Consistency is essential for improving as a runner. Regardless of your goals or fitness level, logging the consistent miles week after week and year after year will make you fitter and faster. However, one of the biggest threats to consistency is burnout. For some runners, there is a fine line between consistent training and burnout….
Tips for Preventing Running Burnout
Weekly Workouts: Seven Weeks Postpartum
After carefully easing into exercise last week, I slightly ramped up the volume of runs and intensity of strength workouts last week. I am still sticking to a conservative plan, especially with running. Even though I’m past the acute recovery phase, I still feel some lingering effects of the C-section and general postpartum changes such…
Tips for Racing in Cold Weather (and Actually Enjoying It)
My first half marathon was a memorable one. I exceeded my goals, placed second in my age group (it was a small race), and fell in love with long-distance racing. But most of all, I remember just how cold that race was. I hovered by the space heaters, bundled up in sweatpants until 10 minutes…
