On May 1st I ran the Frederick Running Festival half-marathon, which was my first live half-marathon since 2017 and also my first live postpartum half. I was supposed to run this race in 2020, but it was canceled, so I ran it virtually. In 2021 it got moved to July, and I prefer not to do summer half-marathons here in Maryland, so I didn't sign up that year. But this year Rob signed up to run it, so I decided to join him! ... Read the Post...
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How To Transition To Running Outside This Spring
It may or may not feel like it where you live, but according to the calendar, it is spring. As the weather warms up and the sun comes out many runners will be itching to start running outside. Maybe you've taken a break from running this winter. Or maybe the treadmill has just seemed like a better option. Either way, for many runners spring time means a transition to running outside. Even if you have been running ... Read the Post...
3 Last Minute Ways to Improve Your Race Time
The closer you get to your race, the harder it is to make improvements in your fitness that will carry over to a faster race time. To get faster it takes weeks, or months, of race-specific training. However, during the last few weeks before your race, and also on race day, there are a few things you can do to improve your race time. So at this point stop trying to cram in speed workouts and extra miles, and instead shift ... Read the Post...
Using InsideTracker to Analyze my Health for Better Running
A few months ago I had an opportunity to talk with someone from InsideTracker about an opportunity to offer their services at a discounted price to the athletes I coach. Through this program I would also have the option to access their results so we could work together on making sure their health goals were being supported by the running program I was providing. I decided to have my own results analyzed before offering ... Read the Post...