It’s bound to happen at some point in most runner’s lives. An injury. And whether it’s from overuse, an imbalance, or a fall, it’s probably going to mean some time off from running. This was from October 2015. Not today, thank goodness. Of course, one of our goals as runners should be to avoid injury […]
Your Running Resource: The Best Running Posts from Coach Debbie
Here it is, all in one place. All the running posts I’ve ever written! I realized, as I was putting this post together, that I have written a lot about running! I hope that you will find this post to be a useful running resource that you can refer back to when you have a […]
My Year in Running
When we first discussed the theme “My Year in Running” for this linkup, I laughed. What year in running? This pandemic year has shut down almost all races, caused us to avoid group runs, and changed the way we look at running (running as therapy, anyone?). The more I thought about it, though, the more […]
The 5 Most Important Strength Exercises for Runners
I think most runners have come to realize the benefits of incorporating strength exercises into their training. (If not, read here.) From better performance, injury prevention, to improving balance and just feeling better, adding strength training will simply help you run better. But in spite of all that I still hear from runners that don’t […]
Have You Lost Your Running Mojo? Here are 5 Ways to Get it Back
If you’ve been running for any length of time, particularly if you have been training for an event (or two or three) over a period of months, it has probably happened to you. All of a sudden, instead of hopping out of bed and into your running attire, you hit the snooze, roll over, and […]
A Different Type of Track Workout to get you Stronger & Faster
As runners, we frequently say things like, “I need to do some strength training,” or “I need to improve my core strength,” or “I really should do some speed work.” What if you could do a track workout that included all of that at one time? Now that would be a different type of track […]
