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 question.
Your Running Resource
I tried to break it up into sections that make some sort of logical sense, though some posts could fit into a couple of different slots. For example, the 12 Week 5k Training Program is really for beginners, but it also has tips for runners who have run one or two 5ks and want to improve. So I’d like to think there is valuable information for all levels of runners.
I admit I wrote some of these posts a long time ago. I’ve been blogging for 12 years, and while I’ve updated most of my running-related posts, I’ve discovered a few as I checked the links here that could really use a little, um, refreshing. I’ve had some embarrassingly bad Pinterest graphics over the years. That being said, the information is still valid, so I hope you’ll indulge me as I work through and clean them up.
5k Training
Whether you want to run your first or want to improve your time, you’ll find helpful tips for running a 5k race.
Your 12 Week 5k Training Program
10 Tips to Run Your Fastest 5k
10k Training
The 10k was my first race distance ever, so I’m glad to see that they’re making a resurgence.
Your Four-Week Faster 10k Training Program
Half Marathon
As you can see, I love the half marathon, even if I don’t write about it as often as the full distance!
Half Marathon: the Perfect Race Distance
13.1 Tips to Run Your Best Half Marathon
Create Your Half Marathon Race Plan and Avoid a Race Day Fail
Half Marathon Training: 3 Key Workouts to Run Your Best Race
Training for Your First Half Marathon: 10 Tips for Success
How to Make the Most of Your Half Marathon Taper
13.1 Half Marathon Etiquette Rules (that apply to Marathons too)
Marathon
Obviously, based on the number of posts I’ve written about it, I love the marathon. After all, I have run 39! Here you’ll find tips for getting faster, recovering, fueling, tapering, and more.
Your First Marathon: 26.2 Tips to Train for (and Complete) Your First 26.2
5 Things to Do Before Starting Marathon Training
8 Tips to Improve Your Marathon Time
5 Race Day Rules to Help You Reach Your Goal
The Art (and Some Science) of the Marathon Taper
6 Valuable Tips for Complete Marathon Recovery
5 Tips for Returning to the Marathon
High-Intensity Speed Training Can Improve Your Marathon Time
7 Simple Tips for Running an Awesome Second Marathon
Race Day Tips for a Successful Marathon
The Top 5 Marathon Mistakes (and how to avoid them)
Create Your Own Marathon Training Plan
Marathon Miscellany: 26.2 Facts, Thoughts, and Memories
10 Tips to Successfully Train for Running a Downhill Marathon
Stop Making These Training Mistakes if You Want to Race Better
17 Tips for Hitting Your Marathon Goals
General Racing
Most of these tips apply to running races of any distance.
5 Training Tips to Help You Conquer a Hilly Race
5 Tips to Run Faster at any Race Distance
My Favorite Pure Speed Workout
Take Your Speed Workout Off the Track
5 Ways to PR Running 3 Days a Week
3 Hill Workouts to Get Stronger and Faster
9 Tips to Run a Better Race (at any distance)
The Long Run: Tips and Tools to Go the Distance
Building a Running Base: What it is and Why it’s Important
It’s All in Your Mind: 6 Tips for Improving Mental Toughness
Will I Run Faster if I Weigh Less?
5 Tips to Increase Your Cadence to Run Faster (and Prevent Injury)
5 Ways Runners Can Avoid that “Need to Go” and Have a Better Race
5 Training Mistakes that Can Hijack Your Running Goals (and cause injury)
29 Things You Should Do the Night Before Your Big Race
Ragnar Essentials and My Complete Ragnar Packing List
Recovery and Injury Prevention
Sadly, most runners seem to spend some time injured at some time in their running life. Here are tips that can help your recovery (and most of all, prevention!).
