The #1 mistake runners can make when preparing for a marathon is setting up the wrong marathon goals, which usually ends in injury or disappointment. But don’t worry. At the end of this article, you will have a clear plan to set a meaningful, realistic goal that sets you up for success. We even have …
Marathon Goals Explained: How to Setup Meaningful Realistic Goals Read More »
In this definitive guide to running workouts, I’ll explain in-depth everything from easy runs to hill runs and tempo runs to recovery runs. As a runner, knowledge is the key to unlocking faster and long-term improvements in your performance. The more you understand and know about running, in this case, about different types of running …
April 6th, 2021, was the scariest day of my life. I was outside the hospital waiting for my 8-year-old daughter to come out of a 12-hour surgery to remove a brain tumor. All of the possible emotions passed through my head that day and the week leading to the surgery: anger, fear, frustration, reminiscence, regretfulness, …
I Ran 11 Marathons in 11 Days – Here is What I Learned Read More »
As a running coach, I’m always looking for new and better ways to make the most out of my athletes’ training time and effort, from setting the proper heart rate zones in their watches to regularly adjusting their training paces based on their real-time fitness levels. And as technology and research advance at blazing speeds, …
Running an under 30 minute 5k is a great goal to keep runners active and motivated to keep improving their running fitness and times. Today I want to share my top workouts to help you achieve this 5k goal in under 30 minutes. To be able to run a 5k in 30 minutes or less, …
A personalized running training plan is a customized program tailored to your specific need, like current fitness level (current a keyword there), running goals, and schedule. It’s super important that this plan is created by a professional running coach that takes the time to understand your specific situation. With a coach, you don’t have to …
The Secret to Effective Running: A Personalized Training Plan Read More »
You can find countless articles and videos about how running slow can help you run fast. But it’s hard to find an example of this working with real runners, from actual slow training in real life and not in a laboratory. Today I want to show you proof that training slow can make you a …
In this talk, Dr. Seiler explains in words and pictures how modern exercise physiology laboratories reveal the body’s remarkable capacity for adaptation. In this talk, you will learn why “No pain, no gain” is a terrible way to think when you train, and why it’s better to think “Don’t go hard – go smart”
Have you heard the saying that your brain can’t tell the difference between reality and imagination? Well, the same is true with your body and running. After a run, your body doesn’t care about how many miles/kilometers you ran; it cares about how much stress it felt. And it’s super important to understand it to …
