You Did It! You are a marathoner! It was hard, it was exciting, it may even have been grueling, but you did it. After a few days spent rejoicing, sharing your experience, showing off your medal, and impressing your coworkers, you may be thinking, “What’s next?” Okay, so maybe you will deal first with your […]
Improve Your Running By Strengthening and Activating Your Glutes
Recently, when we were talking about injury prevention and improving your running form, I told you that strengthening and activating your glutes was an important measure that will do both. You may have heard a coach or trainer talk about “firing up your glutes.” That is because, due to our mostly sedentary lifestyle, our gluteal […]
Are You Sabotaging Your Own Running Goals?
We have all had races that didn’t turn out the way we planned. You train hard and follow your plan, then something happens during the race and you don’t reach your goal. While there can be many reasons for this, it could be that you are sabotaging your own running goals. Are You Sabotaging Your […]
3 Hill Workouts to Get Faster and Stronger
Whether you’re training for a hilly race or just want to get stronger and faster, hill workouts should be a part of your plan. Depending upon your own goals, there are several types of hill workouts that provide different benefits. Here are three workouts that should be a part of your training program. 3 Hill […]
At Home Workout for Runners: Total Body Strength to Improve Your Running
Runners need strength training. We know this. It makes us better runners, resolves imbalances that are caused by running, and helps prevent injuries. Yet many runners skip this important part of their training. I don’t have enough time. I don’t belong to a gym. I don’t have any equipment. Those are just a few of […]
My IDEA Fitness Convention Sessions (& how they’ll help your running)
I’m just back from the IDEA Fitness Convention and Shine event and, as always, I feel excited, motivated, educated, and thrilled to share the information about fitness and social influencing that I learned over the last four days. Unfortunately, in addition to new information, I also brought home a bad cold from the IDEA Fitness […]
