Yesterday in Part 1, we looked at the first 5 things you were never told, now it’s time to look at the last five! #5 – Runners Need to be Able to Stand on One Foot with No Problem. This may seem like an easy task but trust me I have seen MANY runners that cannot…
I have grown up around Track & Field all of my life. I believe I was helping out at college track meets by the time I was 10 years old and watching them even before that. I have been a follower of Dyestat, Flotrack, etc… ever since their sites were up and running. My involvement…
You are having week after week of good runs, it seems like almost every single run is one of the best of your life. You feel like nothing can go wrong, your times are faster and the perceived effort is lower than normal. You are on a high and feel unstoppable, then all of a…
Very rarely do I criticize certain articles, but a few weeks ago I came along this “beauty” via my Facebook newsfeed. 10 Essential Strength Exercises for Runners I always like to see what Runner’s World posts, even though I know we tend to have different views on a lot of topics. I am fine with…
While looking through my latest issue of Strength and Conditioning Research by Bret Contreras and Chris Beardsley, I stumbled across an awesome new research article which has some very interesting information with some great easy and effective carry-over for runner’s to partake in, getting another pair of running shoes. Run Faster 5K Note: If you…
“Without Limits”, is a film adaptation following the life of a running legend, Steve Prefontaine, which contains many valuable lessons for a runner; the biggest lesson is in a quote from the actor playing Bill Bowerman, “Citius. Altius. Fortius. It means Faster, Higher, Stronger. It’s been the motto for the Olympics for the last 2500…
10 Basic Laws of Running According to Jack Daniels Let’s start off by saying I am talking about this Jack Daniels: Vs this Jack Daniels: While reading Jack Daniels’ book, Daniels’ Running Formula, the third edition that recently became available. I decided I would give it a read and see if anything else had changed.…
I clearly have been out of the competitive running scene for far too long because getting back into it has been very interesting to say the least. There are now so many new running shoe companies, small companies are now big names, new gadgets and gear is advertised everyday, most of which claim to make…
I really have been doing a good job about keeping my mouth shut when it comes to Runner’s World but I had to speak up once again because this is nonsense. A client sent me an article titled, “Glute Strength” and asked for my opinion on if they should include these lifts into their workouts or…
Numerous individuals at the gym are always doing loads of foam rolling before and after their workout, it has been an awesome sight to see, just a couple years ago people would look at you strangely trying to figure out what the hell you were doing on the floor. Now the one problem that I routinely…