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Preparation for Distance Running
Ironman triathlons, marathons, HYROX 🏅👟🏃♂️💪🏻🏃🥇 Over the last couple of years, I’ve loved seeing the running community explode. People getting outside, moving their bodies and chasing goals. It’s so refreshing to see.I’ve always been into my health and fitness from a...
How to Improve your Ironman Marathon
Why do you start walking sooner or later? The Ironman marathon is no ordinary marathon.It arrives after 3.8 km of swimming and 180 km of cyclingAnd everything you do before T2 decides if you will run . . . or you will walk. Many recreational athletes make the same...
Resolve to Resolve no More!
Resolve to Resolve No More! Wake up. Move. Do something. Look back. Look ahead. Breathe. Think. Smile. Greet the day. Work hard. Embrace your family. Be present. Persist. Nap. Ride your bike. Run. Eat. Eat real food. Eat your competition. Eat your race. Nap. Smile....
Get an Exercise Recovery Routine
Develop an Exercise Recovery Routine to Improve Performance Believe it or not, 7-11 has a killer egg salad sandwich. There I said it, you can get a mean sandwich at 7-11. Those of you that know the chain of convenience stores will have a hard time swallowing that, but...
Running With Consistency to Run Faster
Improve Running Performance Through Consistent Training Recently, I emailed a buddy of mine to see if he wanted to get a run or ride in together during the work week. He is an accomplished athlete and, like me, works a full-time job. His response caught me a little...
Ultrarunning Hydration
Hydration is an Important Element of Ultrarunning and Endurance Racing "You can survive for three weeks without food, but you can survive for only three days without water." Simply put, hydration is a critical element of endurance training and racing. A little...
What is the Two Week Rule and How does it Help you Stick with Running
Adopting the Two Week Rule - Incorporate Running into a Lasting and Healthy Lifestyle When I started running competitively thirty years ago I had no plans and no real coaching. It was simply that I could run. I was built for it. Thetown of Cumberland, RI had a...
Get Out of the Road! Trail Running for Improved Performance, Injury Prevention and Mental Health
How Trail Running Enhances Running Performance, Prevents Injuries and Improves Mental Health Get out of the road! About three years ago I made a fundamental switch in my running routine and started training almost entirely on trails. Part of the change was an effort...
Marathon Mania – Don’t Call me Crazy
Marathons . . . . . . . . Pushing the Limits Nope, I am not crazy. I know it is meant as a compliment. I really do. And 99% of the time I take it as such. But recently when I have heard it, it began to irk me. Let me explain. It first started when I ran 52 Marathons...
Shin Splints Physiology, Prevention and Treatment
Shin Splints Physiology and Symptoms Shin splints, also called Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome, is one of the most painful and debilitating injuries runners can experience. Endurance runners can be particularly prone to this injury. Untreated or severe shin splints can...
Running – How to Avoid ‘Hitting the Wall’
How Specificity in your Training and Careful Planning can result in Success at Longer Distances We have had a lot of requests recently about the topic of “hitting the wall” or “bonking”. Whatever you want to call it, we have all experienced it at some point....
Running Strategy – ‘Hitting the Wall’ or Not
“The longer the distance though the more certainty there is that you’re going to find that point where your body has just had enough.” I have mulled over what 'Hitting the Wall' means to me and have come to the conclusion it’s probably not what most people consider it...