Stay in Shape With Quick Workouts From Runner. Holidays are certainly joyous, but family gatherings, holiday parties, and office functions can bump running right off your to-do list.
Fortunately, you don't need to run for hours to maintain your fitness during this busy time of year. The following 20-minute (or less) workouts cover all the bases of strength, speed, and endurance well enough so you can start the New Year strong. BUILD STRENGTH Find a nearby hill. After a five-minute jog, run up the incline. Running With The Rabbit and Other Ways To Defeat Running Boredom.
Posted By RunningGuy On March 24, 2009 - 6 responses The following is a guest post from Charlene Jaszewski, a fellow runner and resident of New York City.
This is a great post about a problem that most of us deal with from time to time. Top Running Sites Reviewed – The 10 Best Running Websites. 5k Sharpening Workouts: Spotlight on Speed Development. The 5k might be one of those perfect events – it’s long enough to be considered a “distance” race but short enough to push yourself really hard.
As one of my running friends would say, “grip and rip!!” Becoming a runner: 7 ways to get (and stay) motivated - Healthy Living on Shine. For years, I've been an active woman who didn't dare call herself an athlete.
I've chosen challenging workouts but have not ever pushed myself completely out of the comfortable little box. I've done burlesque, belly dance, and some tough strength and walking training, but I've opted out of many opportunities to do the the activity that has scared me the most -- running. For some reason, I've decided to get over that fear and prove to myself that my body and my brain are tough enough to withstand a year of training. 10-Minute Plyometric Workout for Runners.
You got home from work late.
You were going to run for 45 minutes, but now you've only got 10 minutes before your best friend picks you up for dinner. It's 11:50 am. You're in a hotel room. Checkout time is noon. It sure would be nice to have done some kind of workout before you head to the airport for a long flight home. You've only got 10 minutes. Runner's "Not a Fanny Pack" Utility Belt. By Future Craft Collective When you embark upon your life as a runner, you swear you’ll never end up as one of those total geeks you see on the trail with their fanny packs slung oh-so-not-cool-ly on their hips, holding all their gear.
But then you go out for your first big run and you realize, oh, I actually need to bring stuff with me: wallet, keys, runner’s goo. Friday – “Reader’s Choice” – 40 Random Facts you didn’t Know about Running… Interval Training - Kickstart your Metabolism and Kick your Ass in 20 Minutes. I have a confession to make.
Unlike this awesome dog here, I’m not a fan of running. I used to run cross country in high school, and I’ve tried to get excited about running about a dozen times since then. After reading Born to Run, a fantastic book, about running, I even had myself convinced that I was going to LOVE running. How to become a morning runner! Interested in writing for RunAddicts.net?
Get started now! If you think that morning runners are miracle workers, think again! Yes, they deserve two thumbs up for ignoring the irresistible temptation of their cozy beds and choosing to hit the streets instead. And yes, we admit that becoming a morning runner is no smooth sailing especially if you are not a morning person at the first place. RYAN HALL'S HALF-MARATHON TRAINING PLAN. Ryan Hall is an American long distance runner.
He won the marathon at the 2008 United States Olympic Trials and placed tenth in the Olympic marathon in Beijing. He holds the U.S. record in the half marathon. Born: October 14, 1982, Kirkland, Wash. Out There: The Endurance Athlete’s Guide To Normal Life. PANTS: Clothing items which begin at the wearer’s waist and extend past knees.
Typically are not skin-tight and do not contain moisture-wicking properties, built-in underwear, or reflective piping. Susan Lacke bridges the communication gap between endurance athletes and everybody else. 7 scenic marathon routes. FaujaSingh-1024x768.jpg (JPEG Imagen, 1024x768 pixels) Regain Your Primal Speed with Sprint Workouts. Develop Your Speed with Sprint Workouts...but not on railroad tracks. As distance runners, the majority of our mileage is fairly easy – and it should be. Maintenance distance runs make up most of our weekly training. After all, you can’t run hard every day. But should you run fast every day? Maybe not every day, but there’s a lot of evidence to suggest that doing some fast running on most of your training days can provide huge benefits for an upcoming race and your overall susceptibility to injury.
Let’s define our terms: running fast is simply running at mile pace or faster. Most runners simply don’t run fast often enough. Your Body Wants to Run Fast. Hacking the Perfect Runner’s Diet: Food Lessons from a Lifetime of Obsession. 7 Training Ideas That Changed My Running Forever. Over the last 13 years of competitive running in high school, college, and beyond, I’ve picked up certain training strategies that I’ve incorporated into my current training.
Some of these training principles are well-known while others are less common. Running Barefoot: Training Tips. Running Barefoot, Forefoot Striking & Training Tips Forefoot Striking & Impact Forces For millions of years, it is likely that runners landed with no single, specific foot strike, and rather landed with a variety of foot strikes including forefoot, midfoot and heel strikes, but we suspect that the most common form of foot strike was a forefoot strike. Midfoot strikes were probably also more common than they are today. These kinds of strikes (i.e. landing first on the lateral ball of the foot) lead to lower impact forces which may lead to lower rates of injury. We hypothesize and there is anecdotal evidence that forefoot or midfoot striking can help avoid and/or mitigate repetitive stress injuries, especially stress fractures, plantar fasciitis, and runner's knee.