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How to Run an 8-Minute Mile Pace

Your body naturally knows how to run, right? You ran around as a kid. You can (hopefully) run when you’re in danger. While lifting weights will always be near and dear to many people, running is a ... Continue Reading

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An Introduction to Running Cadence

Among all things tech-lovers, data junkies, or sports science nerds like myself can track, running cadence is one that can be easily monitored on a GPS device. A 2016 study showed that using a commercially ... Continue Reading

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Become a Titan: An Intro to Football Programming

Can you feel it? I do. It’s the sound of giants thundering down the hallway, a team that has slaved together on the field and in the training hall. They are titans. Football is America’s favorite pastime ... Continue Reading

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Build an Effective Obstacle Course Training Plan

Obstacle course racing (OCR) used to be a novelty. Running up a mountain, parading through the woods, and rolling in mud was out of the norm and considered “crazy.” Now OCR is one of the fastest growing ... Continue Reading

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The Weak Runner’s Guide to Starting Triathlon

If you are an athlete thinking about triathlon but the thought of the run portion makes your stomach turn (or you know it’s the area where you need the most work), then you are in the right place. While it ... Continue Reading

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The Treadmill Is More than a Hamster Wheel

When I was a kid, the old school hamster homes with the tubes and the hamster wheel were all the rage. Being neat freaks, my parents wouldn’t let my brother and I have one, but the idea of the hamster ... Continue Reading

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Off-Season Plyometrics for Running

So you’re a runner and you want to spend a little bit of time in the gym while the weather is bad getting stronger. You’re hoping that strength will translate into running somehow, and since you’re a ... Continue Reading

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Under 5 Minutes Drill to Improve Running Performance

This set of drills is a quick and easy supplement to any run, warm-up or strength workout you may have on your schedule. You can do them just about anywhere without any special equipment or much space at ... Continue Reading

Don’t Play Stupid Games

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. It’s something I say all the time, in reference to a news story, or a Darwin Award candidate. But since my last race weekend in May, I’ve been saying it about ... Continue Reading

Break Free From the Tyranny of Your Heart Rate Monitor

Break Free From the Tyranny of Your Heart Rate Monitor

Your heart rate monitor is a dinosaur. An outdated piece of equipment, even if it is the newest model. To the masses that use it, consider it a liar. It deceives you about how hard to train, what “zone” to ... Continue Reading

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The Real Function of the Big Toe

The hallux (big toe) is considerably larger and thicker than the remaining four toes on the human foot, but why? The hallux plays a key role within dynamic and static activities. For example, ... Continue Reading

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No, You Don’t Hate Running

Of all the training modalities that I coach, none is so universally despised by its non-practitioners as running. People go out of their way to describe their hatred of it, screwing up their noses and ... Continue Reading

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Prevention and Treatment of IT Band Syndrome

Iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) is one of the most common overuse injuries from running. It can briefly be described as a pain and possible swelling on the outside of the knee. But there are a lot more ... Continue Reading

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Deck The Halls with Runners’ Gifts

Are you looking for a gift for a runner you love? Or are you perhaps looking for something amazing to get you on the road for your own training for next year's races? Here are ten amazing products that you ... Continue Reading

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Sprinting Biomechanics and the Myth of Triple Extension

“It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.” –Richard Feynman A very common notion in training athletes who ... Continue Reading

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Want to Race Endurance? Better Hit the Gym

“I don’t need the gym. I’m already running 5-6 days per week. That’s plenty!” Have you ever said something like this? As an endurance athlete, it is easy to buy into the idea that you can just run, ... Continue Reading

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Track Your Fitness: The Polar M600 Android Wear Smartwatch

Google’s smartwatch operating system, Android Wear, is making its way into the fitness smartwatch market. The Polar M600 is the first enthusiast device that uses Google’s operating system to turn ... Continue Reading

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Trust Your Training

Less than two miles into my half marathon, I was sure I had made a huge mistake. For a few seconds, I started to get down on myself, because it’s a mistake I’ve made a half dozen times before, and one I’ve ... Continue Reading

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The 8-Minute Mile Standard

Running is an essential function that every human should be able to perform correctly. But most people don’t. In the next year, up to 80% of runners will be sidelined with an injury. Running ... Continue Reading

Training in the heat? Be intelligent about it

Beat the Summer Heat and Run Like a Boss

It’s a terrible feeling. You go out for a run on a beautiful, sunny day. You feel good and you’re ready to kill it. Before you know it, you’re a few miles in and you feel sluggish, your pace sucks, and ... Continue Reading

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Don’t Race Your Training: Middle Distance Running Repeats

“Don’t race your training.” It’s solid advice for any athlete at any level. The all-out, seeing-stars, can’t-remember-your-name efforts should always be reserved for competition, no matter what your ... Continue Reading

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It’s the 23 Hours a Day You’re Not Running That Count

Us humans are creatures of habit, and the postural positions you practice habitually have a huge influence on your running efficiency. You know you should be tall and not hunched over through your ... Continue Reading

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Will Static Stretching Make You a Better Runner?

For years you have been told to "stretch" to improve the range of motion of the joints involved with whatever sport or activity in which you attempt to excel. For many of you, your sport entails ... Continue Reading

Off to a Running Start: 6 Tips to Get You Ready to Run

Like many people, I have a love-hate relationship with running. There are days I come home from a run feeling exhilarated and on top of the world. Then there are days I come home wallowing in self-pity and ... Continue Reading

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