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9 steps to recovery after a marathon 9 Things you can do to help your body and mind cope and speed your recovery. OK my friends, you have just run a hard 26.2 mile race. You have been training for this event for 3+ months. You gave it everything and left it all on the …
Treadmill progression runs When you move your workouts onto the treadmill there are some advantages. In the winter we sometimes have to move inside to avoid the bite of Mr. Winter. This may also be turned into an advantage, giving you a more controlled workout by eliminating the variables or weather and topography. Here’s a …
Foot Prints Written in the snow on Boxing Day. The snow fell in angelic puffs, perfect, slow-motion flakes, like Hollywood’s best dreams. It was like running inside a snow globe. A perfect dusting rested on the trees, on the roads and on the path. Running in the snow is cool. It’s peaceful, and calm and …
Training for a 50K or a 50 Miler for marathoners So you’re a bit bored with racing marathons? Want to step up and try a new distance? How do you go from 26.2 to 30 to 50? My disclaimer here is that I am not an ultrarunner per se. I have and do run ultra-distances. …
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5 great reasons NOT to run trails… Trail Series part one – warming up to trails. I love trail running – so much so that I can’t imagine anyone NOT loving trail running. But, as I was out running this week I was forced to consider that some people might not like trail running. I …
