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VO2 Max for Runners
If you grew up in the 80′s and early 90′s, as I did, or maybe just watched a lot of Saturday morning cartoons with your
October 18, 2011
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If you grew up in the 80′s and early 90′s, as I did, or maybe just watched a lot of Saturday morning cartoons with your
Tempo intervals are simply tempo runs that are broken into bite-size intervals to help you run longer at your threshold pace, or as an opportunity
Learning to properly pace yourself during a race is one of the most critical skills a runner can develop. To maximize your potential on race
Long runs for the marathon are a staple of every training plan – no doubt about it. To prepare optimally for the marathon distance, it’s
Improving your lactate threshold is one of the most efficient ways to train yourself to run faster at any distance over 10k. Luckily for runners,
Lactate threshold is a term than is commonly used in training vernacular, but has most runners more confused than a high school kid in calculus
It’s common for runners to get nervous before their big goal race. Who wouldn’t? You’ve run countless miles, toiled in the hot summer sun, shivered
Most runners know the benefits of the long run when training for the marathon or half marathon distance. However, what most marathoners don’t realize that
As I discussed in one my earlier posts, I believe strongly that to improve your running, you need to train to the specific demands of
The main purpose for many of the workouts on your training schedule are to simulate the specific demands of your race in as many ways
