This is part of a series of posts I'm doing this spring focused on marathon training. To get these "Marathon Monday" posts in your inbox, sign-up here! Welcome to another edition of Coach Carl Q&A (submit your questions here). This time I'm answering a trio of...
Read MoreProper pacing is vital if you're going to run your best in a marathon. This video lays out the details on how you should pace your marathon to give yourself the best chance to PR in your next race: To download a PDF of the slides...
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We're closing in on the most mysterious time of marathon training -- the taper. The taper is definitely important, but it doesn't need to be overly complicated. The goal is to cut back on your training enough that you get to the race without any...
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This is part of a series of posts I'm doing this spring focused on marathon training. To get these "Marathon Monday" posts in your inbox, sign-up here! Welcome to another edition of Coach Carl Q&A (submit your questions here). This time I'm covering if you need to...
Read MoreThis is part of a series of posts I'm doing this spring focused on marathon training. To get these "Marathon Monday" posts in your inbox, sign-up here! Want to avoid the wall? Then you better run longer than 20 miles during your marathon training. Find out...
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With 4-8 weeks left before your spring marathon, you're right in the thick of prime training time. Now is when it becomes pretty common to wonder, "can I really hit the goal time I'm aiming for?" Or, if you haven't thought about a goal time...
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This is part of a series of posts I'm doing this spring focused on marathon training. To get these "Marathon Monday" posts in your inbox, sign-up here! A couple weeks ago, I talked about why it's important that your training is specific to the race you're...
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This is part of a series of posts I'm doing this spring focused on marathon training. To get these "Marathon Monday" posts in your inbox, sign-up here! Settle in for a long edition of Coach Carl Q&A (submit your questions here). I'm taking a deep dive into...
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This is part of a series of posts I'm doing this spring focused on marathon training. To get these "Marathon Monday" posts in your inbox, sign-up here! Last week I talked about the stress-adaptation curve and why it has such big implications for how you should...
Read MoreThis is part of a series of posts I'm doing this spring focused on marathon training. To get these "Marathon Monday" posts in your inbox, sign-up here! This week for Marathon Monday I want to take a look at how you actually improve as a runner....
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