I am celebrating my 10th year as a Fascia Stretch Therapist! It has been a life-changing experience for me as it has for my clients. Fascia Stretch Therapy (FST) has many benefits, including pain relief, increased mobility and flexibility, and it can also improve your athletic performance. Read on to see how FST can make […]
Create Your Half Marathon Race Plan and Avoid a Race Day Fail
Last week we discussed how to reach your marathon goals. This week, we’re moving on and learning how to create your half marathon race day plan! We’ve all done it, no matter the race distance. Trained hard, stuck to our plan, did the taper, got psyched up for the race, then, bam! Race day comes […]
Marathon Training: 5 Race Day Rules to Help You Reach Your Goal
You’ve done the training, you’ve tapered properly, you’ve cleaned up your nutrition habits and now you are toeing the line in your new running outfit and shoes ready to set a new PR or qualify for the Boston Marathon. Before you get there, though, it might be a good idea to take a moment to […]
Getting Back to Nature: Trail Running Benefits
Most of you know I spend a lot of time running on the trails. It is my happy place. I’m fortunate to have miles and miles of trails to explore within a half-mile of my home! I’m always kind of surprised when people tell me that they rarely or never run on trails. While I […]
14 Useful Things to Know When You Start Running
Every year, a lot of people decide they hate running. For many of them, that is because about two or three weeks ago they decided to start running, took off out their door, ran three or four miles, which felt like it almost killed them, then their feet (or knees, or hips) started to hurt, […]
13.1 Half Marathon Etiquette Rules (that apply to marathons too!)
I basically wrote this post in my head a couple of years ago when I was running the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Half Marathon. The concept came up for the first time within the first half mile when I came upon a group of women walking four abreast. That let me know that there […]
