Warm up before every run
Think of your last run. Did you do anything before starting to prepare your body for running?
If your answer is no, I’d encourage you to consider changing that answer for your next run.
…Training
All things training. Mostly advice and tips but maybe questions, general comments, or who knows what else.
EVERY run should start slow
What kind of run are you doing today? Easy run? Tempo run? Progression? Intervals? Long run?
No matter what you’re doing, your run should start the same way: slow.
Why? Because your body needs time to warm up.
…How does the heat affect your running?
Last week, I did a workout in some extreme heat and humidity on Tuesday, then bounced back with an up tempo run on Thursday in relatively cool weather.
I thought a comparison of paces between these runs was an interesting study in what the heat can do to a runner so I figured I’d share the comparison between these runs with you. It’s not meant to be a study of exactly how one can compare splits in the heat but more an illustration that, yes, it can significantly affect your running and the best thing you can do in the heat is accept slower paces.
…Racing is a skill – practice it
I was just talking with a runner I coach about racing plans for this year. She’s not into racing frequently, instead picking and choosing races when she will be ready to really get after it. The easy call for her was to target a race this fall, build up to it over the summer and be in real good shape.
However, in talking, we commiserated about neither of us having run a real race in over a year and a half and I immediately thought she needs something else.
I told her to definitely pick out that target race in the fall but also think about finding something in the summer. Know she’s going into it not fully ready to race but practice the act of racing.
…“What shoes do you recommend?”
It’s definitely a frequently asked question and one I’ve seen even more frequently over the past month or so for some reason. “What shoes do you recommend?” Alternatively, someone might ask “What is the best shoe?”
Either way, the correct answer is the same: I don’t know.
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