The most popular running topics for mother runners, runners, and mothers. These articles help you be your best selves on and off the roads.
Running is a repetitive sport so a tiny imbalance can lead to running injuries. Fixing your running form can help prevent injuries but often times you don’t want to fix what isn’t broken. If you aren’t getting injured often or running feels good, don’t mess with your running gait. If you feel like you have … Read more
The marathon taper is vital for race day success. How much a runner will taper and for how long depends on the individual runner. But most marathon tapers will be 2-3 weeks long and include a drop of 10 to 40 percent in volume. If you did speedwork during your marathon training, you will continue … Read more
Birth control pills offer athletes the pros of a regular and predictable menstrual cycle but cons of the risk of muscle loss, weight gain, and decreased athletic performance. An IUD, a localized dose of progestin, does not have these risks. Another suitable birth control option for athletes is a progestin-only minipill which is less likely … Read more
Most runners want to run faster but by running alone, you cannot optimally achieve this. You need to train your muscles to work faster with more power. Plyometrics workouts do this. This plyometric workout for runners will teach your entire body to run with more power using less energy. The explosive exercises I include below … Read more
Life happens. And there will inevitably come a time when you will be forced to decide when to skip a workout—and then how to adjust your running schedule if you do. Deciding when to skip a workout or miss your run can be pretty agonizing for a runner. We are conditioned to push through pain, … Read more
A couple of years ago I was in a doctor’s office getting blood test results when the nurse practitioner looked at me and said, “You’ll always battle imbalanced hormones as long as you’re running as much as you do. A human is not meant to run like that.” I was miffed. Yet, another health professional … Read more
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