Why Your Warm Up Isn’t Working for You: Eoin Everard

If you’ve ever raced or done a group track workout, you’ve seen them.  Grown men and women in tiny shorts doing exaggerated skipping and hopping.  Swinging their legs back

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This Episode Could Save Your Life: Whitney Heins

Running alone hasn’t become more dangerous.  But it did get a lot more scary in September 2022 when runner Eliza Fletcher was kidnapped and murdered when out for

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How to Train Better in Between Race Cycles

Learn to train better in between race cycles by switching it up, building up strengths, and shoring up weaknesses.The big race is over.Once you've taken some time to

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The Pitfalls of a Plant-Based Diet for Endurance Athletes:  Ashley Kitchens

As much as I’d love to tell you otherwise, plant-based eating can be a real struggle for some people, especially athletes.   Simply giving up animal products is

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How I Went From Not Running to a Sub 3 Marathon at Age 42 (In 10 Steps)

I ran a sub 3 marathon at age 42 as a mom with a full time job. Today, I’m going to go over the 10 steps I took

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Why Heel Striking Might Actually Make You Run Faster:  Dr. Matt Minard

Runners have been told that heel striking is bad.  Or at least, it’s not nearly as good as a runner who hits the ground on the midfoot.But what

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The Essential Pre-Run Fueling Guide, Even For Sensitive Stomachs

If you are an early morning runner, you probably head out the door as soon as your shoes are tied. There’s no time to eat a meal, wait

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How to Tell if Your Race Goals are Realistic or Ridiculous

Do you have your heart set on a certain finishing time for your next race?Most runners are racing to see if they can go farther or faster than

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Are You Wasting Your Time Running in the Gray Zone?

There’s an effort in running that is deceptively sweet.  It’s not slow enough to be called jogging, yet it’s not hard enough that it feels too challenging.  To many

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The Planted Runner Marathon Training Week 9

This is part 4 of my 12-week marathon training series. This will coach you through your marathon build up, week by week. These guidelines will work for the

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