Which activity leaves you more sore, running a marathon or doing a workout consisting of a lot of squats and lunges? In general, I would say that the marathon will leave you more sore. A full workout of squats, lunges, rows, pushups, and swiss ball crunches can be accomplished in a mere 20 minutes; 30…
I enjoy running marathons, and plan on running at least one in every state. I have picked up a few tips and tricks along the way as I find out what works for me and what does not. This series of articles originally began as some random tips off of the top of my head…
You have just run a marathon. Congratulations! You should be proud of yourself. The trick now is to recover from it so that you can be as comfortable as possible over the next week and month. Being miserable after your race cuts down on the enjoyment that you derived from having run it. By following…
I was going through the recently restored Running Blog Family list of articles published over the last day or so, and found an article over at Boston Dreams and Michelin Stars that dealt with a similar topic as I did when I wrote about how marathon recovery is not instantaneous. Lance Martin wrote about how…
After running your marathon, you will fall into one of three camps. You are hurting and you can not imagine ever doing something like this again. You are hurting and are set to take the next few weeks/months completely off to recover You feel pretty good and think you are ready to get going again…