Tough or Smart? Balancing Running Training and Rest
Push through or take an unplanned rest day? Ask any dedicated runner, and they will tell you about the difficulty of answering this question.
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Category: Running Training
Recovery Run: The Forgotten Running Intensity
Stress plus rest equals growth. In the book Peak Performance, running coach Steve Magness and his co-author Brad Stulberg coined this equation.
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An Introduction to Running Training Intensity
Find out all about why you need to run slower to become faster. And learn how to monitor and categorise the intensity of your runs.
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Becoming a Morning Runner: A Practical Guide
Despite the challenges posed by my natural circadian rhythm, I now embrace the morning runner-label. And, if I can do it, so can you.
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Elliptical Cross-Training for Improving Running Fitness
Nothing is more frustrating for a runner than not being able to run. If an injury is keeping you from running, it is essential to know your options for maintaining fitness. Incorporating cross-training as a
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How to Handle a Running Injury
It is a law of nature that every runner will suffer injuries that prevent them from training as planned. Equally all-encompassing is the feeling of invincibility that characterises any runner who has yet to encounter debilitating injuries.
Read moreWhat is VDOT? Understanding A Runner’s Most Important Number
When sharing your PR over a certain distance, have you ever had to offer up another PR from a different distance to explain that you are a better runner than that one PR indicates? Or,
Read moreHow I Went From No Running To a Sub 3 Marathon in Two Years
This post is the first in a new category, titled Training Theory. The idea behind this category is to write about the various terms, theories and principles of training that runners often adhere to when
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