After 30 years of running, I am finally dedicated to my warmup routine for runners. I admit it took me a while to get on board but now I can look back and wish I’d started sooner. Here’s why you should be doing it too. This post is sponsored by adidas. Why is a Warmup […]
Upper Body Self Care for Runners: 3 Tools and 2 Stretches to Help
A while back, I shared an Instagram post with some tips for upper body self-care for runners. It ended up being too long and I needed to cut a few things out, not to mention the challenges I was having loading the video. So, I decided that it would be worthwhile to share the information […]
How Fascial Stretch Therapy Can Make You a Better Runner
On the eve of attending another Fascial Stretch Therapy course I thought I’d share this post I wrote a few years ago about the benefits of Fascial Stretch Therapy (or Frederick Stretch Therapy as it is now called called) for runners. As you read this I will be on my way to Arizona for a […]
12 Essential Life Lessons Learned from Running
I am a different person than I was when I started running over 30 years ago. Running has taught me many essential life lessons, giving me confidence and a sense of self that I didn’t possess before I became a runner. Essential Life Lessons Learned from Running As a high school cross country coach for […]
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 […]
9 Ways You Can Turn a Bad Run into a Good Run (or at least a better one)
No matter how much we love running, there are times when running, quite frankly, is hard. Those times that our bodies don’t seem to want to move, muscles ache, and it takes everything we have to keep putting one foot in front of the other. Face it, not every run can be a good run. […]
