My senior year of college, I organized a running clinic as a fundraiser for our school team. The speakers included a number of professional runners giving talks about training, racing advice, etc. Hearing them talk about their running got me FIRED UP! Feeling inspired, I set...
Read MoreRunning form drills are a great way to warm-up for a difficult workout and help your body learn efficient running form. After you've mastered basic drills like high knees and butt kicks, you can progress to something a bit more challenging like A Skips. A Skips...
Read MoreI've talked before about the importance of having strong hips as a runner. And since running really only involves moving forward and backward, it can lead to some parts of your hips getting neglected. Once that happens, you aren't able to stabilize yourself as well...
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The idea of hiring a running coach may be new to you -- and it can be confusing trying to decide which coach you should hire and why. At the risk of being self-serving, let me go over a few things that I think you need...
Read MoreTo warm-up properly for a speed workout, you need to make sure that you get the muscles you'll be using stretched out and activated. (There are lots of other things you need to do to warm-up properly, but you can read about all of them here). Traditional...
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When you're training for distance running, there is a lot that can go wrong. And some of those things aren't that obvious. You're working hard, you're getting the training in but you keep getting hurt. Or even worse, you keep putting the work in and...
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As a running coach and a new dad, I was pretty excited to start figuring out ways to work the baby jogger into my running routine. I knew it would be an adjustment – running while also pushing a little person. But, I also figured...
Read MoreRunning strength exercises should focus on two things: Improving your efficiency and running economy Helping to prevent injury So when thinking about what strength exercises to do, it's helpful to focus on exercises that target areas that don't get worked quite as much as they should when you're running. The...
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5k road races are not just for beginners. Of course 5k's are a great entry point into racing -- for most runners, it's the first race distance they do. But I know too many runners that leave 5k races behind as they get more experienced. 5k...
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The holidays are known for family, cookies, stress, office parties, and sweaters bulky enough to cover up everything the festive food and drink does to our bodies. How is a runner supposed to survive the holiday season with at least some amount of their hard-earned fitness left?...
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