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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. By choosing effective half marathon workouts to include in your training you will prepare yourself to run a strong race.

Effective Half Marathon Workouts To Include In Your Training Plan

August 21, 2024view the post

What you do after a long run may be one of the most important parts of training. Rather than just ending your run and moving on with your day, there are a few things that will help you recover and feel your best on your next runs. Make sure to check out how to recover after a long run and try these tips after your next long run!

How To Recover After a Long Run

August 14, 2024view the post

If you are a new runner planning to run a half-marathon, there are a few things you should know before training. Here are some half-marathon training tips for beginners to get you to the start line healthy and prepared.

Half-Marathon Training Tips for Beginners

July 17, 2024view the post

5k time trials are a great way to challenge yourself and test your fitness. They can be done whenever works best for your schedule and you can choose your own route. If you put some planning into a 5k time trial you will be more likely to have a successful race. Here are my best tips about why and how to run a 5k time trial to test your fitness.

Why and How to Run a 5k Time Trial to Test Your Fitness

June 19, 2024view the post

Marathons take a huge toll on the body and most of us can't run more than 2 a year. So that gives us a few other months each year to focus on other things. So how can marathon runners maximize time off between goal races? There are plenty of important things to focus on!

How Marathon Runners Can Maximize Time Off Between Goal Races

May 29, 2024view the post

What is your favorite race distance? I would say that my favorite distance to train for is the full marathon but I am much more comfortable with racing a half!

5 Reasons to Run a Half-Marathon

March 27, 2024view the post

Looking to run a 5k this spring? You may not need to follow a training plan if you adjust your schedule and include some race-specifc workouts leading up to the race. Try these workouts to help prepare yourself for your next 5k!

5 Workouts To Help You Prepare For Your Next 5k

March 6, 2024view the post

Vo2 max is one measure of running fitness and can give us some insight into how well we can run certain distances. Vo2 max is a metric that some runners monitor, but what is it and what does it tell us? Let's talk about if you should care about your Vo2 max as a runner.

What Is VO2 Max and Should You Care About It As a Runner?

January 24, 2024view the post

There are some basic things that runners need to know to get started with heart rate training for runners. Then, as you get more comfortable you can dig deeper and learn more about how to use the information from your heart rate to train better. This post covers the basic about what you need to know to get started with heart rate training for runners.

Heart Rate Training for Runners: What You Need to Know To Get Started

January 10, 2024view the post

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