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An overview of the gait cycle and 3 common form issues By Coach Maria Simone As an endurance athlete, you’ve likely been asked: “Why do you run?” Our friends and family are so curious about why we put so much time and energy into our training. A less-often asked question is: “How do you run?” In[…]
By Coach Maria Simone You pause for a moment as the anticipation builds. You click “register.” Just like that: your journey to race day begins! So, um, what happens now? This article helps you answer this question, by outlining the initial steps to your race day success. Set Goals. Your success begins with a vision[…]
~ By Coach Lindsay Leigh The great thing about endurance sports is they teach us lessons, sometimes hard ones, whether it’s our first attempt at a distance or 20th. In this respect, the Harrisburg Marathon was a great teacher! The 2019 Harrisburg Marathon was my 8th stand alone marathon (20th if you include Ironman marathons).[…]
By Coach Lindsay Zemba Leigh “When you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail, and both are equally important.” ~Ellen DeGeneres You’ve trained months and months, tapered well, had high expectations for your day. Yet, you had a subpar or flat-out “bad”[…]
While the end of a workout may sometimes seem unimportant, it really sets us up to recover properly, both mentally and physically, so we can have a quality workout the next day.
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” ~Benjamin Franklin As your key “A” race of the season draws closer, are you taking all the steps – big and small – to make sure you are setting yourself up for success? While not all things can be anticipated and prepared for, there are[…]
[This post is a reprint of the 2018 Boston Marathon race report from our athlete Jill Pescatore. You can see the original post here. Thanks, Jill, for allowing us to repost here!] ~by Jill Pescatore Running the Boston Marathon is always a privilege. Let’s face it running any marathon is pretty special when you turn[…]
If you want to race fast, you need to run fast. But, not all of us can (or want) to get to a track to do our speed work. When running on the road, measuring exact distances can be tricky, especially when satellites don’t want to cooperate. This workout helps you adapt your speed work[…]
~ By Coach Lindsay Leigh The 100 mile distance has intrigued me for years. I only had to decide when the right time would be to toe the line. Up until the start of the 2018 Umstead 100, and even during some moments of the race, I could not quite wrap my head around running[…]
This is our 6th video in our series of fueling and hydration tips for triathlon and running. Coach Maria reviews sample fueling configurations for different distances – from short course to longer endurance events. She reviews: Sprint through Double Ironman fueling Adapting calorie intake for the bike versus the run Sample products and types of[…]
