The taper is a really important part of training, allowing you to recover and prepare for your big race. There are a few things to focus on during the taper weeks to help you to be successful come race day. Here are some ideas to get you started. I've written several other posts about the details of structuring the taper, including How to Taper for a Marathon Correctly to Achieve Your Race Goals and How to Successfully ... Read the Post...
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Effective Half Marathon Workouts To Include In Your Training Plan
Once you have completed at least one half marathon you may be looking to improve your time and set a new personal best. This usually means including some half marathon specific workouts in your training. Of course, following a training plan or working with a running coach is helpful, but some runners want to train on their own. You may even just want to create your own half marathon training plan. By choosing effective ... Read the Post...
How To Recover After a Long Run
As runners we already know that recovery is an important (but sometimes overlooked) part of training. Recovery after a long run may be one of the most important aspects of training and building mileage safely. The long run wears us down and we are usually spending quite a bit of time on our feet. So let's talk about how to recover after a long run. This post contains affiliate links. How to Recover After a Long ... Read the Post...
6 Tips for Navigating Running and Training While Dealing With Mastitis
There are many challenges that come with breastfeeding, one of them being issues that can arise such as clogged ducts or mastitis. If you have breastfed a baby and don't know what this is, consider yourself lucky! As with most things, this can make running and training extra tricky for postpartum moms. This may be a post that you will either need to skip or save for later depending on your life situation, but if you are a ... Read the Post...
