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Breathing for Endurance Breathing. It’s a simple thing. You don’t think about it much. Yet if you don’t breathe you’ll be in trouble. When you work out you breathe harder. How important is breathing to your endurance sport? Is there anything you can do to make your breathing more effective? Why are we breathing in …
Boston Taper Time Here we are again… Here we are again my friends. The short days leading up to the Boston Marathon. It’s weird. I’m not nervous at all. Maybe I’ve made it into one of my habits? Maybe I’ve made the Boston Marathon like driving to the store? Just another routine thing I do? …
Trail Running Refresher For the next generation of bushwhackers I recently heard some beginners talking about their nascent trail running experience and I wondered “What the hell are they talking about? Doesn’t everybody know this stuff?” Having done some very-happy trail running and racing recently myself, I figured I’d give a quick refresher. I remember …
5 ways that following your passion is a myth I have had this conversation with a couple people this week. Some people my age but also with a Millennial. We were commiserating about the ‘advice’ being given out to people, youngsters in particular. Over the last couple years it’s been trendy to say “all you …
How long should your long run be in marathon training? This is one of those great questions because the answer is ‘it depends’. It depends on your weekly mileage It depends on the fitness you are bringing into the training cycle It depends on your race goal o Are you looking to …
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