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Mile Markers: Summertime Cold

Last week marked 26 weeks of pregnancy. I needed more rest last week, due in part to the dreaded pregnancy cold. Ryan was sick early

Stability Ball Core Workout: 5 Stability Exercises to Strengthen Your Core for Faster Running

Stability Ball Core Workout for Runners

Most runners and coaches know that strength training is essential for runners. Strength training reduces injury risk, improves power output, and increases fatigue resistance. Core

Mile Markers: No Such Thing as Normal

Last week, Ryan and I binged through the BBC/Amazon series “Good Omens.” In the show, one of the characters quipped that “normal weather for the

The Important “Little Things” in Training

The big things – weekly mileage, hard workouts, long runs, and easy runs done consistently and progressively – do matter. You need those in order

Mile Markers: Summer Acclimation

Last week’s workouts were scaled back. Finally, warm temperatures arrived in the Midwest – and the shift from running in 50 degree weather to some

Athlete Accomplishments: May 2019

May wraps up spring race season – and for the runners I coach, it was a strong conclusion to spring racing. Alexa raced a 6-min

Modifying Hard Workouts for Pregnant Runners

Hard workouts (defined as speedwork, tempo runs, hills repeats – anything harder than your normal easy run) are a staple for most runners. What about

How to Run Surges to Improve Leg Speed

Most running workouts aren’t flashy or glamorous. Oftentimes, the most effective workout looks deceptively simple or boring on paper. Surges are this type of running

Mile Markers: A Little More Rest

Last week was a cutback week – not by need, but for convenience. We spent two nights camping in Southern Indiana and while I could

Athlete Highlight: How Emma Trained With a Busy Schedule

Instagram and social media can skew what running really looks like. We see perfectly coiffed runners in coordinated outfits, running all the miles against beautiful

How to Incorporate Two-a-Day Workouts in Training

You see the advice (including here) to run mileage, do hard workouts, strength train, do mobility work, and somehow sleep enough to recover. “How do

Mile Markers: Second Trimester Speed

I’ll be honest: I am really proud of my body right now and grateful for well I can still run. I’m 21 weeks pregnant and

Quick Injury Prevention Exercises for Runners

All runners want to remain injury-free. Running injuries are painful, frustrating, and sometimes expensive. Thankfully, despite the high rates of runners injured each year, you

Race Day Fueling Options for Sensitive Stomaches

After months of hard training, every runner wants to perform their best on race day. There are a few culprits for a bad race –

Mile Markers: Renewed Motivation

T.S. Eliot referred to April as the cruelest month, and this April certainly lives up to such a claim. After a tease of sunshine and

Athlete Accomplishments April 2019

April was a busy month of racing, with spring race season fully in swing. April racing was a month of triumphs, both in terms of

Treadmill Incline Workouts for Runners

Whether it’s snow, thunderstorms, or high heat that drives you inside, most runners inevitably run on the treadmill at some point in the year. And

Mile Markers: Maintaining

Last week was a good week of runs. I have slacked a bit on my mileage in April with the long Easter weekend, with closer

The Weekend Warm-Up 1

I am resurrecting my old Friday post, the Friday Thrive, in a new format. The Weekend Warm-Up will cover upcoming races, random musings, recent research,

Racing During Pregnancy

From Paula Radcliffe running at 10K at 7 months pregnant to Alysia Montano competing in the 800m during both of her pregnancies, racing during pregnancy