A few of the Team RunnersConnect members enjoying a short shakeout on Sunday Hey Team, it’s been a while. It just didn’t seem appropriate to get into race results last with so many people still struggling to make sense...
Where do you live? NY, NY How old are you? 37 How long have you been running for? Just over one year. What do you hope to achieve through RunnersConnect? RunnersConnect is my tool to help achieve my goals in running. Those goals...
Nancy rocking her brand new Team RunnersConnect t-shirt before her awesome HM! We open up this week’s race results recap with the Scotland Run 10k that was held in Central Park (NYC) on April 6th. It was the obvious choice...
Where do you live? Westchester County, NY, in a town called Armonk. How old are you? 48 How long have you been running for? About three years, two and a half years seriously (my wife says too seriously). What do you hope to achieve...
Where do you live? Kingwood, Texas (26 miles from downtown Houston) How old are you? I’ll be 57 on April 6 How long have you been running for? Trick question. This go around since July 2011–when I successfully gained...
And we have our first win of the year! Vicente Lorenzo Cabahug is the big winner. All we got for details so far was this: 1st place! oh yeah! 3.0 kilometers in 0:13:05 I guess not much more can be said of it. A win speaks for...
Bill, before the running bug bit him. Where do you live? New Smyrna Beach, Florida How old are you? 55, soon to be 56, but only 33 in my heart as that was how old I was when I ran the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) in 3:38 How long...
It was another spectacular weekend of globetrotting PR’s by the RunnersConnect team. Although I was excited to see Erno de Korte’s PR at the Drunense Duinenloop half marathon (1:59:16!), I was really excited by his...
Where do you live? I live in the crowded city of São Paulo, Brazil. It has a population of almost 12Mi, if you can you believe that! How old are you? I will turn 39 in July, but people say I look much younger How long have...
Well, we only got four race results submitted to us this time. Although the quantity was down, the quality was not lacking in the slightest. There’s some good variety in this as well, since Monte ran a 5k, Bill a 15k, Nancy...
Where do you live? Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia How old are you? Will turn 44 years end next month. How long have you been running for? Since 2007. That’s when I resigned from Citibank, Malaysia and became a homemaker. My son...
Another big weekend of races from RunnersConnect members. What made us anticipate this round even more was that some of our more active community members were lining up testing their mettle. The amount of support that evident...
The RunnersConnect team was out in force this past weekend. By my count there were three PR’s and sadly one race cancellation (sorry, Eduard). Here’s what your fellow runners accomplished: Pebble Williams ran a 2:22:56...
Hurricane Sandy couldn’t stop the natural force that is the RunnersConnect team this weekend! With 7 new personal bests totaling a whopping 112 minutes of improvement, this was one of the most successful weekends of running...
The RunnersConnect team kicked off the month of October with a bang with 4 personal bests and a smattering of great races across the globe. From Marathons to 10ks, the RunnersConnect team dominated the roads. Here are some of...
The first official weekend of the Fall was another solid weekend of racing for the RunnersConnect team as athletes continued their tune-up races or put the finishing touches on their summer racing seasons. Up first was Pearson...
The Fall racing season is heating up now that the weather has started to cool across the country and the RunnersConnect team is wasting no time setting a flurry of new PRs. It’s finally time for all of our athletes to show what...
I know we’ve been a little absent the last few weeks with providing weekly updates and congratulations to the RunnersConnect team members that have raced and recorded PRs this summer. With races a bit more spread out and the...
Thanks to summer temperatures continuing to make runners feel like they’ve taken three steps backwards, we didn’t have the normal slew of runners taking to the streets last weekend to race. However, we still had three...
RunnersConnect members after the 2012 Boston Marathon. From left to right: John Pereira, Tracie Winters, Coach Jeff, and Debbie Basham While the list of personal bests this weekend isn’t quite as long as normal (everyone’s...
One of the big fads recently in the running world is compression wear. Whether it’s compression shorts for sprinters or compression socks for marathoners, it’s hard to attend an athletic event without seeing somebody decked...
In my last two posts, I shared a marathon specific block of training as well as a two-week training cycle of training that didn’t go well because I failed to listen to my body and give it the rest it needed. Continuing along...
Periodically, athletes that I coach will ask me about my training schedule while I was competing at a high level. While I certainly wasn’t an Olympic caliber runner, I did have some impressive training partners and workouts,...
Oh that dreaded feeling, you know the one where you’re in the middle of a run and all of a sudden you have to go to the bathroom. The majority of runners don’t like to talk about it, a few like to sit around and tell their...
A few weeks ago, I recorded a video with some great winter running tips and strategies. The main focus of the article and video was to highlight logistical strategies for winter running – where to run, what to wear, and...
Running in the winter can be a definite challenge. Having trained most of my life in Maine, Providence, and Michigan, I’ve faced just about every cold weather scenario you can imagine. I’ve run in Gunnison, Colorado...
I love watching great marathons, especially the New York City Marathon because of the lack of pacers, which results in mano-a-mano racing. Not only is the competition thrilling, but watching elite runners can be a great learning...
Wow, another superb weekend of racing for RunnersConnect athletes. I feel a little repetitive each week, but this has really been amazing month stretch of performances. RunnersConnect was represented in every corner of the US...
Runners are inherently obsessive athletes. What else can explain why we wake up at ungodly times to run or why we spend countless hours pouring over training data. For serious and recreational runners alike, achieving goals and...
Athletes, especially runners, are always on the lookout for that extra one or two percent improvement in their training. Lately, running circles have been enamored with compression gear – socks, pants, tights, you name it....
“How do I breathe when running”. Surprisingly, you’re not alone if you’ve ever asked yourself this question or solicited advice from your running partners. As a running coach, I’ve encountered this...
Note: Read this update if you’re interested in how to information on qualifying for the Boston Marathon in 2013. Big news for all runners interested in participating in the 2012 edition of the Boston Marathon. The BAA...
The USATF (USA Track and Field) just released a study that claims stretching before a run does not reduce the risk of injuries. Per usual, the USATF is behind on the latest developments in scientific research as even I have reported...
The summer is almost upon us and the temperatures are rising. That means it’s time for the typical barrage of articles about how drinking water is important (oh, really), wearing light-colored clothing is the best summer running...
Running is a simple sport, right? Put on some shorts, shoes, and a shirt and head out the door; put one foot in front of the other and soon you’ll be tearing up the race course…umm, don’t we all wish. If you’ve ever done...
Running the Boston Marathon? Master the fabled course with this Boston marathon pace calculator Qualifying for the Boston Marathon is one of the most prestigious accomplishments in all of running. The storied race is the biggest...
One of the questions that I get the most when I start coaching a new runner, especially someone who is training for the marathon, is how much more should they eat to supplement their increased calorie expenditure from running....
Heating your muscles before a run can be one of the best ways to help ward off creeping injuries and get your body primed for high level exercise. Simply speaking, the warmer the blood can get around the areas that are tight,...
As an online running coach, I get a lot of questions about side stitches as they will occur at some point in almost any runner’s lifetime. While there has been a lot of articles written about what exactly a side stitch is and...
This particular article might come with much needed advice for some or rather useless information for others, depending on where you live in the World. Recently, Maryland was blitzed with over three feet of snow in four days and...
I’m always on the lookout for interesting training topics and discussions. Recently, I assigned one of my athletes, Jordan Kinley, a workout consisting of 10 x 800 meters with 30 seconds rest. Jordan had a great workout,...
Learning the difference between anaerobic and aerobic training is the key to improving your personal best in any race. Training and racing at the appropriate levels is the single most important change in your training that...
