Training

Pikes Peak Training Check In It’s that time of year again. Kate Bush said it best, it’s about time we start running up that hill, because the race is approaching…

Weighted Vests for Hilly Trail Races: A Really Good Tool, If You Respect the Risk If you look around your neighborhood these days, it’s incredibly common to see people out…

Are You Racing Too Much? The Case for a Smarter Race Calendar There is a version of this problem that shows up in high school running all the time. Two…

Goal Setting for Runners: When the Number Becomes the Problem Can you PR and still be dissapointed? Goal setting for runners is something I think about a lot. And this…

Hike Early, Sip Often: How to Run Up (and maybe down) Pikes Peak This race is easy to mess up. You can be in the best shape of your life…

Action cures anxiety. Action creates clarity. You don’t fix your fitness slump by thinking about running.

Anything But Running (ABR) One of the most common pitfalls I see in runners—both in others and myself—is what I’ve started calling ABR: Anything But Running. It’s the rabbit hole…

The Problem: Running Easy Days Too Fast Easy days are a delicate balance of aerobic development, recovery, and enjoyment. You lace up, head out the door, and before you know…