Yasso 800s Track Workout Reviewed
A little over a month ago I posted about how I would be adding track workouts to my training for the Chicago Marathon this year. After six weeks worth of running Yasso 800s, I’ve reached some conclusions about them as a workout. I love them! More important than anything else, the 800 repeats workout has [...]
Friday Fun – Running Link Round-Up – Boston Marathon Edition
I haven’t done a link round-up in a while, so what better reason than a Boston Marathon Race Report Edition! For anyone who isn’t familiar with the Boston Marathon, it is easily the most prestigious marathon in the world. Why? Most marathons let just about anyone in, regardless of how fast or slow they will [...]
Running Profiles – Bernard Lagat
Sometimes I can get so caught up in analyzing my training, obsessing over race times and planning my runs that I forget to just enjoy my running. Maybe you’re like me and sometimes worry too much about running to lose weight or running to exercise or running to put in the miles. Well, Bernard Lagat [...]
Running Profiles – Hal Higdon
If you’ve read Runner’s World magazine or virtually any other running-related publication in the last few decades, then it is almost certain you’ve read Hal Higdon’s writing. Widely acknowledge as the premier running author, Higdon has been writing about running for nearly half a century. His writing first appeared in Runner’s World in 1966, in [...]
Ultramarathoning
Wikipedia defines an ultramarathon as “any sporting event involving running longer than the traditional marathon length of 42.195 kilometers.” What kind of races are there? It is an intentionally vague definition, because the amount of races that can fall under the umbrella of the term ultramarathon is quite large. There are traditional, finishing place-based competitions [...]
Running Profiles – Emil Zatopek
“If you want to win a race, try the 100 meters. If you want to win an experience, try the marathon.” – Emil Zatopek. Emil Zatopek is one of the true legends of running. Not only did he win multiple Olympic gold medals, break records over all distances and establish new training methods, he was [...]
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