Your long run is done and you are on cloud nine. Now what? What you do directly in the hours after your long run is an important part of your run training. Following a proper routine will maximize...
Category: Marathon Training
What You Should Eat Before a Morning Long Run (and the Foods You Need to Avoid)
One of the questions I'm asked the most often as a marathon runner is what I eat before all my morning long runs. We've all had those runs (no pun intended) where our stomach starts churning and the...
People run for many different reasons. Perhaps the reason you run is to get rid of stress, run with your dogs, to stay healthy, to compete in races or to lose weight. But people don't generally...
I had never trained for a marathon in the winter until I was basically forced to. Okay, no one forced me to, but if I wanted to run the Boston Marathon (my dream race I'd worked so hard to qualify...
If you're toying with the idea of running a marathon, you're likely already a pretty avid runner. I'm guessing you've raced 5ks and 10ks and perhaps some half marathons as well. At this point, it's...
Why Marathon Runners Wear Foil Blankets at the End of the Race
If you've watched a marathon, you may have noticed that all the runners wrap themselves in a foil sheet after they cross the finish line. It looks a bit weird, and you might think it's just for...
