Whether you’ve run one marathon or 20, chances are you have a goal common to many other runners. You want to improve your marathon time. I ran my first marathon, in Honolulu in 1996, in 4:10. After that, my time actually went up to 4:25 in my fourth marathon, then gradually came down until I […]
8 Race Day Tips for a Successful Marathon
While much of marathon training focuses on preparing to run 26.2 miles it is important to have a race day plan too. After all, you’ve just spent anywhere from four to six months in an intensive effort to run a successful marathon. You had a training plan, followed it, did all your workouts, you’ve tapered, […]
Training for Your First Half Marathon: 10 Tips for Success
So you’ve finally decided to take the plunge and sign up for your first half marathon! Congratulations! You are now on your way to training for and competing in the most popular distance in running! Now, before we go any further, here’s a mental exercise for you (and I only have you do it because […]
Tips and Tools for Running Recovery
I talk a lot about training, including the importance of rest and recovery. I still find that many, maybe most, runners focus more on the hard part of training: the speed work, the hill training, the tempo runs, the long runs, but frequently tend to just pay a lot less attention to running recovery. Yes, […]
So You Want to be a Trail Runner? 11 Trail Running Tips
Do you usually run on the roads? Have you ever tried trail running? I know there are a lot of runners out there who would love to try running and racing on trails, so here are some trail running tips to get you started. This post contains affiliate links. 11 Trail Running Tips Start Slowly […]
5 Tips that Will Help You Run Faster at Any Race Distance
Whether you’re training for a 5k, running a half marathon, trying to qualify for Boston, or just aiming to improve your running, if you are like many runners you’d like to be able to run faster. There are some hard and fast truths about running. Certain things that, no matter what distance you are […]
