History has shown a huge flip-flop on the statics vs. dynamic stretching topic in recent years: I’ll call it, The Stretching Saga. The Stretching Saga comes down to this: whether to do static stretching or dynamic stretching before exercising. Oddly, it still divides many runners now. But it wasn’t always like that. Back in the …
You want to be a strong, fast runner, right? And you don’t mind putting in a little work to make that happen? Then meet your new best friend: hill running! Runners experience varied reactions to the thought of hills – from fright, to intimidation, and even excitement…it really just depends on your prior experience with …
Give yourself a gift: add tempo runs to your training schedule, asap. Why? Because “future-you” will become much faster, have more endurance, and be a happy runner! Want to sustain a faster pace during race day? Be fitter, and make running easier (and more fun)? Then tempo runs will help you do JUST that. Think …
True story: I almost got hit by a car while doing a fartlek run one time. Why? Because I was laughing uncontrollably, and crossed the road carelessly. The driver stopped, but I kept laughing. Why was I laughing like a loon mid-run? Because I was doing a fartlek run, and farted on the fast speedup, …
If someone told you: “Hey, there’s a way to get faster, fitter AND burn tons of calories, all in less time than a regular workout!” Would you believe them? Well, if they were talking about running interval workouts…they’d be 100% correct. Runners love intervals. Like a fat kid loves cake. So if you’re ready to …