The Boston Marathon

A marathon by definition is: a long-distance race; a footrace run on an open course usually of 26 miles 385 yards (42.2 kilometers); a race other than a…

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Running Tip: Marathon Fueling (Part 2: Nutrition)

The last tip addressed hydration needs for the marathon, so now we’ll discuss nutrition. Recommendations for caloric intake during your race vary anywhere from 150 to 280 calories per hour. The majority of those calories should come from…

This is one of the more difficult topics to address for many reasons. First of all, there’s a whole lot of personal variability with the parameters involved. If a 120-lb female and 220-lb male are both going to run a marathon in 3:30, there is a good chance that their training programs will look pretty similar. They will both include an adequate number of long runs in their training…

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LESS May be MORE – Simple Changes go a LONG way!!!!

It seems that many people live in a world of “all or nothing” – partly due to challenges in having enough time to ‘fit everything in’.  This thought process may lead to establishing some poor habits when it comes to exercise…

The last Fitness Tip provided information regarding the third component of a complete exercise program – Flexibility/stretching.  As stated, this is one of the overlooked components as many people don’t feel they have the time to allocate to it.  We skimp on the stretching by just doing it during (at best) a workout rather than making it a workout…

We should all add a component of speedwork to our training regimen, whether you are simply jogging or even walking for fitness, or you are a serious/competitive runner. Speedwork, short intervals or bursts of high intensity running, will improve your cardiovascular fitness, and will ultimately burn more calories per mile than lower intensity training (thanks to the metabolic “after-burn” effect). And guess what -- speedwork makes you a faster…

To conclude the series on the Components to a Complete Exercise Program, I want to address the most overlooked, yet very important component, Flexibility/Stretching.

One of the most common reasons for not incorporating this component into a workout routine and/or schedule is “not enough time”.  This attitude is one of the reasons that there are many injuries related to exercise and sports. Couple this…

So far we’ve discussed Easy runs, Long runs and Hill runs. In each of these cases the name itself gives you some pretty good insight into what the run is all about. But what the heck is a…