9 Kid’s Books About Running
Awhile back, I was pacing at a race (remember those? You’d get together and run with other people at the same time! What a concept!) and got talking to one of my runners who was the mom of two kids. […]
Running
Posts about running, training, and running mindset.
Dealing with Race Cancellation Disappointment
Endurance running is never easy. Training for and running a marathon will always be a challenge. While mass race cancellations weren’t the challenge any of us were expecting, it is the challenge we now face. While I finished my main […]
Why You Should Follow a Training Plan – Even If You Aren’t Training For a Race
Some runners don’t like to follow a training plan. They love nothing more than to head out the door and run however long they feel like. Or they bristle against being told what they ‘should do’ even if it is […]
Ways to Bust Your Running Rut
Generally speaking, I’m a fan of running routines. My running is most consistent when I get up and out the door before I even think about it. Hills on Wednesday, long runs on Saturday. It’s just what I do. But […]
How To Be An Injured Runner
I’m in the midst of training for an ultramarathon and should be just past my peak running week. Instead, my mileage two weeks ago was exactly zero. Why? I had an odd niggle in my right hamstring. Not enough to […]
Hate Running? How to Change Your Relationship with Running
When I’m at non-running events, it usually (eventually) comes up that I’m a runner and a running coach. If that illicits any response at all, it’s one of two options: 1) them telling me they are a runner too and […]
Running By Time Or Running By Distance: Which Is Better?
For the first 15 (or so) years I ran, I laid out all of my training plans in miles: 3 miles today and 6 miles on Saturday. But in the last 5 (or so) years, especially as I’ve been doing […]
When The Run Doesn’t Go As Planned
Lessons Learned From My Mistakes And Unexpected Happenings On The Run I’ve written several posts about risk management and running and about being prepared for the risks of a run. These posts combine my professional training in risk management and […]
Three Ways To Determine Your Running Pace
I often run races as a race pacer, where my role is to run at a particular pace so that I cross the finish line in a particular time. If you want to finish your half marathon in 2:20 and […]
Types of Runs We’ve All Had
Last weekend, I volunteered at an aid station for the Double Dipsea race, a famous and notoriously difficult trail race in the Bay Area. While we were setting up, all the volunteers (all veteran runners, racers, and race volunteers) were […]
