Running trails requires different technical running skills, a different outlook, and different equipment, but it is so beyond worth it, and if that’s not enough, your on-road running will greatly improve. Why? Because running on off road trails demands more work and more finesse. Your muscles work more and differently. You’ll feel it the next day, that good feeling that you are getting fitter in a new way. You won’t question whether it will pay off. You’ll be confident that it will.
In this episode, I break down everything you need to know for off-road running, from running technique to gear and how to not get lost.
In this episode I invite you to join my Run Tampa Gnome Fest 250 Challenge. Here is the registration page, and blow are pics of the shirt options and the medal.
Listen to the podcast here: How to Run Trails
On and off-road miles are not equal. Off-road miles make you a better runner, make you more fit, and make you more sane.
This is not about which fork to use at your running club’s next social or how to make an introduction.
Do you ever listen while you run? No, I don’t mean listen to music or conversation or podcasts. Do you listen for the sound of your feet hitting the ground? Try it. If your feet make a loud pounding noise, that means you’re hitting the ground with more force than necessary, and there is room for improvement. 
If you’re an enthusiastic road runner and racer, it’s inevitable that you will eventually be drawn to the trails, whether you are enticed by the accounts of friends or the challenge of less stable, sometimes more strenuous footing or the desire to spend some time with Mother Nature. 
