I’m going to try something a little different this month. I read more than just research and I think the research just touches on a fraction of the valuable things I read in any given month. So I’m going to share more than just research this month. …
Compression for recovery, warmups and sleep, Kipchoge’s trainingRead More »
As many of you probably know, I take incredible pride in my streak of running at least one 5K every year in under 17 minutes. Before today, that streak stood at 21 years and counting. After today, it would either stand at 22 years and counting or end at 21 years.
Before today, I was already thinking of sharing why sub-17 means so much to me so let me start there. Then I’ll get into today’s report. …
Now that we’re fully on the new HillRunner.com, I thought I’d take a moment to go through what you can do and where you can find those things. For the most part, if you were making use of something on the old HillRunner.com, you can find it here. The only things I took away are things that weren’t getting used.
Of course, I’m always looking for new things to add. In fact, let this be a callout. If you have any requests for what you would like to see added to HillRunner.com, comment here or ask via the contact form. I’m always open to any ideas. I’ll address this a bit more at the bottom of this post. …
In the business world, there’s the concept of continuous improvement. No matter how well things are going, you can always find ways to do even better. If you stop improving, your competitors will pass you.
I strongly believe this philosophy also applies to running. If you’re not constantly striving to improve, you’re losing ground on your competitors. Not concerned about competition? If you’re not looking for a better way, how are you going to keep improving to achieve your goals? …
The Chicago Marathon was just run this past weekend. Many other marathons or other big events have recently been or soon will be completed. That means it’s every runner’s favorite season: recovery!
What? Recovery time isn’t your favorite time? Yeah, you might not be alone. …