A Pain in the Foot: Dealing with Plantar Fasciitis
10 Ways to Cause a Running Injury
5 Excellent Reasons to Wear Compression Socks
How Fascial Stretch Therapy Can Make You a Better Runner
How Massage Can Help You Run Better
12 Essential Tips that Will Help You Avoid Running Injuries
A New Look at Stretching: The Core Four
New Stretches to Increase Functional Flexibility: Hamstrings and Glutes
Are You an Injured Runner? Here are 6 Tips to Stay Fit (and Sane)
Prepare When You’re Young to Keep Running When You’re Old
Foam Rolling for Runners: An Interview with Intelliroll Creator Dr. K
Post-Workout Recovery Routine for Runners
My Favorite Self-Care Tools plus Tips to Use Them
5 Tips to Improve Recovery During Training
Self-Care for Runners. It’s Worth the Time
Upgrade Your Post-Run Stretch Routine for Better Results
Upper Body Self-Care for Runners
Body First Video Series
Here are the Body First Videos I created and posted to YouTube. You can subscribe to my YouTube channel so that you will be notified when I upload a new Body First Video.
Self Myofascial Release for Happy Feet
Self Myofascial Release for the Lower Legs
Self Myofascial Release for the Upper Back
Self Myofascial Release for the Hip Flexors
Self Myofascial Release for the Piriformis
Self Myofascial Release for the Gluteus Medius
5 Quick Target Zones for Before or After Your Workout
Do Not Foam Roll Your IT Band! Do This Instead!
General Running
So basically, these posts don’t fit into a specific category. They are the kind of posts to read if you love to read about running.
The 20 Golden Rules of Running
18 Game-Changing Habits that Will Improve Your Running
Practical Tips for Improving Running Form
Running Against Time: 6 Ways to Hold off the Inevitable
Run Strong on a Plant-Based Diet
10 Tips that Will Make You a Better Runner
Running Strong in Spite of Exercise-Induced Asthma
The Art of the Snot Rocket (and other gross running skills)
4 Reasons Knowing Your Body Metrics Will Help Your Running
11 Tips for Staying Safe on the Run
Improve Your Running with these Tips
40+ Tips and Workout to Help You Run Faster
The Art of the Running Selfie: How to Take Photos That Will Make You Fly!
5 Ways to Help Your Friends and Co-Workers Start a Running Program
6 Tips for Planning a Perfect Running Year
How to Put on Compression Socks
Why Runners Need Calcium and Vitamin D
Tips and Tools for Running Recovery
7 Reasons You Need a Running Coach if You Want to Be a Better Runner
26+ Weird, Gross and Crazy Things Runners Do (that other people don’t get)
8 Important Reasons Runners Need Plant-Based Omega 3
Spring Clean Your Running Routine
Strength and Mobility Training
Here are all my posts about running-specific strength training, plus mobility, recovery, and warm-up routines.
Mobility for Runners: Improve Your Hip and Ankle Mobility
8 Essential Strength Exercises for Runners
Improve Your Running by Strengthening and Activating Your Glutes
5 Indoor Workouts that will Make You a Better Runner
The Key to a Healthy Butt: 5 Tips for Strong Mobile Glutes
Essential Core, Hip, and Glute Routine for Runners
The 5 Most Important Strength Exercises for Runners (no equipment needed)
5 Ways Yoga Makes Me a Better Runner
5 Minute Dynamic Warmup: 3 Steps to Mobilize and Activate Your Hips
Runner’s Quick Hip and Core Workout
How TRX Training Can Make You a Better Runner
Total Body Workout for Runners
Foot Care for the Long Run: 5 Tips to Healthy Feet for Distance Runners
How Runners Can Use a Massage Gun for Movement Prep
At Home, No-Equipment Workout for Runners
Runner’s Workout: 5 Exercises to Strengthen Your Entire Body
At-Home Workout for Runners: Total Body Strength to Improve Your Running
Quick and Challenging Total Body Runner’s Workout
Upper Back and Shoulder Workout for Runners
Prehab for Runners: Strengthen and Stretch Your Hip Flexors
8 Reasons Why Runners Should Use Kettlebells. Plus a Workout!
Inspiration, Motivation, and Running Fun
If you need a little running motivation you’ve come to the right place. These posts can help you get out the door and will help you celebrate your love of running.
