The holiday season can be an obstacle for many runners. Not only are you busy with holiday events and preparation, but the outdoor conditions are often cold, windy, snowy, and/or icy. All things considered, you want to be able to run, but you are short on time and may not even want to spend an hour or so outdoors. This month's Run It round-up brings you the simple solution: fun and effective 30 minute workouts for runners. A 30 minute run still provides all the physiological and ...
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Equipment Based Workouts for Runners {Run It}
This month's theme for the Run It Series is equipment based workouts for runners. I've already shared kettlebell and resistance band workouts here, so I want to give some attention to my other favorite piece of workout equipment: the stability ball. The stability ball is a versatile and invaluable tool for any runner. Core strength, hip stability, and glute strength are essential for preventing injury and running faster, and the stability ball will train those specific ...
5 Best Half Marathon and Marathon Workouts {Run It}
In this month’s edition of the Run It Series, we are sharing with you our favorite marathon and half marathon workouts. One of my favorite workouts for the marathon and half marathon (and the 10K, even) is two-mile repeats. This workout repeats itself over and over again in both my own training and the plans I write for my athletes - and for good reason. Two-mile repeats are versatile and adaptable. You can use them at various points in the training cycle for both the marathon and half ...
How to Become a Stronger Hill Runner
It's a normal sensation to feel a flutter of nerves when you gaze ahead during a run and see a hill reaching high above you. You don't need to tell a runner that it's basic physics that running up a hill will feel harder than running on flat ground - hills are the reason why races such as the Boston Marathon are notoriously tough. Despite the intrinsic challenge of running hills, you don't have to resign yourself to being slow on the hills. These tips will help you become a stronger ...
VO2Max Interval Workouts
A majority of my athletes sign up for coaching with a primary goal in mind: run faster. There are many types of workouts you can include in your training to get faster: tempo runs, speed workouts, and hill repeats. Speedwork is a broad term that can encompass many different types of workouts, one of the most effective of which is VO2max intervals. VO2max is a technical term that refers to how much oxygen you consume during a run. The higher your VO2max, the more oxygen you consume and ...