training

from runnersworld.com

Marathon coaches measure success not by how many runners they get to the starting line, but by how many of them finish.

from runnersworld.com

The periodized strength plan sampled here was developed by Jeb Stewart and Reece Haettich, strength coaches who train endurance athletes. Its structure allows runners to peak in strength for both the spring and fall competitive seasons.

from runnersworld.com

Boston has Heartbreak at mile 21! Bloomsday has Cemetery and Doomsday. The San Blas Half-Marathon has The Strangler. Apparently, just plain running isn't tough enough. So race directors, in their infinite wisdom, have decided we need hills. Big ones. And if they have sadistic-sounding names, so much the better.

from MSNBC.com

It's the evening before your first marathon. You've loaded up on spaghetti, drank gallons of water to make sure you're fully hydrated and laid out your new sneakers and running shorts. Inadvertently, you've also set yourself up for an upset stomach, a long night of frequent visits to the bathroom and potentially race-ending blisters and chafing from your stiff gear.

from runnersworld.com

You might be able to run through a tight hamstring or a sore quad, but an injured foot or ankle usually throws the brakes on a workout--sometimes an entire training season. Our feet and ankles, after all, are the foundation of our sport. When they are working well, they allow us to love every step.

from runnersworld.com

Last June at the USA track nationals in Indianapolis, Lauren Fleshman won the women's 5000-meter title with a training program typical of world-class runners: long efforts, intervals, hills. But half the time, Fleshman's feet never touched the ground. Instead, they were clipped into her bike.

from fitsugar.com

Are you guilty of training only the parts of your body that you want to improve? I know it is tempting to only train those parts that you are unhappy with, but in the long run, that's not what is best for your body.

from bellaonline.com

If you've been looking to get more serious with your cycling, need a better organised way to record your cycling training, performances and your progress one great way is to keep a training journal. The Editors of Bicycling Magazine have come up with a great solution to enable you to keep track of your progress.

from runnersworld.com

Have you ever run a 400 so hard you could barely take the last few steps? Lactic acid kicked your butt, right? Not exactly. Sprint-induced fatigue is actually caused by a by-product of lactic acid: hydrogen ions.

When you run hard-faster than 10-K race pace-hydrogen ions accumulate in your muscle cells, which causes an increase in intracellular acidity.

from sparkpeople.com

Do you wish you could use the elliptical for more than a few minutes without feeling exhausted? Then this program is for you! The workout time will vary depending on the level you choose, but keep in mind that this is a general program and may need to be adjusted depending on your fitness level.

from walking.about.com

The Boston Marathon is having a very soggy slog today. I've finished the Portland Marathon seven times and managed to skip the year of the big downpour - thankfully! My friends Rachel, Krista, and Lana battled rain, sleet, and snow in the Seattle Marathon last November. Rachel highly recommends wearing hotel shower caps over your shoes.

from runnersworld.com

Someone once asked me, if I could do only one hard workout for the rest of my life, what would it be?

First of all, that's an unfair question. It's like asking, if I could eat only one thing for the rest of my life, what would it be?

from runnersworld.com

You hear about top runners clocking sub-14-minute 5-ks or 31-minute 10-Ks and think, Man, how do they run so fast? You mean the question rhetorically (as in "Wow"), but it's valid: How do elite athletes--not to mention the age-groupers passing you at the end of a race--do it? The answer, of course, is natural talent and a lot of hard work. But what's that mean, exactly?

Cell phones aren't just for calling people anymore Not only can you play games, surf the web, get turn-by-turn directions, and listen to music you can now do "medical monitoring" on a gadget that you carry around in your pocket or purse.

I just came across this podcast and it is so cool, I had to share it. Coolrunning.com has had a "couch-to-5K" running program for some time.

It takes a sensible approach to running and is really amazing.