Why Do You Need a Rest Day Training involves progressive overload, gradually increasing the stress on the body during training (distance, duration, intensity). However you can’t just keep increasing stress. Training hard for more than a few consecutive days increases
Oura Ring for Runners
An important part of training is rest and recovery, but even with a personalized, periodized plan, how can you tell if any one run, cross training or strength training day should be an effort session, an easy day or even
Converting to Trail Running
Sometimes life doesn’t go quite as you planned. Having successfully completed the Dopey challenge I was planning on continuing with road running, looking at the New York, Marine Corps and London marathons … then what I thought was just a
Race Day Etiquette For Runners
Race Day Etiquette For Runners From a high in 2013, registrations for races have declined over the past few years, but still hit 17.6 million in 2019 (Running USA’s 2020 US Running Trends Report). With this number of runners it
Base Building
What is Base Building? For a new runner or a runner returning from injury base building is the period where you put together a consistent weekly plan, developing endurance, strength, and distance to get you in shape for the start
Should You Run by Distance or Time?
Long story short, there is no black and white answer to the question of if you should run by distance or time. Correctly implemented as part of a training plan, both will result in performance improvements. Personally, I like structure
Returning to Running after Injury
… Injuries suck, just saying … In 2019 it happened, I became one of the 50-80% of runners who suffer a running related injury each year. For me it began at mile 16 of the 2017 Chicago marathon with a
The Benefits of a Running Coach
1. Individualized Training Plans Every runner is unique, and so should be their training plan. Whether you are an elite athlete, an experienced runner looking to set a personal record (PR), an older runner returning after a break, or a
Training Cycles and Periodization – Can’t I Just Run?
In 2015, after many years away from the sport, I laced up my running shoes and headed out the door. I had a bucket list item of running a marathon, so signed up for a race and headed online to
Apple Watch 5 Vs Garmin Forerunner 935?
I have an Apple Watch (AW), primarily so I don’t need to carry my phone with me all the time. Being a data nerd, and using multiple devices and platforms I just had to perform an Apple watch vs Garmin