The most common question I get from beginning marathoners is some version of: ‘How long should my longest long run be?’ The answer? Well, I’ll just put on my lawyer hat and give the answer we lawyers are trained to […]
Earlier this year, I wrote a post about how to know if you are ready to run a marathon. Read More Not long after the post went up, I was talking to another runner in my running club. It surprised […]
Your marathon begins days before your actual race day. Not really, of course, but you should begin your final preparations and start getting in your race day head space 2-3 days before the starting gun goes off. You face enough […]
I was recently at a non-running event (it does occasionally happen) and the fact that I’m a running coach came up. I got to talking with another attendee and she asked me how to know if she’s ready to run a […]
Finishing a marathon is an amazing accomplishment, after all, the marathon is a huge mental and physical challenge. But did you know crossing the finish line may also very well change your life? OK, ‘change your life’ may be a […]
In training, you listen to your body. In competition, you tell your body to shut up. -Rich Froning, Jr. When writing first drafts of blog posts, I tend to use the phrases ‘running a marathon’ and ‘training for a marathon’ […]
I often talk about ‘knowing your why’ before you begin training for a marathon. Having a ‘why’ is super important for any undertaking in life, but it is especially true for marathon training, mostly because of the sheer volume of time […]
Sometimes, you actually have to do things to know what doesn’t work for you. To confirm it’s not just a thing people say, but a thing people say for a reason. For me as a runner, this means knowing what works (and […]
The marathon taper is the last two or three weeks of marathon training. Your mileage decreases as you give your body the chance to replenish depleted muscles and store energy for the challenge to come. Marathon Taper Do and Don’ts […]
This is the last in a 4 part ‘Stages Of Marathoning’ series: 7 Stages of Marathon Training 4 Stages of Marathon Week 6 Stages of Marathon Morning 8 Stages of Running A Marathon I often hear people talk about a […]
