All things training. Mostly advice and tips but maybe questions, general comments, or who knows what else.
I’ve been seeing a lot of talk recently about zone 2 running. In a way, this is wonderful. In a way, this is a bit troubling.
Why? Well, it’s wonderful because people are talking about keeping easy runs easy. This is so important. A majority, even significant majority, of your time spent running should be at an easy pace.
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I used to think I was both building and showing my toughness when I ran outside in all conditions.
Over the past week or so, we got around 30 inches of snow in about 4.5 days and then some extreme cold settled in. As a result, I’ve been making heavy use of my treadmill.
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Do you have a big goal for 2024? Maybe a performance specific goal, maybe a more process oriented goal?
Whatever the type of goal, if it’s a big goal, you’re most likely to accomplish it if you focus on smaller steps that lead to the goal.
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A HillRunner.com community member I follow on Strava often titles his lunch hour runs “Recess”. I love this!
Many of us are thinking about 2024 goals and how we are going to achieve them. Maybe we’re even using the word “resolution” to describe what we want to accomplish in 2024.
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I’ve been hearing a lot in the past year or two about process oriented goals versus results oriented goals. Different people will tell you different things about which is “better” or “more important” to have.
I’d like to explain why I think you should have both.
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