In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about things that deserve more attention throughout the month of October. This week, I would like to start things off by addressing trail running for road runners. Photo by Paul A. FaganCross country running in high school and college…
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about training and travel throughout the month of September. Scott finishes up this month by asking, “Does bodyweight training carry over to free-weight work?” Scott has at times done a lot of traveling, and rather than cart around heavy…
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about training and travel throughout the month of September. This week I would like to talk about evaluating the available training options when you travel. Keeping up with your training while you are on the road can be very…
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about training and travel throughout the month of September. This week, Scott discusses traveling with bands. What is a band? Although there are several types of bands, here I’m referring to the heavier variety that can be used with…
Photo by knox_triA recent issue of Running Research News (Volume 23 Issue 5) has an article about overuse muscle damage in runners and it’s effects on performance. The article analyzes the results of research published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports and concludes that aerobic performance is not negatively impacted by…
Back Cove 5k » May 2007Photo by Erik BoucherThis morning, I published a case study detailing how I decided upon a race plan and what I hoped to accomplish in this evening’s Back Cove 5k race. The race results are in, and we can now see how closely I followed the plan. I did a…
Choosing a race plan can be difficult at times, especially when a race is not one that you are trying to peak for. Should you run it as a hard sprint, leaving nothing on the track or course from start to finish? Should you formulate a strategy about when to run hard and when to…
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about training and travel throughout the month of September. This week I would like to talk about finding a local track to run on when you travel. Photo by ProdigalSistaWhen traveling, it can be difficult to keep on top…
Readers have been searching a little more frequently lately for things like running numbness and why does my foot go numb when I run, but the article that they are finding is about a numb hip during a weight lifting workout a few years ago. Here are some more relevant reasons that you may have…
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about training and media influences throughout the month of August. Scott writes about infomercials this week to finish the series. Informercials are big business. There needs to be a very high sales ratio with an average cost of $500,000…