Get Ready to Revolutionize Your Running!

We’re the team at RunnersConnect and we’re here to help you run faster.

Whether you’re training for your first 5k or trying to qualify for the Boston Marathon, this page is for you. It contains all the information you need to avoid the most common mistakes, avoid injuries, learn how to train smarter, and find workouts to help you crush your PRs!

If you don’t know we are, check out our about page to learn why we started RunnersConnect and our mission. In short, we’re fellow runners who have a passion for talking training and helping you stay healthy and run faster!

Here’s a quick glimpse of how we can help you right now!

 

1. Aerobic versus anaerobic running (and why knowing the difference is critical)
2. How to build your long run
3. How to find your optimal long run pace
4. Top 5 mistakes for beginner runners
5. How easy runs help you race faster

 

1. The Basics: The Importance of Aerobic Running
2. How lactic acid really works: The science of fatigue and lactate
3. What is V02 max and how does it impact the 5k and 10k training
4. Speed vs. Aerobic Endurance – what is holding you back
5. 5k race strategy
6. 10k race strategy

 

1. What is a tempo run
2. Lactate clearance and how it can improve your half marathon time
3. Alternating tempos
4. Fast finish long runs
5. Introduction into race specific training – how to train to the physiological demands of your race
6. Half Marathon specific workouts (and a sample plan)

 

1. The scientifically-proven optimal long run pace when marathon training
2. Why you need to run some of your long runs in a glycogen depleted state to teach your body how to burn fat as a fuel source
3. How to practice your marathon fueling in training so it’s perfect on race day
4. The science of bonking, hitting the wall, glycogen depletion and how to avoid it
5. 3 Common Marathon Tapering Mistakes in the Last Three Weeks

 

1. Plantar fasciitis
2. Achilles Tendonitis and Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy
3. Shin splints
4. Patella Tendonitis
5. High Hamstring Tendinopathy
6. Stress fractures
7. Runner’s Knee
8. IT Band Injuries

 

1. The relationship between hip strength and running injuries – the latest research
2. Hip strength and running form: The role of hip drop in running injuries
3. Why Runners Get Hurt
4. Are You at a Higher Risk for Running Injuries? The Latest Research on Who Gets Injured and Why
5. How excessive leg crossover can cause running injuries and how to fix it
6. The Top 5 Hip Strengthening Exercises for Runners
7. Free Core Routine for Runners

 

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We Appreciate You!

Just wanted to finish by saying that we’re here for you, not only as a guide while you try to become a stronger, faster runner but as a running buddy.

We will do our best to respond to all emails (it’s getting tougher as this blog gains in popularity, but we will always do my best to respond!). And, even though most of our team are fast runners, we don’t hold ourselves above anybody. That’s the beauty of running. We’re not special; we’re just a group of fellow runners who likes to work hard, train smart, and dispel the myths about how to run faster.

Thank you so much for your support. And if you’ve made it this far, we’d love for you to come say hi to on our Facebook Page. We’ll definitely respond, and we look forward to meeting you! Cheers!