I want to talk about my favorite race distance, the half marathon, and why it is perfect for me, and possibly for you too. Plus I’m sharing a half-specific speed workout. Prior to 2020, based on surveys by Running USA, the half marathon was the fastest-growing distance in racing. While the most recent survey (2017) […]
Practical Tips for Improving Running Form
I have written that working on running form is one of the 18 Game-Changing Habits that runners should adopt in order to run better. Improving running form can help you run faster, farther, and decrease your risk of injury. Here are some practical tips, drills, and suggestions that will help you understand running form and take […]
How Fascial Stretch Therapy Can Make You a Better Runner
On the eve of attending another Fascial Stretch Therapy course I thought I’d share this post I wrote a few years ago about the benefits of Fascial Stretch Therapy (or Frederick Stretch Therapy as it is now called called) for runners. As you read this I will be on my way to Arizona for a […]
12 Essential Life Lessons Learned from Running
I am a different person than I was when I started running over 30 years ago. Running has taught me many essential life lessons, giving me confidence and a sense of self that I didn’t possess before I became a runner. Essential Life Lessons Learned from Running As a high school cross country coach for […]
9 Ways You Can Turn a Bad Run into a Good Run (or at least a better one)
No matter how much we love running, there are times when running, quite frankly, is hard. Those times that our bodies don’t seem to want to move, muscles ache, and it takes everything we have to keep putting one foot in front of the other. Face it, not every run can be a good run. […]
5 Things I Wish I’d Known When I Started Running
I’ve been running a long time but I can still remember, not my actual first run, but the next three days after that first run. I’m not sure even how far I ran that very first day I started running, but, knowing me, it was probably several miles. When I started running I was already […]