By Team RunRun Coach Elaina Raponi Crossing the finish line of a marathon is an exhilarating moment, filled with a sense of achievement and relief. However, the days and weeks following a marathon are crucial for both physical and mental recovery. What you do during your post-marathon recovery and the steps you take for navigating … Read more
By Team RunRun Coach Keith Laverty I’m right there with you… Getting out the door on a dark, COLD, and rainy, winter morning or evening gives you the shivers literally and metaphorically speaking. Hitting the snooze button a couple more times feels more tempting than ever. But with that said, here are several tips and … Read more
By Team RunRun Coach Brant Stachel Achieving a personal record in a marathon is a blend of meticulous planning, adaptable training, and understanding the nuances of marathon running. A 12-16 week training period is generally recommended, but it’s the approach within these weeks that makes all the difference. This “How to PR in the Marathon” … Read more
By Team RunRun coach Laurie Porter Whether you are an experienced runner or a newbie, tapering sets you up for success on race day. It doesn’t matter if your goal is to simply finish the race, or if you are aiming to set a personal record, tapering well is going to help you be your … Read more
With Team RunRun Coach Brant Stachel Easy run days might suck sometimes, but here’s how you can embrace them and make them suck less! It was one of those days. The sun was shining, the air crisp, and I had just laced up my sneakers for what was supposed to be a light, enjoyable easy … Read more
Consistency is key when it comes to running training – over time we want steady B+ training, not A+ training. To provide context, it’s important to define what we mean by “A+” and “B+” training. A+ training is typically characterized by high-intensity workouts that push an athlete to their limits. These workouts can be beneficial … Read more
I was working on this article when the results from the Jackpot Ultras in Las Vegas, NV came through. The race served as the USATF road 100 mile championships. David Blaylock won the 80+ age group in a time of 29:47:29, beating out three other finishers in the age group. David is not the first … Read more
In 2020, I stumbled across a race called The Drift while browsing through ultras. The event caught my attention as it was different from any other race I’d ever encountered. The Drift takes place along the Continental Divide in the Wind River Range of Wyoming… in the winter! Negative temperatures, fierce winds and wild snowstorms … Read more
Mental performance training, also known as cognitive enhancement therapy, is a type of therapy that is designed to improve cognitive function and mental performance. This type of therapy is often used by athletes, including runners, who are looking to improve their mental skills and maintain their peak mental performance. One of the key benefits of … Read more
By Coach Sanne Lansink You’re not alone if you love running outdoors and despise running inside on a treadmill. Although the activity is the same in many ways, being outside offers a significantly different experience than running indoors. Yet many people find themselves turning to a treadmill at some point throughout the year: security reasons, … Read more
with Coach Dandelion Dilluvio-Scott In the spring of 2022, I was preparing to move from the Puget Sound Region of Washington State to the foothills of the Wind River Range in Wyoming in early fall. I was, of course, caught up in important moving preparation activities like panicking that all our stuff wouldn’t fit into … Read more
What is Base Building? When it comes to running, base building is often characterized by lots of easy running with some strides to maintain footspeed as a reintroduction into run training following a break. It is often incorporated at the beginning of a training cycle as a means to get back into the flow of … Read more
The Burn Is Real We’ve all been told the same thing by nearly every coach, physical trainer and fellow athlete in existence, namely that lactic acid is the enemy, a nasty gunk that makes your legs burn, seize up and eventually slow down against your will. While there are some elements of truth to this … Read more
This article will answer: What is the off season: Off-season is a time where training intensity and volume are reduced. For many runners this is between races or goals. It’s a phase in running that can last a couple of weeks to a couple of months, but there is no set duration. The duration and … Read more
Off-Season Soul-Searching for the Runner While many of us are wholly acclimated to running long, grueling miles, and we’ve all had our grit, determination, and mental strength tested in ways non-runners can never fully understand, winter running is a beast of a sport unto itself. One that tests even the most experienced, hardened runners, and … Read more
Runners working toward a half marathon and particularly a marathon or longer often hear talk about tapering. They know it means they should decrease their mileage and scale back their workouts as the race gets closer; however, many runners avoid tapering because they fear it will negatively affect their race-day performance. Even when runners do … Read more
Every now and then, runners encounter a wall that requires a little extra motivation to break through. Whether that’s the infamous 20 mile mark of the marathon, that local neighborhood hill whose steep grade is notorious amongst local runners, or anything in between. A good, upbeat song can be just what you need to break … Read more
A Case Study: I didn’t want to be there. I wanted to breathe dry, thin alpine air while running on a ridge crest and leaping over rocks under a cloudy sky. Instead, I was running through a gloomy, saturated forest with thick, humid air engulfing me like a sticky embrace. I didn’t want to be … Read more
Running Safely in Bear Country: Advice from a Ranger Turned Running Coach It’s spring! Flowers are blooming. Frogs are croaking. Trees are budding. Trails are melting…. And the bears are stirring! In a press release Yellowstone National Park reported that the first sighting of an awake grizzly this year was recorded on March 7. A … Read more
Coach Kate is like so many of us that were runners before becoming parents – we’ve all had to completely change how we look at running, how we learn to fit running into a new lifestyle with kids, and how we use running to help us keep our sanity during the beautiful yet oftentimes difficult … Read more
