Discover articles to help you train better for your next 5K to marathon.
Training Articles
Training for a marathon is a challenging but rewarding experience. With this six month marathon training plan, you’ll have a structured approach to building your endurance, improving your speed, and preparing for race day. Whether you’re a seasoned runner or a beginner, this plan will help you achieve
Training Articles
Are you an avid runner looking to improve your performance and set new personal records? If so, you may want to consider using a running pace calculator to help you train smarter, not harder. A pace calculator is a simple tool that can help you determine your optimal pace for
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One thing I often hear myself repeating to beginning runners is “running alone does not give you the strength to run well.” This is something I’ve come to firmly believe after 25 years of running, and often spotty self-rehab and strength training. I believe that runners trying to
Nutrition
Endurance athletes are always looking for ways to maximize their energy. Traditionally, the emphasis for fueling exercise has been on carbohydrates, and for good reason. Who hasn’t been in a race and felt the beast of a bonk about to take over when, with shaking hands, you ripped open
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Deconditioning, or losing fitness, when you stop training due to illness or injury is one of the six principles of conditioning (listed below). The principle of use/disuse refers to the 'use it or lose it' concept. However, how quickly you lose fitness depends on how fit you
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Fall is here. With the exception of the cyclocross season, most cycling, running, and triathlon races are in the record books. For the majority of us, it is time to put our training schedule away and just swim, bike, and/or run to our hearts content. This is the time
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Sometimes life gets in the way of training and there are only so many hours in a day. Given all that you have on your plate, how do you maximize your time while training for a race? From tempos to fartleks to long distance runs, and even weight or cross
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Too often we begin the year with general ideas for goals or resolutions but the exercise of putting this list together is more akin to a warm-up lap around the track than a true workout.
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I am a runner—a senior runner. I have been running since I joined the track team at Roosevelt Junior High School—nearly 60 years ago! I never won any races, but I remember very well the good feelings and self-esteem I enjoyed after a hard workout or race.
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Right about this time of year most folks start wrapping up their running, triathlon or cycling seasons as the winter months approach. For many aerobic athletes in the Northwest, winter is merely a season for counting the days until the skies clear and the roads and trails dry out come
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Different terrain favors different body types and skill sets.
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"My scale must be broken!" my sister screamed at me over the phone. She was frantic. "The scale must be broken, right?" She had just finished her third month of training for her first sprint triathlon, and she was not losing weight. In fact, she was