December 30, 2014
Jan 2015: Last month I talked about setting goals. There is nothing wrong with setting too many. But be true to yourself and be realistic. If […]
January 22, 2015
You now have your next goal picked out. You chose the couch to 5K or a marathon or a triathlon – whatever it is. Presumably your coach […]
April 27, 2015
You did it! You conquered the big race. It could have been a 5K for some and for others a marathon…or more. I hope you enjoyed […]
April 30, 2015
There’s nothing like setting a goal and then accomplishing it. Try to set goals that are manageable, reasonable and that have a definite timeline. Just saying: […]
June 29, 2015
I preach rest and recovery almost as much as I preach having a specific running schedule that builds you to your next goal. Training schedules are […]
October 6, 2015
There are various levels of “obstacle course” style challenges, and they all test your ability in different ways. If you are not in shape, you will […]
October 17, 2015
If you’re not ready, you probably won’t do it….. That goes for everything really, but especially for an early morning run, it’s paramount to be ready […]
November 18, 2015
It’s turkey time – and that means food, football games, food, family, food, sales and even more food. But we runners have a secret weapon – […]
December 12, 2015
A runner can rattle off their PR’s (Personal Records) in 2 minutes flat…or less…for every distance and for every age group…. But most of our runs […]
December 20, 2015
“Why do I need a running coach? I can join a gym and the trainer will help me and find all these plans on-line that tell me exactly what […]
December 30, 2015
Yes – the number of miles you run per year is not important. You did read this correctly. The number of miles you run per week, month and […]
January 4, 2016
Everyone starts the new year with some goals and dreams…what are yours? Mine are quite simple: Stay as injury-free as possible Blast some 5K’s and some […]
February 15, 2016
And this is not with regards to Valentine’s Day…. Some runners thrive in running on their own. The loneliness of a long distance runner. Cutting through […]
February 20, 2016
I was on a run today and the topic of the dreaded DNF came up with a fellow runner. And my experience at the Philadelphia Marathon […]
April 17, 2016
Some of us have run hundreds of 5K’s…..even hundreds of marathons. If you’ve run 5K’s – can you remember your 1st one? If you have never […]
May 13, 2016
There has been a recent running boom since about 2005. Between 2005-2013, the number of runners finishing a race has almost doubled, from about 10,000,000 finishers […]