Are you a beginner runner and looking for some inspiration and guidance? Running podcasts are a great way to learn! You can find a wide range of hosts and topics and provide beginner runners with valuable information, tips, and motivation. But with so many options out there, who to listen? Today, we’ll share some of …
Over several chats I had with runners last week, the same topic came up repeatedly: help me fix my heel striking. But why do runners want to change their natural-self-selected form of running? Well, there’s the belief that heel strike makes you a slow, inefficient runner prone to injuries, and that changing your running form …
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Welcome to this Runners on Fire Mini Masterclass, where the goal is to give you the tools to improve your performance as a runner. In today’s Mini MasterClass, you will learn why and how strength training makes you a better runner, and you will learn the science behind how strength training is the BEST form …
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On April 4th at 8:49 pm, I achieved the milestone of running 50 miles (80km), in less than 12 hours. The interesting thing is that I didn’t train for it; I was training for a marathon -half the distance-. Until that day, my longest run was only 26 miles, and my longest training day was …
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Today, I’m going to share with you four exciting ways to help you become a better runner during this quarantine. Here is the thing… When you are training for a specific marathon or race, one of your priorities is to follow your training plan as accurately as possible —a smart thing to do. A training …
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You are as strong and as fast of a runner as your weakest link (your weakest muscle). For example, if your calves are always slowing you down or your glutes get tired mid-long run, that’s your weakest link. Once you strengthen these muscles, you will become a stronger, faster runner. Your Personal ONE Exercise Let’s …
Returning to train after an injury is not merely coming back to the routine you used to have, it is somewhat more complicated since we do not intend to injure ourselves again or worse. More and more people are running, the shoes we run in are better, and the professionals who carry out the training …
When we practice sports continuously, we are producing a series of adaptations in our body produced by our own physical activity that will make us progress and improve. But training is as necessary as rest, as an equal or more important part than sports. When our body performs physical activity, it is suffering a load …
Maybe you don’t give to much importance to your gait. But, knowing your type of gait is essential for any runner, as it will help you avoid injuries. If you suffer from blisters, you get injured very often or break your running shoes, you will surely require an insole or footwear appropriate for your type …
Run faster is maybe, the most important goal for every runner, but to achieve it, you must have to do many things, for example, improve your lung capacity. The worldwide running fever is unstoppable and every year more “soldiers” are added to this army of runners, the truth is that not everyone has good health …