Every runner wants to be fully prepared and confident about their fitness and ability to finish their race when they stand behind the starting line on race day. In order to get to that place, you have to have trained properly for the event to ensure your body and mind have the endurance, strength, and … Read more
We are all well aware of the benefits of working out and how important it is to get in your strength training. However, whether you work out in the gym or do at-home exercise, it’s easy to fall into a rut of doing the same routine over and over, or just cycling through a couple … Read more
Most parents can remember a time when their child was young and constantly on the move; running around from here to there as if their energy was a never ending, overflowing reservoir. Then, as children grow up they are exposed to highly engaging media and screen time and the rigidity and structure of sitting all … Read more
Many adults love to enjoy a few alcoholic drinks with friends on the weekend or throw back a beer or glass of wine with dinner. However, if you’re working hard in the gym to build muscle or push your body in your workouts to get stronger, are your drinking habits sabotaging your fitness gains? Does … Read more
Running is a diverse sport, with all sorts of different niches and ways to participate. Some people only run on the treadmill at the gym or in their basement. Others love charity races and frequently participate in community 5ks. Then, there are the endurance runners who train for half marathons or marathons, or even ultramarathons and … Read more
Let’s get one thing straight: If you are looking into how to run 10k in 35 minutes, you’re going to be taking on a challenging goal and accomplishing something very few runners can achieve. After all, Running Level reports that the average 10k time across all ages and genders is 49:43, which is quite a … Read more
After a long winter of bundling up and trudging through sloppy miles on slushy and snowy roads during cold, dark mornings, there’s nothing more invigorating and enticing to a runner than the prospect of enjoying warm spring runs. The springtime lighting is beautiful, whether you’re an early morning runner or hit the roads or trails … Read more
It’s completely normal and expected to feel tired after running a hard workout, long run, or race. Running is a physically demanding form of exercise, so nearly every runner is acquainted with feeling fatigued after running at one point or another. But, what happens when fatigue from running lingers? What if you’re a chronically exhausted … Read more
Have you ever been running, feeling great and enjoying the workout, when suddenly it strikes: a terrible side stitch. Just seconds before, you felt like passers by could potentially mistake you for an elite marathoner, and now you’re nearly doubling over in sharp pain. Side stitches can be surprisingly debilitating and uncomfortable, and although they tend … Read more
You hear it all the time, don’t forget to stretch! Stretching paired with running continues to be a disputed topic in general as a variety of studies show conflicting results. Depending on your coach and training method, beliefs about stretching will vary. It’s best to find out your body’s specific needs to keep it happy, … Read more
Every runner should have at least one running goal. You might want to run a 5k or finish your first marathon. Maybe you have a pace or time goal like breaking four hours in the marathon or running a mile in under 8 minutes. Goals for runners are like a bottomless gas tank: they are what … Read more
Runners tend to like to control things about their training and fitness. Fortunately, a great deal of our progress and performance as runners is indeed in our control. How far we run, what speed workouts we do, whether or not we strength train regularly, how attuned we are to our body’s need for a rest … Read more
As dedicated runners, we yearn for the satisfaction of checking off our daily workouts in our training plans, feeling pleased to have completed our runs, and each day taking another step towards our current goal. Whether you wake up at the crack of dawn and hit the pavement or trails to start your day, or … Read more
You’ve undoubtedly heard of behavioral addictions and perhaps even known of someone who has suffered from or is presently suffering from one, or maybe you are worried that you are suffering from one. But can exercise addiction be considered an actual problem or addiction? Do people truly suffer from workout addiction, where they just can’t … Read more
Have you ever been shopping for running socks and noticed the toe socks with individual sleeves for each toe? Running toe socks are a version of toe spreaders or toe spacers for runners. Toe spacers keep your toes separated and increase your foot splay. To visualize toe spreaders, picture the toe separators that might be … Read more