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We’ve all heard it: 180 steps per minute. Target it. It’s the ideal number. You’re less efficient and more injury prone if you are taking fewer steps per minute.
Reality isn’t that simple.
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The universal question we all get as we age: isn’t running bad for your body? Or, alternatively, the advice: you should stop running before you destroy your knees!
What if that isn’t true, though? What if running is actually good for an aging body?
Continue reading “Is running hard on an aging body?”It’s been a while since I’ve done a proper month end recap. Between that and catching up from the holidays, I decided to do a special recap this week.
This recap is all about articles that might give you a little guidance, encouragement, or simply some motivation to help with some common resolutions.
Continue reading “Some thoughts for your New Year’s resolutions”I’ll be completely honest, I’m on vacation right now and writing this pretty quickly. So this will be a short review/preview but I just want to let everyone know I’m still looking at how HillRunner.com is doing and always thinking about how to make it better.
I’m going to be short on the 2022 preview for one primary reason: unless I hear something from you, sometimes I just go with the flow and figure out what to do. I promise that, every year, I at least try a few things to make the experience for the community better or try to reach new people. I will continue that in 2022 but what 2022 will bring, unless I hear from you, will be somewhat unpredictable.
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It’s the time of the year where we’re planning out our racing seasons for next year and setting our goals. How do you go about setting a good goal, though? You want a goal that will challenge you without feeling overwhelming.
In other fields, you may have heard of SMART goals. I think the SMART goal concept works very well for runners. But how does it apply to runners?
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Not long ago, I was listening to a podcast about goal setting. It brought up an idea that I found interesting and made an interesting case for it. To be honest, it goes against what I’ve done in the past but I see the argument in favor of it.
The idea is that goals should be set so you can achieve them at least 80% of the time. Essentially, don’t chase incredibly tough goals. Instead, set yourself up for success most of the time but sometimes challenge yourself with a tough goal.
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It’s that time of the year again. Fitness advice is flying around everywhere.
As with most fitness advice you can find in December and January, there’s a lot of bad out there. One of my favorites: what’s better?
What’s better: very long runs at a slow pace or shorter long runs at a faster pace? What’s better: short intervals or long intervals? What’s better: interval workouts or tempo runs?
My personal favorite. What’s better: long, slow endurance or interval training?
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It’s that time again! Your chance to ask me anything you would like. As I always seem to mention, this is always one of my favorite things to do.
Almost nothing is off limits. Feel free to ask me about training, racing, what’s going on at HillRunner.com, or anything else. This is my invitation to you to ask whatever you would like.
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On this day of turkey trots and family gatherings, I’d like to take a moment to continue a tradition at HillRunner.com. I’d like to thank you for making HillRunner.com what it is.
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Winter is coming. Here in Wisconsin, we definitely got a taste of winter in the past week or so with chilly temperatures and even a bit of snow.
That means it’s time for your annual reminder: winter running can be safe and, dare I say, even enjoyable with a few precautions.
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