Whether you’re a beginner just starting your running path, an experienced runner, or somewhere in between, it’s likely you’ve created goals, made race plans, and generally have intentions to improve your running. These tips will help you do it the right way to avoid training mistakes, achieve your running goals, and remain injury-free! 5 Training […]
10 Tips to Run Your Fastest 5k. Plus 2 Workouts
My recent posts have focused on longer distance races like marathons and half marathons. Are you ready for a change? Here’s an idea, how about training to run your fastest 5k? It doesn’t just happen, you know. It takes planning, hard work, and dedication to train properly for a 5k race PR (personal record). A […]
Marathon Training: 9 Tips that will Improve Your Marathon Time
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, […]
