One of the things that I have had to come to terms with as I have gotten older is that my body can’t recover at the same rate that it once did. This has necessitated adaptation to both how I...
Category: Training
All of us have faced a layoff from running for some reason. It might be due to an injury or some life-altering event like the birth of a baby or some sort of family crisis. I picked up a knee injury...
The way we improve as trail runners is by building our endurance. And the way to build endurance is by running high mileage while still being able to recover between each run. If we push high mileage...
Going out and running the same route and the same slow pace every week for your long run can become boring. Trail running is too great an activity to allow boredom to steal your motivation. Luckily...
As a trail runner, I get the most enjoyment when I am out on the trails and experiencing the nature around me. At the same time, I know that getting into the gym for strength training will help me...
It seems like every time I get back into trail running after a layoff, my calf muscles ache for a couple of days after each run. Luckily, sore calf muscles don’t need to be a permanent condition...