How to Plan a Running Route
Running while traveling is one of my greatest pleasures. I love exploring new cities or towns or countrysides on foot. While I don’t always set …
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22 No BS Marathon Training Truths
Like most runners, when I started I swore I’d never run a marathon. A mile was a struggle, what crazy person would submit themselves to 26.2?! …
What Causes A Headache After Running
Running asks a great deal of your body. There are times where every muscle aches and you wonder why you’ve subjected yourself to these …
Balance Trainers | Are they Worth the Money?
Have you send friends standing on a wobble board at their desk? Or perhaps a squishy disk while doing a workout? What’s the deal with balance …
How To Run A 5K In 30 Minutes
Finishing a 5K in itself is a great achievement, but I know that for many running a 5K in 30 minutes or less is a big goal. It’s a big like that …
Mental Training for Runners | Beyond Mental Toughness
What percentage of running is mental? We often see memes that say it’s 90% mental, 10% physical. While I think that’s a bit high (ya gotta …
How To Tell If Running Shoes Fit Properly
One of the first pieces of gear we need to upgrade is our running shoes. We often start with whatever is available and quickly realize that the right, …
How to Take 10 Minutes Off Your Half Marathon Time
In a sport that can be measured in milliseconds, improving your half marathon time by 1 minute is a lot… and 10 minutes is an eternity. Most …
How to Become a Running Coach
I don’t have to tell you that running has become a popular sport and that so many of us who started out just wanting to run one race, now find …
Legs Feel Heavy While Running? Here’s Why
A mysterious disease seems to be sweeping through the running community and no matter how often I Google legs feel heavy while there’s no real …
Celebrating 40 with a Colorado Bucket List
In just a few hours, the sun will rise on my 40th birthday and let’s be honest, doesn’t a birthday like this inspire a must do Colorado …
Lower Back Pain While Running
Running injuries are not required, but they do happen for a couple of very common reasons. One of which is tight muscles, the other is poor form and …
T25, P90X3, PiYo – Can it Improve Your Running? Complete Comparison
I love watching the Beachbody Program infomercials while I’m on the treadmill. Is that really weird? Yes? No…admit it. It’s weird, but we do …
Why Your Workout is Causing Weight Gain
Nothing is more frustrating than stepping on the scale after consistently eating healthy and working out and gaining weight instead of losing. Worse …
12 Incredibly Easy Tips to Quit Sugar…Or Just Eat A Lot Less
I confess, I’m a sugar lover. I’ve even written a whole post about being a sugar free failure. And you know what, I finally realized that I’m just …