Have you heard of the 80/20 rule in competitive running? It refers to the gold-standard percentages for easy and hard running. A general rule of thumb is to run 80% of your miles “easy,” and 20% of your miles hard. This, of course, is relative to the person. Someone who runs a 5 hour marathon… Continue reading The Importance of Easy Runs
Is metabolic conditioning the new buzzword in fitness circles and what the heck is it?! Metabolic conditioning exercises vary in intensity from moderate to high. Their goal is to improve, and increase efficiency, of the aerobic and anaerobic systems in the body. How does metcon do this?? Through producing more/becoming more efficient at producing ATP… Continue reading Metabolic Conditioning
As a runner who primarily uses their legs to propel themselves forward, I don’t need to strength train my upper body, right? Wrong. While the legs are, of course, arguably the most significant body part in running, a weak upper body can cause problems. Have you ever seen someone run with their arms at their… Continue reading Do I really need to train my upper body as a runner?
I read a post this morning that was the perfect reminder at the perfect time. This woman mentioned how she had a hamstring niggle this week so she had to switch around runs, and how training cycles can often follow the two-steps-forward, one-step-back routine… but how, and this is the significant part, PROGRESS IS STILL… Continue reading Running Progress Isn’t Linear
Today I wanted to hop on the blog to expand a bit on Sunday’s Denver race. Races are funny – I used to often shy away from races, and still do a bit I guess, because I always felt like I performed much better in workouts. I tend to get reallyyyy nervous before races – even… Continue reading PR Thoughts
Woooo! I’m back for another blog, peeps! And it’s a good one. Today I’ll be tackling a discussion that everyone in the fitness industry LOVES to weigh in on: cardiovascular training versus strength training. I’ll be considering whether one is better than the other, if one size really does fit all, and the benefits of… Continue reading Strength Training vs. Cardiovascular Training
