Do you want to run faster, more efficiently, with less effort, and with a reduced chance of injury? Don’t we all? There are many things you can do to improve your running, but one of the most important is to increase your cadence. Cadence, or stride rate, is how many times your feet hit the […]
5 Tips for Returning to the Marathon
If you’ve ever taken time off from running marathons, especially if it’s been more than a couple of years, returning to the marathon can be a little more complicated than just adding more mileage to your program. Returning to the Marathon 5 Tips for Returning to the Marathon Start at the beginning: If it […]
5 Tips for Runners to Improve Recovery During Training
If you are training for a race it’s time to start thinking not only about your training plan, but also your recovery plan. While recovery is part of any good training plan, a specific recovery strategy, a plan within the plan, will help keep you healthy and uninjured through the training and the race. […]
How Running Can Change Your Life
Running is basically a miracle drug. Seriously. Running has so many benefits, both physical and mental, that if it were marketed in pill form it would be a best seller. Of course, runners already know how running can change your life, which is why they love to talk about running and encourage their non-running friends […]
The Top 5 Marathon Mistakes (and how to avoid them)
Ah, the marathon. Twenty six point two miles of wonder, joy, and things waiting to go wrong. It’s hard to have a perfect race, but there are some things (in addition to following your training plan) that you can do to make your experience as successful as possible. Start by avoiding these common marathon mistakes […]
9 Tips to Run a Better Race (at any distance from 5k to marathon)
Running a better race can mean different things to different people. For many, it is setting a new personal record (PR). Others want to feel good and stay strong through their event. Some want to just go out and have fun. Whatever running a better race means to you, here are some tips that will […]
