We’re just a few days away from 2024, have you started planning your running goals yet? A new year means a fresh start, new plans, hopes, resolutions, whatever you want to call them, all with the intention of improving on the previous year. If that sounds a little negative, I don’t mean it that way. […]
Prehab for Runners: Strengthen and Stretch Your Hip Flexors
We all know about Prehab for Runners these days. That is the concept of strengthening, activating, and stretching the muscles and joints used in running to prevent imbalance, poor performance and avoid injury. Many of the exercises are also used in the rehabilitation of running injury, hence the term prehab. This post contains affiliate links. […]
5 Ways to Get Yourself Out the Door (when you don’t feel like running)
No matter how much you love it, there will inevitably come a time when you just don’t want to go for your run. Maybe you’re tired, maybe you’re busy, maybe you’re just feeling a little lazy. Whatever the reason, you’re just not feeling it. I have found a few tricks over the years that can […]
My Favorite Tempo Workout
Today, we’re talking about lactate threshold runs. They are also called tempo runs. Tempo runs can help you run faster, and help you sustain that speed for a longer period of time. Here is my favorite tempo workout. This post is sponsored by adidas. Your lactate threshold is the point at which your body […]
Runners Gift Guide: Give the Gift of Recovery
With Black Friday just ahead of us (or already here according to the multitude of emails that I get), there are many Runners Gift Guides out there to get fun and fresh ideas. Well, here’s another but for this Runners Gift Guide, I wanted to share the Gift of Recovery. Here are some of my […]
8 Tips for Running Downhill and Why Downhill Training is Important
Whenever a runner has a hilly race to run, the focus is on the uphill, not on running downhill. After all, that’s the hard part, right? Running uphill makes your heart pound, your lungs burn, and your legs scream. So you prepare for such a challenging event by uphill training, getting stronger and more adept […]