by Webmaster | May 6, 2025 | Training
You and your body are two distinct entities. Increased fitness develops when you engage your body as a teammate. As team captain, your body sets the rules; as its teammate, you’re there to play by the rules, because disregarding them jeopardizes team results. The book...
by Webmaster | Apr 20, 2025 | Training
When I ask my athletes if they are into pain, nobody raises a hand. Yet when pressed, they reveal a no-pain-no-gain training bias. They think, for instance, that post-workout muscle soreness is a sign of having done a “good” workout. Indeed, some claim that all...
by Webmaster | Mar 17, 2025 | Training
The mind and what’s going on within it largely determines a workout experience. That’s why you should be aware of your thinking as you begin a tempo interval workout. Tempo intervals should be run at the pace of the race you’re preparing for. But there is a more...
by Webmaster | Mar 17, 2025 | Training
The purpose of tempo interval training is to build your ability to run comfortably at your current race pace for the first half of your goal-race distance. In other words, you’ll always have a particular goal race distance for every interval workout. And the pace...
by Webmaster | Mar 17, 2025 | Training
How do you know when you have “recovered” your energy from one of our weeknight workouts? What does it mean to be recovered? A related question is: How would you know when you are “fully” recovered from a race or workout? These questions require an understanding of...
by Webmaster | Mar 17, 2025 | Training
Successful marathoning requires that you master slow-paced training. Whether your goal is to finish and enjoy a marathon or compete and perform in it, you must pace yourself, so you establish an injury-free regime that builds racing ability. Running at a slow, light...