12 Essential Life Lessons Learned from Running
5 Ways to Get Your Running Mojo Back
Stop the Negative Self Talk! 5 Tips to Turn it Around and Improve Performance
12 Running Myths You May Still Believe
10 Questions You Should Never Ask a Runner
How Running Can Change Your Life
8 Ways to Turn a Bad Run into a Good Run (or at least a better one)
5 Things that Motivate Me (that can help you too!)
5 Ways to Get Yourself Out the Door (when you don’t feel like running)
5 Tips for Holding on to Your Fitness and Running Resolutions
The Thankful Runner: 10 Reasons I’m Grateful for Running
Medjool Date Energy Gels with Strawberries and Chia
Trail Running
I’m seeing more and more runners starting to appreciate and love trail running. Here are tips to get you started running and/or racing on the trails.
Your 3 Exercise Trail Relay Race Strength Workout
So You Want to be a Trail Runner? 11 Trail Running Tips
11 Tips to Crush Your Ragnar Trail Race
Getting Back to Nature: Trail Running Benefits
Tips for Ragnar Trail Recovery
Beginners
And here are the posts that I’ve written specifically for beginners, though if you’re just starting out you’ll find plenty of useful information in any of the above posts.
14 Useful Things to Know When You Start Running
Asked and Answered: Your Top 10 Running Questions
The Top 5 Most Embarrassing Running Questions
10 Tips for Starting a Running Program
The Top 16 Running Tips for Beginners
Beginning Runners: Yes, You Can Learn to Love Running
5 Things I Wish I’d Known When I Started Running
5 Answers to Beginning Runners’ Questions
Running Jargon: A Guide for New Runners to Understand Their Running Friends
5 Reasons to Start Running Right Now
The Next Step for New Runners: How to Get Faster and Run Farther
Running Gear and Accessories
Coach Debbie Recommends: My Favorite Running Gear, Clothing, Fuel, and More
Running Accessories that Will Improve Your Run
Running Necessities: Tools, Gear, and More to Get You Ready to Run
5 Safety Tools that will Make You More Secure
I hope that you will bookmark this page, share it, and use it to help you run better, stay injury-free and motivated.
And Now It’s Time for the Runners’ Roundup!
Weekly Linkups
My weekly linkups! Please stop by and check out all of the great recipes, workouts, and information that all these awesome bloggers share every week!
Meatless Monday with Sarah and Deborah
Inspire Me Monday with Janet
Tuesday Topics with Kim and Zenaida
The Runners’ Roundup with Deborah, Lisa, Jenn, Laura, and Me!
The Weekly Run Down with Deborah and Kim
Thanks for compiling all of this. Just the other day I was looking for active recovery articles and I remembered you are really big on that! So having all those posts in one place will make it easier for me to navigate!
Thanks! I hope you find something helpful!
Oh wow, what an archive after 12 years of blogging! Thank you for sharing your running experience in this comprehensive list, Debbie.
39 marathons are an amazing feat – I think I have around 10 or 12 so far. I still have a lot to learn.
Thanks. I would have had 40 if Rock ‘n’ Roll hadn’t been canceled.
Wow, this is a great resource! 12 years of blogging is amazing! I definitely cringe when I look back on some of my posts from the beginning years of blogging. This has a ton of useful information!
Ugh, some of my posts were so bad! The writing was actually not terrible but the photos. Especially my recipes!
What a wealth of info!!! Thanks for compiling all of this into one post 😉
Thank you! I was a little shocked to see how many posts I’ve actually written!
For me personally, you’ve been a great source of information and advice over the years. Thank you for sharing all your wealth of knowledge and experience. You’ve been a wonderful friend, too!
❤😍🤗
Thank you.
wow you sure have written a lot about running! I enjoy your strength and mobility posts.Thanks for the references!
Thank you. I was quite surprised by how many running posts I’ve written too!
I need to bookmark this page. You have written about every subject imaginable!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I was a bit surprised myself at how many posts there were!
Wow that’s a lot of useful information. Thanks for putting it all in one post!
You’re welcome! I hope you find something useful.
Your posts are always so jammed packed with great info, Debbie. This must have taken a lot of work to put together! I really need to do something like this too.
It was more work than I expected because there were more posts than I expected!
Oh, this is fabulous! What a fantastic resource!
Thank you!
Such a wealth of resources! You should be proud of how well you disseminate knowledge about running in a clear, understandable manner.
Thank you.That means a lot.