Week of 3/2/14- 3/8/14 Sunday 3/2: 8.2miles easy (9:32 pace), drills, Quick Strength for Runners Week 4 (Part 1) Monday 3/3: Rest, 45 minutes easy yoga (Snow day) Tuesday 3/4: 8 terrible treadmill miles, PM- Pilates for Runners DVD Wednesday 3/5: 12 miles with 8 mile progression run in the middle (9:10 pace overall), core, Quick Strength for Runners Week 4 (Part 2) Thursday 3/6: 8.12 miles with 5 x 1k and ... Read the Post...
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Confessions of a Weak Glute Runner
Time and time again injured runners are told that weak glutes are the cause of their running injuries. Are you a weak glute runner? Weak Glutes A few weeks ago I wrote about how sitting too much leads my hips to get tight and my low back starts bothering me. I have also complained time and time again about how much I hate running on the treadmill. My injury history is lengthy, and somewhat connected. It ... Read the Post...
Raleigh Marathon Training Week 10 and More Snow?
Week of 2/23/14-3/1/14 Sunday 2/23: 6.1 miles easy (9:20 pace), drills, Quick Strength for Runners Week 3 (Part 1) Monday 2/24: AM- 12 miles with 3 x 2 miles at HMP (8:51 pace overall), core work, PM- Body Pump Tuesday 2/25: AM-6.2 miles easy (9:40 pace overall), PM- Pilates for Runners DVD Wednesday 2/26: 12.1 miles (in the snow!) with 8 at MGP (9:02 pace overall), Quick Strength for Runners Week 3 (Part ... Read the Post...
Why It’s Hard to Take Rest Days as a Runner
For some runners, it can be quite challenging to take a rest day. We like to run, and we want to run as much as possible! The problem with rest days Ok, so I didn't run on my rest day yesterday, but for some reason this week it was extra hard to rest. Usually I take Sundays as my rest day, and it ends up being a very lazy day overall. We go grocery shopping in the morning, do a little meal prep for the ... Read the Post...
