Should You Stretch Before Your Run?

Does stretching make you a better runner, or a worse runner? Should you stretch before your run, after your run, or both? Stretching damages your muscles, the same as any other kind of workout, so that they can come back with appropriate adaptations to withstand that...

This Week Last Year: Matter over Mind

This week last year and two years ago was a busy one. This week this year I am on my way to Rhode Island to run a marathon. Have a good weekend! This week last year, I finished up the series on Mind Games by discussing how how your body controls your thoughts. In a...

Common Running Injuries

In a collaborative effort with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we wrote about injuries for the month of November. This is the final article in the series. I will first explore why runners get injured, and then I will share some of the most common running injuries...