Runners dream big. Tackling a new distance, posting a personal best, losing 20 pounds–we embrace grand challenges. But what happens after you accomplish your goal, or if your resolve weakens before you succeed? You risk stalling–unless you’ve changed your routines to those of a stronger, healthier runner. Read the full article in Runner’s World.
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10 Best Snacks To Eat Before Your Workout
Prepping for the best possible sweat session starts even before you lace up your kicks, choose your spin bike, or roll out your mat: You need to make sure you have ample energy to push through the workout. Read the full article on Prevention.com.
Inspirational Team Hoyt Proves Anything Is Possible
In the past four decades, Dick Hoyt and his son, Rick, who has cerebral palsy, have together completed six Ironman triathlons, more than 70 marathons and a 45-day run and bike across the U.S. without a single day of rest. Dick, 74, a motivational speaker and Holland, Mass. resident, is usually quick with a tale and a joke in his thick Boston brogue. But ask the former Air National Guard lieutenant colonel the most difficult thing he’s ever done, and he’s briefly rendered speechless. Read the full story on NowU.com (or download a pdf).
Why Your Workout Plan’s Not Working–And How To Fix It
You do the exact same training program as your running partner—but finish the 5K 10 minutes behind her. After months of diligent forward bends, you still can’t even touch your toes. And while your totally toned co-worker swears by a strength-building DVD, you don’t see a single sculpted muscle for your efforts. Before you blame yourself or give up altogether, consider whether your obstacles have been written into your genome. Read the full article on Prevention.com.
Time to Set New Running Goals
So your big fall running goal is in the rearview mirror, and the days are growing shorter. How will you maintain motivation through the upcoming dark months? Read the full article in Runner’s World.
How to Blast Past Your Biggest Fitness Challenges
On Sunday, 25-year-old Tatyana McFadden will line up with 45,000 other runners in the starting corral of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. But this champion marathoner (she’s won Chicago four times and holds the women’s wheelchair course record, in addition to being a Paralympics sprinter) has had to work harder than most of her fellow competitors to get where she is today. Read the full story on Shape.com.
Add a Foam Roller to Your Prerun Routine
Chances are, your foam roller doesn’t see any action until after your run. Although foam rollers are often used to ease postexercise tightness, research suggests that rolling out before you hit the road has perks, too. Read the full article in Runner’s World.
3 Ways to Use Ropes to Get an INSANE Workout
Whether you’re climbing up them, jumping over them, or throwing them around, training with ropes helps tighten and tone nearly every muscle in your body. Read the full article in Women’s Health.
Go to Sleep, Already!
Catching more quality Zs can make you a better, stronger runner. Here’s how. Read the full feature in Runner’s World: Three Tips for Running Downhill
When most runners tackle hills, they focus on the difficulty of the climb. But downhill running poses its own set of challenges – and rewards. Read the full article in Runner’s World.