This post is written by Doug Hay, from Rock Creek Runner and NMA Radio. What if I told you that by this time next year, you could be a completely different runner? You’d either assume I’m some sort evil internet scammer, or want me as your best friend. Well I’m not a scammer… But it’s […]
Criss-cross applesauce everyone, it’s story time! It’s the summer of 2010, and I’m a new vegetarian training for my second marathon. Obsessed with protein and iron levels, I stumble upon a (then) small oasis in a sea of meat-eaters … a blog called No Meat Athlete. Fast forward a few months and I’m walking through my […]
This post was written by Doug Hay. Race week is all about routine. What you eat, how you taper, and the amount of sleep you get are all calculated and practiced. When it works, you stick with it, race after race — it’s one less thing to worry about. But even the best routines get […]
The biggest fear I hear from coaching clients asking about ultramarathon training is about whether or not they can handle it. It’s almost as if just adding the word “ultra” before marathon makes it sound too long, too extreme, too … ultra. But that isn’t the case. As Matt pointed out many years ago, if […]
At first, a marathon goal is all about finishing … a challenge so big it’s hard to comprehend before it happens. Then, after your first or second 26.2, the desire just to finish turns into a desire to finish faster. And faster. What if I could drop below four hours? What if I could qualify […]
Yoga, it’s everywhere. It’s in our schools. It’s at our gyms. It’s even on NFL football fields. But is it part of your training? Yoga has exploded in popularity over the past several years, and yogis of all ages use their practice to gain physical strength, calm their minds, and work through life’s stresses. As […]
Error: Contact form not found.
