Heard these stretching terms before? For this Blog post, let’s focus on the use of dynamic versus static stretching to decrease the rate of injury and increase performance in runners and endurance athletes. Specifically, let’s take a look into the differences between these stretching exercises and how to incorporate them into your routine. Dynamic …
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How to Determine Your Running Pace
With the running season coming to a close, why not take the next few months to figure out your running pace? Most running articles and training programs suggest that you run a 5k pace or 10k pace during training runs. However, they do little to help you figure out what exactly that entails. A …
Running Terms Demystified: Tempo Runs
Usually when you sift through the pages of Runner’s World or Running Times, it is inevitable to find a chart or table listing a series of training runs. They claim to help boost your speed or prepare you for your next running event. Do you ever feel like the article is speaking a different language? …
Running Terms Demystified: Hill Repeats
Usually when you sifts through the pages of Runner’s World or Running Times, it is inevitable to find a chart or table listing a series of training runs. They claim to help boost your speed or prepare you for your next running event. Do you ever feel like the article is speaking a different language? …
Top 10 2012 Running Tips
Attention runners. That’s you. All runners, from the elite, competitive types to the running enthusiasts who pound the pavement to build mental and physical strength. It’s a new year. What’s that mean? We all get to set new goals and train for new races. Want to make some personal victories this year in your running …
Running Terms Demystified: Fartlek Training
Fartlek training is designed to be used as a running exercise to work on endurance and speed. This form of training exercise is unstructured and unorganized and therefore easier to fit into a routine run. The rule of thumb for fartlek training is to run for a certain distance at a fast pace and then …
Running Terms Demystified: Interval Training
Usually when you sifts through the pages of Runner’s World or Running Times, it is inevitable to find a chart or table listing a series of training runs. They claim to help boost your speed or prepare you for your next running event. Do you ever feel like the article is speaking a different language? …
Strength Training Tips For Runners: Superman (or woman)
Whether you are a barefoot or conventional runner, strength training should be an integral part of your conditioning program. Strength training for runners should emphasize the abdominals and core stability. A little side note on core stability (anytime we talk about the core, I repeat this note): most people believe that core stability is …
Strength Training Tips For Runners: Bridges
Whether you are a barefoot or conventional runner, strength training should be an integral part of your conditioning program. Strength training for runners should emphasize the abdominals and core stability. A little side note on core stability (anytime we talk about the core, I repeat this note): most people believe that core stability is …
