My profession as a personal trainer is all about GOALS. I help people set goals, reach goals, work towards goals. Most of the time, my clients have big goals. “I want to lose 40 pounds.” “I want to run a 5K.” “I want to get strong again after this injury.” And it’s hard when you …
Losing Sight of the Journey – or, What I’m Learning from Training for a Second Marathon Read More »
I had fun training this week. Despite the fact that HILLS became the center of my training week. First of all, my runs were a little more spaced out than they were last week, when I tried to cram a week’s worth of training into 4 days. So, even though Week 5 was a ramping …
Do you want to try intervals but you have no idea where to start, what distance to run, or how long you should recover? Or are you already running intervals on a track but want to take your workout outside? Here are some tips to help you incorporate intervals into your training. Before adding intervals …
I had a really fun, busy week. But my training suffered. Which is ironic, because week 4 of my marathon training program was supposed to be a ‘down’ week, with extra rest time built in after a steady 3 week acceleration in training. It didn’t feel like a rest week, though. So, what happened? Well, …
