The food you put in your body has a significant effect on how you run. I didn’t fully appreciate the benefits of nutrition until my 30’s. But since then, food is as important to me...

Running away from home while traveling is difficult with the new surroundings and disruption to your routine. Here are two tips I use to help ease the transition:  Pack a Merino Wool Running Shirt so you...

I received my first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine yesterday. I live in Georgia, and all adults over 16 are now eligible. I still find it remarkable that we have a +90% effective vaccine...

The world is a generally safe place, but some evil people would do you harm. As a solo sport, runners are often alone and away from home for considerable periods, which raises the risk of...

How much does running performance decline every decade? A study in the Frontiers of Physiology analyzed 40 runners who have run sub-3 hour marathons in 5 consecutive decades. The physiology journal report reveals how lifetime...

2010 Chicago Marathon. Remember this race!?! The 2010 Chicago Marathon had an epic finish between Kenya Sammy Wanjiru and Ethiopian Tsegaye Kebede. Six months later, the 24-year old Sammy would be dead. If you haven't seen it...

We have all seen the pros who detail their twice-daily runs during +100 mile weeks. When does it make sense for us amateurs to run twice a day? This question often comes up in marathon...

A friend of mine asked me if he "could run a workout after yesterday's long run?" My answer was "yes," but it induced the broader topic of scheduling workouts during a multi-week training block.  At...

  Runners can learn from World War I fighter pilots. During the Great War, pilots created tactical advantage using the sun. When stalking, an attacking pilot would position his plane in front of the sun. As...

Treadmills have a bad rap, but even the most adamant rejectors see the benefit of treadmills for popular workouts, including tempo runs, fartleks, and speed intervals. When it comes to easy mileage runs, however, it...

As Fall progresses and Winter approaches, many runners are entering a base-building period in their training. Along with easy miles, strides are often an essential workout this time of year. However, darkness, cold weather, and...

Remote work is the new normal for many runners during the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote work has many benefits (notably lowering the transmission of the virus). It also has drawbacks – one of which is sitting...