You finish a tempo run and your legs feel like they’ve been filled with wet cement. You slow down, catch your breath, and wonder what
Daily running and every-other-day training produce identical fitness gains at matching mileage. Learn which schedule fits your goals, recovery capacity, and injury history.
While it’s not quite feeling like spring yet in most of the country, one concern that will surely be on many runners’ minds once it
In last week’s article “How Does Cadence Affect Injury and Performance,” we saw how making a small change to one’s running mechanics can have a
Are you excited for the buzz of the Boston Marathon yet? Even if you are not racing, it is impossible to not get swept up
If you’re a regular reader of our blog, you’ll know that I don’t have a “one-size-fits-all” approach to training. I believe each runner is an
Last week, I introduced metabolism and described how body weight and resting metabolic rate (RMR) are connected. I also mentioned that there are three components
Periodization is a long-term, progressive approach to training designed to improve athletic performance by systematically varying training throughout the year. The ultimate goal of training
Last week, we looked at how your aerobic fitness declines after you take some time off from running. While of interest to runners taking a
Recent research has shown that as many as 79% of runners get injured at least once during the year. Stop. Think about that number for
