How to Cool Down After a Run
Purpose of a Cool Down As an ex-biologist, I love looking at training from a biological context, particularly through an evolutionary...
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- Apr 3
- 3 min
How Easy Should an “Easy Run” Be?
Easy runs are indispensable for any runner - it doesn’t matter if you are training for a 1-mile or a 100-mile race! Any good training...
- Mar 2
- 3 min
Runner’s Lower Body Mobility Routine
A lot of people tend to get flexibility and mobility mistaken for each other. Flexibility is the ability of a muscle group to lengthen...
- Jan 31
- 3 min
Planning Your Race Calendar
The beginning of a year can be such an exciting time! We have the whole year ahead with a lot of opportunities to engage with the running...
- Nov 30, 2022
- 1 min
How to do a running warm-up
My biggest piece of advice for athletes: do the dang warm up! Warm ups are vital for a myriad of reasons: it primes our body by heating...
- Oct 31, 2022
- 3 min
Lessons from the Pros at the 2022 Javelina Jundred
This weekend, I had the treat to crew and pace a friend for 20 miles at the Javelina Jundred 100 Mile race. There’s not much in the world...
- Sep 30, 2022
- 3 min
Electrolytes & Endurance Running
Electrolytes are a key component for many vital functions in the body: muscle function (including contraction, repair, and...
- Aug 31, 2022
- 3 min
Foam Rolling 101
Most of my athletes have heard me say this by now… but I can’t reinforce it enough! If you are a runner, you should foam roll every day!...
- Jul 7, 2022
- 2 min
5 Things All Runners Should Do
The most ironic part about being a running coach is that I spend a good amount of my time trying to convince my athletes to do things...
- Jun 30, 2022
- 2 min
The Importance of Rest Days
For many active people, rest isn’t always an easy thing to do. I mean, I get it, if I am aiming for a (insert goal race here), shouldn’t...
- Jun 23, 2022
- 2 min
Recovery as a Training Tool
What is the most important aspect of training? Rest and recovery! I’ll touch on rest days in a future training tip, but for now, I’ll...
- Jun 16, 2022
- 3 min
Bring on the Heat Running!
It’s that time of the year again - summer has officially started and with it has come a heat that can make running feel insurmountable....
- May 21, 2022
- 3 min
Finding the Right Running Coach For You
So, you’ve decided you want to start working with a running coach. There are a lot of coaches out there, which can make the choice far...
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