The 2002 Lakefront Marathon was run on a day with 25-30 mile per hour winds gusting to 50 miles per hour. Almost the entire race was run with a headwind.
Over its history, the Boston Marathon has included snow, historic winds and extreme heat. On a few occasions, they even have had good conditions.
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The new year is here! Did you create some resolutions or just set some running goals for the new year that you’re ready to chase down?
Whether the goals are focused on process/training (maybe weekly or yearly miles, maybe a certain training schedule or amount of auxiliary training) or focused on an outcome (such as reaching a qualifying time or simply a time goal for a given race or distance) you might have big plans about how you’re going to revamp your training to accomplish the goals.
Just don’t change too much, too soon.
…What’s the better interval workout? Long repeats or sprints?
Recently, we’ve been told that sprints can accomplish as much as or more than longer intervals. So why suffer through 3-4 minute repeats when we can just do 30 second repeats?
…Better interval workouts? Plus, a stretching reminder.Read More »
It’s hard to believe the end of 2022 is already approaching! The year has flown by!
2022 has been an interesting year at HillRunner.com and for me personally, to say the least.
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It’s goal setting time again! I’ve written plenty in the past about setting goals (such as here, here, here and here). I’m going to take a break from that this time to discuss what you should do after you set your goals.
It may seem obvious. Set a goal, get it in front of you constantly and chase it down! How hard is that to figure out, right?
Well, I’d actually suggest a different path.
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