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Anatomy of a step up run Breaking it down. There are different flavors of tempo training. This is training that is at or near your race pace effort. One of the most effective methodologies for endurance running and racing is a training run where you systematically increase the intensity through the workout. One of my …
Active Recovery A positive renewal I’m sure you often hear people in our world talking about ‘active recovery’. What is it and when does it apply? What’s the theory and science behind it? What are the opportunities to use it as a tool in your endurance toolset? Active recovery is simply what it sounds like. …
Using MSOutlook to store your marathon plans Quick and Dirty tip. There are 4,873,254 different online training logs out there. I don’t particularly like any of them. For me to upload my plan to an online log is a pain. I’m not able to be online all the time. More importantly, the way I visualize …
Progress not Perfection How to stay motivated when things are going slowly. Every day one of the first things I do is to try to create a list of the things I’m going to get done in the day. Every day I get to scratch some completed tasks off my list and that gives me …
Modified Push-Runs for cross training. I want to share with you a couple interesting workouts I’ve put together recently. Typically I’ll do these workouts on my cross-training days. The point is that you can mix and match the strength and cardio elements of your plan to get great workouts and keep it interesting. The point …
