Sensible Training, Satisfying Results
Of the 52 weeks in every year, most runners find the ones between Thanksgiving and New Year’s to be the most challenging from a running perspective. There are just too many things competing for your precious time. I get that. In this episode, I help you with putting it in perspective and managing to do enough to be able to bonce back to normal in January.
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Not all electrolyte replacement products are the same, not even close.
Jen has been running a while, but she hasn’t ever trained for marathons. Now, she’s often running for two hours, and she’s finding that she really starts to feel fatigued. She assumes it’s that she’s not eating correctly or that her training hasn’t been sufficient. She’s even wondering if, maybe, she shouldn’t have committed to the marathon, that maybe she just isn’t strong enough.
That’s sad, because in my experience, that’s never the explanation. Very often electrolyte imbalance is the problem. Maybe Jen isn’t taking any electrolyte replacement; maybe it’s that easy of a fix.
Listen to this second episode about electrolytes. I discuss the variance in which ingredients are included – or not included – and amounts of each, plus so much more.
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Have you ever had a dreadful race but were unable to put your finger on the cause? Of course, there could be many causes, but one of the first places to look is at your electrolyte replacement regimen. What? You don’t have an electrolyte plan? Well, that’s okay if you’re not running farther than 90 minutes, but if you are, then electrolytes may be an area where you can make strides toward a better race experience.
There are many options from deciding whether you’ll use capsules or dissolve a powder to deciding which combination of ingredients will be best for you to whether quantity and frequency.
Here are several articles that will be helpful:
Trail Runner Magazine, What You Need to Know About Electrolytes
Electrolyte Replenishment: Why It’s So Important and How to Do It Right
Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance
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Have you ever been in the predicament of not knowing how to compensate for a day when you ended up missing the training on your schedule?
Have you ever planned our own training schedule but wondered if the way you were doing it was optimal? Whether a new runner or a runner with years of experience, it’s altogether possible that you may never have heard of several key training principles for runners that might just make a major difference in your training and running performance. While I’ve covered these topics in previous episodes, it has been a while; so, I felt like it would be a good idea to revisit them.
At the beginning of this episode, I posed a multiple choice question, and I promised to provide the answer on this website.
Click here to read the answer.
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Yes, I’m back. I know, you probably thought you’d never hear another episode, but surprise, I’ve just finished three, and I have plans for at least another nine. After the main topic of this podcast, the documentary film I helped to make, I’ll explain more about the future of this podcast. It’s in your hands.
I’ve been talking about the Human Race running documentary for years, now, but it has finally happened. The film premiered in LA in June and soon, you’ll all have an opportunity to see it. We’re hoping for a premiere in the Tampa Bay area in December and worldwide distribution is set for January.
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At any given time, a percentage of runners will be suffering from a not so uncommon running malady, loss of their running mojo, the state of being without motivation, of feeling more like sitting than running. This is serious but not uncommon.
I’ll tell you this: As a longtime coach, I’ve seen this many times. The good news is that it’s never ever fatal, but the bad news is that it can go on for weeks or months, and if it goes untreated, it can be permanent. Yep. Some people never return; they actually cease to be runners. This is tragic, but not to worry. I’ve got twenty recommendations, and if one doesn’t work, you’ve got 19 more. Seriously, that’s like 20 different medications.
If you’re having motivation problems, start with #1 and go down the list.
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Unless you live in a very remote area, you likely can choose from several half marathon options every month because with every passing year, we see more halves, and that’s not surprising because they are, I think the ideal race distance.
In this episode, I explain all the reasons why this race distance continues to be the most popular.
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This episode is about knee surgery for runners, the considerations, topics for thought. It will not tell you when you need surgery. I’m not a doctor. It doesn’t bash knee surgery, not at all, but it is food for thought, things to consider, if knee surgery may be in your future, or if a medical professional is recommending it for you.
First, I need to cover some critical points.
For as long as running has been a popular sport, some people have believed that running is bad for your knees. Let me put that rumor to rest. Running is NOT bad for most people’s knees. Some people believe it will ruin your knees. This has been studied and evaluated and researched and disproven.
Now, some people do have problems with their knees, especially women, because of the way our bodies are made. My point is that a blanket statement that running ruins your knees is entirely wrong.
That said, I’ve worked with many runners with knee problems. As I mention in this episode, the great majority had injured their knees in some way, years ago, usually playing sports in high school or college. In those cases, there’s not much I can do. In most cases, though, I’ve found that when people do two things, the pain is either largely alleviated or goes away, completely. Those two things are:
Let’s say this didn’t work for you, then you may be one of many runners looking at knee surgery. In this episode, I relate the experiences of some of my friends as well as my own experience and provide some insight that I think will be helpful.
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If you haven’t run off road – or on trails – I hope this episode will convince you to give it a try. I explain the many of excellent reasons why you should run trails, and I explain how to get started.
I’ve said it many times, I live an hour from Disney World and Universal and 30 minutes from Busch Gardens, but even if I had to pay the same amount, I’d rather go for a trail run in the woods. Listen in and find out why I believe everyone should go run trails, specifically, single track trails.
Sadly, most adults, most people, go years without every spending time in the woods. Trust me, besides all the fitness benefits, the mental benefits of running trails are even more significant.
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Most runners want to get faster. Not everyone can afford to hire a coach, and not everyone has time to train for a marathon, but most runners hope to set new PR’s on a regular basis. This is absolutely possible, but you need to know how to direct your time. Most people have full-time jobs. You probably do, or you’re a full-time parent. Your time is limited; so, you need to know the best most efficient way to spend your running training time.
In this episode, I explain three things that virtually every runner at every level can do to run faster.
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