Is balance important for runners?
As runners we think about muscle and cardio endurance, flexibility and strength, but rarely if ever do people think about balance.
As runners we think about muscle and cardio endurance, flexibility and strength, but rarely if ever do people think about balance.
There are virtually no hard and fast rules for training endurance, whether for running, cycling, swimming or any other endurance sport. Why is it then that the 80:20 ratio is so commonly seen, and does it really hold true? …
Recovery runs are a part of training that gains more importance the long the race is that you’re training for. If you’re usually racing 10k, you’ll use easier long runs, but if you’re marathon training you’ll have short and long…
When cold weather hits there are lots of things to consider, here are some of the training considerations to make. Warm-ups Aside from the changes in blood pressure, pulse and joint fluid, we want to raise our temperature a…
Whether you’re in your marathon specific block of training or you’re focused on increasing speed for longer term marathon success, good route planning can be a useful tool in reaching PBs. Route planning tools Google maps is of course a…
The nature of someone who runs is generally going to lean towards challenging themselves, and striving for improvement. As a result of this, I often see people training far too hard and/or too fast in ways that harm them. I…
What goes up must come down, but if you’re not making the most of the downhill sections, you need to read this. How do you run downhill? Often we hit a downhill soon after a climb of some sort,…