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As a coach or an athlete, we look for guides as to how much work is an appropriate amount for a given athlete. I have…
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In the third part of this series, I want to discuss the race itself. In particular, the challenge of the potential weather. This comes in…
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In part one, we talked a little bit about timing, but more specifically how training starts at maybe the worst timing of the year- the…
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I read an interesting article from Steve Magness the other day, “How the need to prove yourself in practice can ruin your race day.” In…
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We have talked a lot about adjusting workouts due to heat and humidity for quite some length, but what about strategies to cool ourselves before…
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Alright, as summer gets ready to peak, some of you are questioning why you decided to train for a September or October marathon! Many of…
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As I write this, we are in the build up for the fall marathon season. For the early October races, we are into about 6…
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It seems like all easy running is the same, and I was in the camp of indifference for a long time, I grew to realize…
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Every coach I had, from high school to professional was a stickler for pace. That’s not to say that we weren’t monitoring other variables, but…
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When we talk about long runs, the long run for the marathon is always the primary debate. For shorter races, even up to the half…
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In my Boston Marathon training plans, I have a lot of specific hill-based workouts. Some straight uphill repeats, some workouts I call “Tired Hills”, some…
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So I got done a bit of a rabbit hole the other day. I follow the accounts of My Sport Science and the feed is…
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From my experience, you have a deep division in the running world when you mention the word “treadmill.” For some, it’s a necessary part of…
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Recently, I had a new athlete sign up for coaching and we have them complete a training profile. One of the questions is “what are…
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I remember in high school everyone had had these team shirts with “motivational” quotes. My favorite was “Runners have no offseason!” Soooo tough! Looking at…
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So, I am cruising the social media and lately, I’ve been seeing a lot about the 80/20 rule in running. As I write this, fall…
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I have made the summer of 2022 the summer of reinforcing heat and humidity adjustments with my athletes. It has had some pretty solid success…
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If you have followed me for any length of time, you know that I am a big proponent of even to negative splits. When we…
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If you have followed my writing for any length, you will know that you won’t find me prescribing workouts by heart rate any time soon.…
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