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“Hydrate for happiness.” When it comes to your endurance training and racing, does this advice make sense to you? I talked in my last article about how gratitude helps you to be happy with your endurance running or walking. Now I’m talking about hydrating for happiness. And you — reasonably — may be wondering…
Here are 11 predictions for 2011 related to endurance running and walking. If my predictions come true, it definitely will be an interesting year! 1. A new marathon world record for men or women will be set. According to Wikipedia, the latest two men’s world records were set in 2007 and 2008 (both by Haile …
It is dangerous to text, talk, or surf on a cellphone while running or walking. So SpryFeet.com officially launched today its “Alert and Alive” pledge campaign, which asks runners and walkers to commit to safe cellphone use while on the road or trail. Some people have asked me whether this campaign is necessary — as if …
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If you keep a running log (which you should do), then one of the things that you may like to do with it is to compare your average pace in one training season to your average pace in another training season. For example, suppose that you followed an identical running schedule in training seasons A …
Training for a half marathon can be challenging. The biggest challenge for most people has nothing to do with developing the endurance to complete a half marathon. Probably many times more people are capable of developing this endurance than the number who believe that they can. No, the biggest challenge to training for a half …
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There are some 800 marathons held annually around the world, with some 250 marathons held annually in the USA alone. And only some 1 to 2% of the population has ever run a marathon. If you have decided to run a marathon but do not know where to begin, then here are seven marathon running …
When you take time to analyze it, what does a treadmill do for a runner or walker? It forces him or her to run or walk at a particular speed and on a particular incline. And it does this for minute after minute and, in the extreme, even hour after hour. In contrast, when you …
The head coach for my group-training program made me remember this expression last weekend. We were about to embark on our final run of the training season prior to an upcoming marathon. And she advised us not to try to cram any last-minute speed work into that run or into weekday outings before the race. …
Treadmill running is not the same as track running. But you may be considering as a runner whether it could be worthwhile to train on each. To help you to decide when to use which approach, here is a discussion of several differences between these two approaches to runner training. Balance Treadmill running forces you …
An elliptical machine for runner training can provide excellent cross-training. If you are a runner who has tried an elliptical machine, who has decided that you like using one, and who is contemplating buying one, then here are several things to consider when placing one in your home. Consider where your HVAC ducts are. You …