Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Men's Health: Fix Your Form to Make Running Feel Easier
Men's Health: Fix Your Form to Make Running Feel Easier: "Shorten your stride to make your next run feel easier, says a new study presented Wednesday at the American College of Sports Medicine’s annual meeting. Bonus for competitive guys: The technique could also help you run faster and longer."
Friday, June 3, 2011
4 Exercises to Increase Your Running Speed | Active.com
4 Exercises to Increase Your Running Speed | Active.com: "Years of studying elite runners in freeze frame video clips have revealed certain truths about optimal form. Both sprinters and distance runners alike can benefit from exercises that duplicate the distinct joint and limb movements, as well as the range of motion, of these athletes."
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Building Strength and Preventing Injury: Lessons from Cross Country | Run It Fast
Building Strength and Preventing Injury: Lessons from Cross Country | Run It Fast: "Cross country is like the middle child of distance running: often forgotten and undeservedly ignored. Typically reserved for high school and college runners, cross country offers numerous benefits that aren’t often utilized by runners training for track or road races."
Serpentine Running Club - Advice - The Tapering and Rest Revolution
Serpentine Running Club - Advice - The Tapering and Rest Revolution: "Athletes and coaches are beginning to realise that reducing the training load before a major race pays dividends. They are also realising that in the monthly training cycle it pays to have an 'easy' week. But, just how best to do this is a matter of much debate. Here are some of the options that have been put forward:-"
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Jeff Galloway's 5k Training & 10k Training Programs for all levels including beginners
Jeff Galloway's 5k Training & 10k Training Programs for all levels including beginners: "Don't wait to take walk breaks. By alternating walking and running from the beginning, you speed recovery without losing any of the endurance effect of the long one. Start with jogging one to two minutes and walking two to three minutes. As your training level increases you can adjust your run/walk ratio to running 5 minutes/walking one minute on your long runs."
How to Run to Improve Your Relationship
How to Run to Improve Your Relationship: "A couple weeks ago Jason from Strength Running contacted us about writing a post for our blog. As soon as we heard the title we were in! We know how strong our relationship has gotten since we started The Running Couple and it is very interesting to hear others talk about running or working out with their significant other."
Thursday, May 19, 2011
The Best Running Advice You Will Ever Get | Balance In Me
The Best Running Advice You Will Ever Get | Balance In Me: "In the last three years running has become one of my passions in life. I have not participated in any races and I can’t boast that I run for several hours every day. However, I can still say that I am passionate about running and running is an essential part of my balanced lifestyle."
Nerdy Running Terms Made Sexier | RunAddicts
Nerdy Running Terms Made Sexier | RunAddicts: "If you don’t know yet, I am a proud running nerd. I own (too) many running books, write about running constantly, and read tons of articles every day about training.
Nothing gets me more excited to hear about “negative splitting a tempo to help develop high end aerobic capacity."
Nothing gets me more excited to hear about “negative splitting a tempo to help develop high end aerobic capacity."
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
5 Ways to Improve Your 5K Speed | Active.com
5 Ways to Improve Your 5K Speed | Active.com: "Whether yearning to spend less time running around the block or striving to be the best age-group runner in the area, most who put one foot in front of the other wish they could be a bit quicker. Here is a proven program to improve 5K speed."
101 Greatest Training Tips of All TIme : MensHealth.com
101 Greatest Training Tips of All TIme : MensHealth.com: "Presenting the 101 greatest training tips of all time—for beginners, veterans, marathoners, and everyone in between
By: Mark Will-Weber"
By: Mark Will-Weber"
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