Category: Training
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Marathon Recovery: How to Resume Training After a Marathon
Marathon recovery takes time, but is often low on the list of priorities for most runners. Learn how to structure your return to full training.
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Running With a Stroller: Everything You Need to Know
Need to better balance training and family life? Running with a stroller can be a helpful option.
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Aerobic Running Improves Your Engine
Your aerobic capacity determines how fast you can run. Learn why, and how to improve your aerobic capacity.
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Running Goals That Help You Improve as a Runner
A good goal will help you become a better runner. Learn how to set productive goals that help you progress.
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Running Strides Improves Form, Speed and Recovery
Learn about why strides should be a critical element of your training, and how to implement them in your routine.
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Running With a Cold Is OK — Sometimes
A commonly discussed question among runners is whether running with a cold is smart. Or is it just foolish?
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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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Recovery Run: The Forgotten Running Intensity
Learn why recovery runs are an essential are an essential part of well crafted training plans. It will not just enhance recovery, but make you run faster as well.
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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.
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What Is VDOT? Understanding a Runner’s Most Important Number
Learn why VDOT is a useful framework to estimate paces for training, and compare your performances across different distances.