Proper running form is an elusive concept. Hard to understand, hard to know if you are doing it properly, and hard to change the way that you run now. After all, you’ve done it this way for so long already. I find that real, tangible cues that people can focus on changing, like the Cadence [...]
Running a marathon is a huge undertaking. All of the training and time invested aside, the day itself brings a host of challenges to make the simple task of running…that way…for 26.2 miles…seem a bit overwhelming. In honor of the impending Boston Marathon, here are my top tips for making the marathon day as easy as it can possibly be (pain of running aside).
One of the most debilitating injuries a runner can get is tweaking their achilles tendon and/or calf muscle. Sure there’s the whole host of stress fractures and other options, but at the end of the day a break is much better than a pull or tear — the recovery is awful, but you know you will recover. How can you make sure that this achilles/calf set back is only temporary? Read on…
As you have probably guessed by now, I am a triathlete. It’s not only plastered all over the 10HoursAWeek.com blog, but is probably also reflected in how I look at solving the problem of running better. Today I urge you to consider the “brick” workout, or combined bike + run workout, as a means of [...]
As I mentioned in an earlier tip, run recovery needs to be one of your highest priorities. Our sport is an endorphin-filled journey of fun…until something goes wrong. And as the veteran runners/readers will tell you, it’s only a matter of time until something happens to you (sorry!). Left to their own devices, however, the running-addicted runner usually comes up with the most suspect of recovery protocols…the recovery run.
Repeat after me: Repeat Routes Are Not Evil. Are Not Evil. Not Evil. Evil. Really they aren’t. In fact, I think having a handful of key loops is actually critical to maximizing your training time and run performance. Here’s why, with a bit at the end on the types of routes you should consider.
Out on the Minuteman Trail… One of my favorite things to do it take one of my daughters for a run. No two runs are the same. And I get to see the same old routes with the eyes of a two year old…totally fun and inspiring. Plus it’s just more time you can spend [...]
Some like it hot…but most of us don’t. Running at any intensity level in the heat can dehydrate you, and severe dehydration can lead to reduced performance and, of course, other health related issues. In this tip I will talk about understanding heat and how you can measure your personal Sweat Rate to ensure you are getting the fluids your body needs.
As a former clydesdale who is now twenty pounds lighter (at least on race day!), this topic is near and dear to me. Thanks to some body composition breakthroughs, I was able to have one of my best running seasons ever after a winter of being injured. Hard work and training aside, a significant part of endurance sports success revolves around managing your weight.
It’s been a while so I am heading back to the coaches super-double-top-secret run technique book and pulling out one of my favorite running drills. I call it the “pawback;” you can call it whatever you want as long as you do it. Implemented properly, this drill will help you become a smoother, more efficient [...]
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