Twitch vs. Slow Twitch Muscle Fibers
We are born with a combination of two types of muscle fibers. Those with a high percentage of fast twitchers can run fast for a…
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You Can’t Go Too Slowly on a Long One
Long Run/Walk Facts: Twenty miles with walking breaks (or shuffle breaks) equals 20 miles run continuously… at any speed (but you recover faster with walk…
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Injured? Ice Massage – The Right Way to Do it
Many runners assume that any frozen item can be used in an ice treatment, even frozen bags of peas. In my experience, these forms of…
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The Little Things Which Speed Recovery
Before and during your race: The little things which speed recovery: · Start Conservatively. Time goal runners should start the race 10 to 20 seconds slower…
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The Average Age of the Runner/Walker
The average age of the runner/walker has increased to 40+. The unequaled positive attitude boost, significant stress release and overall increase in vitality, focus and…