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How do you track your runs?

Canadian Running magazine had a poll on their site the other day asking if runners counted their runs in kilometres […]

Why We Race, Part Three: Expectations

Last week we examined the reasons for racing and the reasons we feel nervous before a race. One of the reasons […]

Why we race, part two: the fear

Last week I described the various possibilities for racing. I just wanted to set the table for a deeper discussion […]

More fun with tempo runs

Last week we looked at basic tempo runs, and some variations of tempo pace training. This week, we’ll discuss faster intervals […]

Having fun with tempo runs

In the last couple weeks, I outlined the broad strokes of what a runner might do over the winter. One […]

Why do we race? Part one

American Olympian PattiSue Plummer tells her high school girls cross-country and track teams to remember “we are racers, not runners.” […]

Winter running part two: adding tempo runs

Earlier this week, I wrote about some winter running tips for beginning runners. Today, I’ll look at what a runner with […]

Winter running: getting started training in the snow

I’ve just gotten back from an interesting course on coaching distance runners and I hope to be able to share […]

Working on “speed” is not what you think

“I need to work on my speed.” This is something I hear all the time from new runners. It is […]